THE Kuala Lumpur High Court has dismissed a judicial review to challenge the gazetting of the Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 (KLCP 2020).
High Court Judge Amarjeet Singh delivered the ruling on March 12 without providing the grounds for judgment.
The applicants, comprising eight individuals, filed a judicial review application in January 2019 to challenge the Federal Territories Minister’s gazettement of the KLCP 2020.
They argued that the KLCP 2020, gazetted in October 2018, included 273 addendums that were not in the original draft from 2008.
They claimed that this version had not undergone public participation and consultation, rendering its adoption unlawful.
After the ruling, lead counsel Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar told StarMetro outside the court that they would consider appealing the case.
"Public participation is crucial in the development of any plans.
"Our contention is that, after the entire process of public participation was completed, the KLCP 2020 was ready for gazettement but was instead left ungazetted for several years.
"When the plan was eventually gazetted, changes were made without going back to the public to ascertain whether they agreed to the amendments to the local plan itself," he said.
The applicants have 30 days to file for an appeal.
Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) resident Ahmad Khairudin Abdul Rahim, who is one of the applicants, said he acknowledged the judge’s decision and would discuss the matter further.
"We will likely appeal the decision, but first, we need to seek the agreement of the others on the matter.
"The best approach will be to understand the grounds on which the case was dismissed so that we can proceed further with our lawyers Gurdial Singh, Abraham Au, Aliff Benjamin and Phoebe Loi," he said.
