BaliPost reports that a panel of judges at a sitting of the Denpasar State Administrative Court (PTUN-Denpasar) heard case 17.G/2026/PTUN.A case filed by PT Indonesia Kaishi Tourism Property Investment Development Group against the Head of the Civil Service Police (Kasatpol PP – Kepala Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja) has been ruled in favor of a group of Chinese investors.
Sitting in an electronic online proceeding on Thursday, 03 September 2026, the panel of judges headed by Aditya Permata Putra, and joined by Judge Ryan Surya Pradhana and Judge Ulfa Septian Dika – were adjudicating an action brought by the plaintiffs, a Chinese investment group, against the provincial enforcement authority (Satpol PP) in the matter of the construction of a large outside glass lift situated at Kelingking Beach at Nusa Penida.
The Decision of the PTUN-Denpasar ruled in favor of the Chinese investors of PT Indonesia Kaishi Tourism Property Investment Development Group. The judges also rejected and invalidated a letter (Nomor B.22.300.1/11634/Bid.II.Satpol PP Tanggal 27 November 2025) sent by the KaSatpol to Zhang Zhiliang, the Director of PT Indonesia Kaishi Tourism Property Investment Development Group.
The PTUN ordered and directed the KaSatpol PP to officially withdraw its letter dated 25 November 2025 ordering the halt to the construction and demolition of the controversial 182-meter-high glass lift at Kelingking Beach. The Provincial Enforcement Authority (SatPol PP) was also ordered to pay court costs of Rp 11,988,000.
At this stage, neither the SatPol PP nor the Chinese Investment Group has issued a formal public statement commenting on the PTUN ruling.
PT Indonesia Kaishi Tourism Property had petitioned the PTUN to nullify the written order issued by the KaSatpol PP to Zhang Zhiliang, in his capacity as Director of the Chinese investment Group, to cease construction of the glass lift and restore the iconic cliffside to its original natural state.
In ordering the withdrawal of the Satpol PP’s letter ordering the investor to cease construction and pay court costs, the PTUN has apparently paved the way for PT Indonesia Kaishi Tourism Property Investment Development Group to proceed with the construction of the 182-meter lift meant to transport tourist visitors from the cliff’s edge to the beach below.
Appeal Ahead
Kurniawan Bayu Setiaji, the spokesperson for the Denpasar Administrative Court, has confirmed that the decision granted all claims made by the investor. Meanwhile, NusaBali reports that in response to their loss before the PTUN Administrative Court, the Provincial Government of Bali has confirmed the case is far from over and the decision will be appealed.
Bayu emphasized that the ruling is not yet final and binding under applicable regulations, both parties to the litigation have a 14-day window to file an appeal following the electronic delivery of the ruling.
However, no party has declared an intention to appeal. “As of Friday.04 September 2026, neither party has formally announced they are filing an appeal against the ruling,”
Despite the lack of a formal pronouncement confirming an appeal, the actual appeal appears to be a matter of a formal filing. The Head of the Legal Bureau of the Bali Provincial Secretariat, Ngurah Satria Wardana, stated the Bali Provincial Government does not accept the decision and confirmed it would take the case to the appeal stage until a final, legally binding verdict is reached.
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