The apex court has dismissed the application by a group of former estate workers who claimed that the demolition of a 130-year old temple in Segambut was a criminal act and who wanted a court declaration to that effect. 

Their lawyer P Uthayakumar told reporters that the three-member panel led by Court of Appeal president Raus Sharif today ruled that the case did not meet the threshold to warrant an appeal to be heard.

The judge ordered for the application to be dismissed, with cost of RM10,000 to be paid to the first respondents - the developers New York Empire Sdn Bhd and Triple-H Auto Parts Sdn Bhd - and RM1,000 to be paid to the attorney-general’s chambers as the second respondent.