Appeals court: Councils responsible for maintaining trees on federal routes, MBS to pay damages to injured biker


PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here on Wednesday (March 19) ruled that the Seremban City Council (MBS) must pay RM216,949 in damages to a motorcyclist who suffered injuries following a fallen tree incident on a federal road in Seremban 2018, Sinar Harian reports.

A three-judge panel, chaired by Judge Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, made this decision after overturning a Seremban High Court decision.

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