End Of The Road For Kampung Semarak and Kampung Loke Yew Squatters.
The Datuk Bandar of Kuala Lumpur (Mayor) is allowed to demolish 109 squatter houses in Kampung Semarak and Kampung Loke Yew, Kuala Lumpur, after the Federal Court here refused the squatters' application for leave to appeal.Justices Datuk Alauddin Sheriff, Datuk Nik Hashim Nik Ab Rahman and Datuk S.Augustine Paul unanimously dismissed with costs the squatters' application for leave to appeal against the Court of Appeals' decision lifting the injunction order.
Following the decision, the residents must vacate their houses as the notice to vacate issued by the Datuk Bandar was served to them in August 2006.
On March 3, the Federal Court restrained the Datuk Bandar from demolishing the squatter houses pending the hearing of application for leave to appeal today.
The Federal Court allowed the squatters ex-parte stay application against the decision of the Court of Appeal last Feb 28 which had lifted the temporary injunction order they secured five weeks ago to stop the Datuk Bandar from demolishing their homes to construct the 18 km Duta-Hulu Klang Highway (DUKE).
Last Feb 6, the Kuala Lumpur High Court, granted an interim injunction restraining the Datuk Bandar from tearing down their houses pending the hearing and determination of their suit at the High Court but the Court of Appeal allowed the Datuk Bandar's appeal and lifted the injunction order.
Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Datuk Mohd Hishamuddin Mohd Yunus granted the order after ruling that the Datuk Bandar failed to prove that the land on which the settlers' houses were built, belonged to the state. (Bernama)
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Labels: Cruelty., Legal Matters.
posted by The Malaysian. at 3/15/2007 09:50:00 PM
1 Comments:
I know it may sound cruel but I feel iti si the right decision. Not that the squatters had been left in the lurch, they were offered alternative accomodation and a little compensation. To claim the land which they occupied now belong to them by default(as the original owner failed to relocate them much earlier) is preposterous. They should thank the govt for providing water, electric and sewage disposal at subsidised rates and on humanitarian grounds. Did they pay quit rent all these years?. Some among them have houses elsewhere which are let out to foreign workers and have made compensation claims a way of life.
Hey I was a squatters for 25 years in Setapak, K. Lumpur, I should know
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