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"CHHB stands firm in protecting its reputation and warns other parties considering similar legal actions to refrain from making baseless claims," the group said in a statement on Thursday.

If there was any lingering doubt … it is now completely exonerated by the latest Federal Court decision, which endorsed the High Court decision and reinforced the developer's obligation to provide such utility facilities.

Judge Datuk Lee Swee Seng, who led the three-member bench, fixed Nov 7 as the hearing date for both appeals, as both parties agreed that it would proceed without grounds to High Court judge Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh’s decision on Aug 7, which contains the order for the registration of the transfer.

Negotiations have been ongoing and “actively progressing”, senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan told a three-member Court of Appeal bench led by judge Datuk Lee Swee Seng, following a court order last month to transfer the land to the liquidators of Semantan Estate (1952) Sdn Bhd.

There are special circumstances due to the presence of government agencies and buildings including the National Archives that hold the country’s historic records, judge Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh said.

“As a public-listed company, Country Heights remains fully committed to upholding the highest standards of corporate governance, transparency, and financial responsibility.

The two NGOs seeking the judicial review claimed that it was illegal for the Selangor government to backdate a gazette, saying the degazettement decision was made on Nov 20, 2000, while the gazette was published on May 5, 2022.

Country Heights, in a statement issued to Bursa Malaysia last month, said the petition arises from the company’s failure to settle a sum of RM425,060 that arose from the legal service provided for the corporate exercise that had been aborted since it had taken too long to be completed.

Group’s former deputy president and chief operating officer Datuk Wong Tuck Wai: "To the best of my knowledge, I had discharged my duties as an officer of S P Setia conscientiously, diligently and responsibly with absolute due care at that point in time of the said acquisition which was approved by the board of directors after due processes in place at the company.

Yong Tai contends that the claims by Kerjaya Prospek are without merit, arguing that Kerjaya Prospek breached fundamental terms of the contract by failing to complete the work on time and not adhering to the specified scope of work.