Two NGOs fail in appeal to challenge development at Bukit Cherakah

Two environmental groups failed in their appeal for court leave to proceed with their judicial review targeting the development at Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve.

A three-person Court of Appeal bench chaired by Azizah Nawawi denied the appeal by Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam (Peka) and the Shah Alam Community Forest Society (SACF) to commence a challenge against the Selangor state government's decision to degazette parts of the forest reserve.

Speaking on behalf of fellow bench members...