Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is deeply disappointed by today’s decision of the Court of Appeal in dismissing the appeal brought by the fisherfolk and environmental groups, SAM and Jaringan Ekologi dan Iklim (Jedi) against the ‘Penang South Reclamation’ (PSR) project, despite the court stating that the planning permission granted was without lawful authority.
The Court of Appeal decided today that the director of the Penang State Planning Department (PlanMalaysia) and/or the Penang state planning committee had no power to grant the planning permission for the reclamation.
The logical consequence of this would be that the planning permission for the project would be rendered invalid, and therefore the Penang state government is currently constructing an island without valid planning approvals.
Despite acknowledging that the planning authorities had no power to grant planning permission, the court ultimately dismissed the appeal on procedural grounds, effectively sidestepping these substantive concerns.
SAM and the other appellants will be discussing whether to proceed with filing an application for leave to appeal. – SAM
Mageswari Sangaralingam is the honorary secretary of Sahabat Alam Malaysia.
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