News by Hafiz Yatim

A three-member Court of Appeal bench on Friday dismissed an appeal by the former operator of the Kuala Lumpur Tower for an ad interim injunction (temporary injunction) to halt the government’s award of the KL Tower concession to a subsidiary of Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd (KL:LSH), LSH Service Master Sdn Bhd.

The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) told the High Court it wants to be heard in a contempt case filed by former KL Tower operator Hydroshoppe Sdn Bhd and Menara Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd against government officials and the new KL Tower operators.

In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal (COA) last month ruled that a private lease scheme involving the Special Economic Zone (SEZ)—as sanctioned by the local authority at Iskandar Malaysia in Johor—is valid.

The bank filed the suit in February, and had on April 18 applied to amend its statement of claim to include Kee’s estate.

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has issued a legal notice to Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi, demanding a written and public apology.

Umno has filed an originating summons (OS) at the High Court last month seeking a declaration and an order for a 9,723 square metre land to be transferred to the political party.

The High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application by the former operator of the Kuala Lumpur Tower for an ad interim injunction to halt the award of the KL Tower concession to a subsidiary of Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd (KL:LSH), LSH Service Master Sdn Bhd.

No order was made as to costs.

The High Court on Wednesday dismissed a judicial review filed by eight residents and property owners to challenge the validity of the new KL Local Plan 2020 master plan, which they claimed was approved and gazetted without notices, forums or gathering of their feedback.

The Court of Appeal (COA) on Friday has fixed June 24 to deliver its decision over the Federal Territory Land Registrar’s appeal over having to register the 263.272-acre prime Kuala Lumpur land known as the “Duta enclave” back to Semantan Estate (1952) Sdn Bhd, following a High Court decision last August.