Orang Asli in Kg Kelaik sue Kelantan govt, others over ancestral land encroachment 11 Mar 2021 / 22:34 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KUALA LUMPUR: Three Orang Asli men, representing the villagers of Kg Kelaik in Gua Musang, filed a suit against 14 entities, including the Kelantan state government, for allegedly encroaching their ancestral land to conduct mining, logging and plantation activities.
The suit was filed by Ahak Uda, 54; Aziz Angah, 33; and Anjang Uda, 30, as plaintiffs through Messrs Raj & Sach via e-filling at Kota Bharu High Court, Kelantan, today.
Media representatives obtained the document today from counsel Sachpreetraj Singh Sohanpal, who is representing the three plaintiffs, during a press conference at the High Court Complex here.
KOTA BHARU (Feb 17): Pertubuhan Ikatan Guru-Guru Muslim Malaysia (iGuru), through its president Mohd Azizee Hasan, has today successfully asked the High Court here to reinstate the association s suit against the Education Minister and the Malaysian government regarding the existence of vernacular schools.
In a statement, Azizee s lawyer Datuk Shahrudin Ali confirmed the decision made by Justice Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh this morning.
“As a result, the case has now been fixed for further case management on Feb 28, following the Attorney-General s Chambers application to transfer this Kota Bharu vernacular case to a High Court judge in Kuala Lumpur,” he said, adding the originating summons by the association was initially struck off on Oct 25, 2020.