Comedy club owners challenge DBKL decision in court


KUALA LUMPUR: The owners of Crackhouse Comedy Club Mohamad Rizal Johan Van Geyzel and Shankar R Santhiram filed a legal action on Thursday (Jan 5) to challenge Kuala Lumpur City Hall's (DBKL) action in revoking its business licence and banning them from starting any business in the city permanently.

Rizal and Shankar filed the judicial review at the High Court here on Nov 24 naming DBKL, Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah, then Federal Territories deputy minister Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias, the then Federal Territories Ministry and the government as respondents.

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