Court rejects residents’ application in cemetery issue

Court rejects residents’ application in cemetery issue
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January 11, 2011SHAH ALAM, Jan 11 – The High Court here rejected the application by a group of 147 residents of Kota Kemuning and Kemuning Greenville to challenge the decision by Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) to place a Muslim cemetery in the area.

Judge Datuk Hinshawati Shariff rejected the application filed by Bong Boon Chuen and 146 residents after ruling that the decision by the MBSA to designate a 5.536-hectare piece of land as a cemetery, was in order.

The residents filed the application on May 29, 2006, naming MBSA, Hicom Gamuda Development Sdn Bhd, Tan Sri Dr Abu Hassan Omar and Nur Azman Anuarul Perai as respondents.

On August 17, 2006, Judge Datuk Rosnaini Saub granted leave for the residents to challenge MBSA’s decision and issued an order prohibiting the use of the land as a cemetery pending the outcome of the judicial review application. – Bernama