On 4th Aug 2022, SACF Society and PEKA Malaysia filed a joint judicial review application against the Selangor government for the unlawful degazettement of 1,003 acres of the Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve which includes the Shah Alam Community Forest. The degazettement was published on 20th May 2022 and BACKDATED 22 YEARS to take effect on 20th Nov 2000.
We seek to challenge the legitimacy of this document which has denied the local community the right to participate in a public inquiry as required in Section 11 of Selangor’s National Forestry Act (Adoption) (2011 Amendment) Enactment 1985.
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The following explains how the Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve shrunk from 23,826 acres to less than 6,200 acres today:
May 1909
Forest constituted as Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve (G.N. 278 published in the Selangor Government Gazette on 21st May 1909)
2000
About 40 acres of the forest reserve were logged/clearfelled to make way for about 2.3 km of the Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari road.
2002
About 10 acres of the forest reserve were logged/clearfelled for a 250m access road from Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari to Bukit Bayu township.
2004
About 150 acres of the forest reserve were logged/clearfelled for the Alam Budiman township.
Sept 2006
The Pelan Warta (excisement plan) No.1443 which included SACF land was drafted. Note that this was just a plan and not an official degazettement.
2018
About 10 acres of the forest reserve allocated to PKNS were logged/clearfelled for a 950m road connecting the Alam Budiman township and Setia Alam.
2020
About 50 acres of the forest reserve were logged/clearfelled for a mixed development by Restu Mantap Sdn Bhd beside Pedana Heights.
DRT 2035
MBSA plans to build a road and cemetery in SACF (DRT 2035).
PKNS plans to log/clear 70% of their land in SACF for their Bandar Sierra Alam mixed development.
20 May 2022
Degazettement of forest indicated in Pelan Warta No.1443 (Sept 2006) is published and backdated to 20 Nov 2000 (G.N. 1645).
04 Aug 2022
PEKA Malaysia and Persatuan Rimba Komuniti Shah Alam (SACF Society) filed leave for Judicial Review application through Messrs. Raj & Sach Solicitors.
11 Aug 2022
Interim injunction/stay of disputed area granted by court with immediate effect.
28 Sep 2022
Court hearing of leave application for a judicial review
17 Oct 2022
17th Nov 2022
After discussion with our lawyer, SACF Society and PEKA Malaysia have decided to appeal against the rejection. The appeal will be heard by a different judge. We have filed for an appeal which will be heard after the case management session on 24th May 2023.
10 Mar 2023
10th May 2023
26th May 2023
14th Sept 2023
Our appeal against the dismissal of our Judicial Review application was heard at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya. The decision is scheduled to be delivered on 23rd Nov 2023.
