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At the Relau Agrotourism Park in Penang, most of the cloned durians have fallen and the fruits still on the trees are mostly of the D15 variety./Picby:CHAN BOON KAI/The Star/2 July 2019.
KUANTAN: The High Court here has rejected the applications by 204 illegal durian planters in Raub for a judicial review on the authorities decision to evict them.
According to lawyer Siew Choon Jern, Justice Zainal Azman Ab. Aziz said the planters request for a judicial review on the notices issued to evict them did not meet the rules of court. The second reason is that the court is of the opinion that the planters are trespassers and the notices issued is an administrative action.
Malaysia: High court delays decision on Durian farms
A group of more than 200 durian farmers in Pahang, who are part of an ongoing legal dispute against a private corporation looking to take over their farms, won yet another minor reprieve today when the Kuantan High Court delayed its decision for another two weeks for two similar judicial review leave applications reports www.malaymail.com
The court had previously set today to deliver its decision on the judicial review applications by the farmers, represented by the group called Save Musang King Alliance (Samka).
While postponing the decision date, the High Court also ordered for an interim stay order, that was previously granted to prohibit authorities from evicting the farmers, to be extended until December 23 as well pending its final decision.