Two environmental groups failed in their appeal for court leave to proceed with their judicial review targeting the development at Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve.

A three-person Court of Appeal bench chaired by Azizah Nawawi denied the appeal by Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam (Peka) and the Shah Alam Community Forest Society (SACF) to commence a challenge against the Selangor state government's decision to degazette parts of the forest reserve.

Speaking on behalf of fellow bench members...