Two environmental NGOs are urging the judiciary to release the ground of judgment for the Court of Appeal ruling in January last year rejecting their judicial review to reverse the degazettement of the Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve.

The Shah Alam Community Forest Society (SACFS) and Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia (Peka) said without the grounds, they are not able to secure a hearing date before the Federal Court.

"Despite numerous reminders and follow-ups by our legal team, including a formal letter to Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, the grounds of judgment have yet to be released after more than one year.

"This unusually prolonged delay raises serious concerns about the transparency and efficiency of the judicial process in matters of public interest," they said in a statement.

They said the delays have led to over 60ha of forest demolished since March 2024.

SACFS and Peka contend that the Selangor state government had in 2022 illegally backdated the degazettement of Bukit Cherakah by 20 years.

The Selangor Forestry Department has clarified that the May 5 gazette notification to degazette the Bukit Cerakah Forest Reserve was to complete the delisting process that stopped around 2006.

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