Penduduk Taman Sri Muda menang saman kerajaan berkait banjir 2021

On October 6th, the High Court in Shah Alam ruled in favor of 50 residents of Taman Sri Muda, who successfully proved their case against the government and two state agencies for negligence and breach of responsibility related to the 2021 floods that claimed 12 lives in the area. The Chief Justice, Shoba Rajah, stated that the plaintiffs had successfully demonstrated the existence of foreseeable safety obligations stemming from the defendant's operational functions and disaster management responsibilities.

The defense's "divine intervention" argument was dismissed as the human intervention was feasible. The court ruled that the concept of foreign immunity was inapplicable under Malaysian law. It was found that the National Disaster Management Agency failed to escalate the disaster response, maintain the central coordination center, and deploy the Specialized Search and Rescue Malaysia (SMART) team effectively during the flood.

The authorities were also found to have failed to manage the incident site effectively, resulting in a significant portion of the rescue efforts being left to NGOs and local community members. The Ministry of Water and Supply (JPS) Selangor and Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) jointly contested the case alongside the federal government. The court set October 6th for the hearing of the damages assessment.