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Sg Ara Hillslope Development Quashed - A Major Win for Environmental Law
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15:00, 13 Feb 2023
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Guest: Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar, advocate and solicitor
Late last month, the Federal Court in a landmark decision, quashed a hillside development that was issued by the local authority in Penang. Federal Court judge Nallini Pathmanathan who wrote the unanimous decision, ruled that Section 22(2A) says that the development affecting hill tops or hill slopes is no longer merely an issue of local state governance, but is also a federal and national issue. What does this all mean, and how will this ruling impact other hillslope development plans around the country? We speak to Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar, an advocate and solicitor who represented the Sg Ara residents who won the case after a decade long battle, to discuss the implications of this landmark decision, and why it's a win for environmental law.
Image Credit: Sahabat Alam Malaysia
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
Federal Court of Malaysia
landmark case
Sg Ara development
planning approvals
hillside development
National Physical Planning Council
Town and Country Planning Act 2001
gurdial singh nijar
sustainable development
environmental law
penang island city council
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28 mins
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15:00, 13 Feb 2023
Guest: Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar, advocate and solicitor
Late last month, the Federal Court in a landmark decision, quashed a hillside development that was issued by the local authority in Penang. Federal Court judge Nallini Pathmanathan who wrote the unanimous decision, ruled that Section 22(2A) says that the development affecting hill tops or hill slopes is no longer merely an issue of local state governance, but is also a federal and national issue. What does this all mean, and how will this ruling impact other hillslope development plans around the country? We speak to Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar, an advocate and solicitor who represented the Sg Ara residents who won the case after a decade long battle, to discuss the implications of this landmark decision, and why it's a win for environmental law.
Image Credit: Sahabat Alam Malaysia
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
Federal Court of Malaysia
landmark case
Sg Ara development
planning approvals
hillside development
National Physical Planning Council
Town and Country Planning Act 2001
gurdial singh nijar
sustainable development
environmental law
penang island city council
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