Family hopes Court of Appeal will save 106-year-old house from demolition
A stay application has been filed with the Court of Appeal after the High Court rejected a previous application against the demolition order.
The family residing in a 106-year-old bungalow in Rawang is seeking the Court of Appeal's intervention to prevent its demolition, following the Shah Alam High Court's decision to allow the demolition on August 18. The bungalow, built in 1920 by Berjuntai Tin Dredging Bhd, holds significance for the family, who have lived there for 65 years.
The family's lawyer informed them that the Court of Appeal had scheduled a hearing for the same day as the demolition date, prompting the family to take the matter to a higher court. The bungalow is currently occupied by the family, consisting of Jimmy, his mother, wife, and two children. The family has attempted to acquire the land seven times, only to be informed that the area was under a mining lease.
However, the lease was recently renewed until the end of 2045, extending its validity. The mining lease for the land was granted to two cement manufacturers in 1959, despite the family's attempts to acquire the property since 1962.
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