NGOs fail judicial review attempt to challenge Bukit Cherakah degazettement


PUTRAJAYA: Two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) failed in their attempt to obtain leave to commence a judicial review process challenging the Selangor state government’s decision to degazette a part of Bukit Cherakah from a permanent forest reserve status.

The three-member Court of Appeal bench led by Justice Datuk Azizah Nawawi dismissed the appeals by Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia (Peka) and Shah Alam Community Forest Society (SACF).

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