Long fight to save park pays off

Green lung: Taman Rimba Kiara has been the subject of a years-long battle between the TTDI residents association and Kuala Lumpur authorities. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: A seven-year legal battle to save Taman Awam Bukit Kiara – formerly known as Taman Rimba Kiara – is finally over. The Federal Court has upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision to quash the development order (DO) for a high-rise project at the public park in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI), Kuala Lumpur.

In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel led by Justice Nallini Pathmanathan concluded that the DO contravened the existing laws in the Federal Territories.