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SMK Convent Bukit Nanas gets judicial review on lease issue

Judge sets May 4 for hearing

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 19 Apr 2021 10:05PM

SMK Convent Bukit Nanas gets judicial review on lease issue
SMK Convent Bukit Nanas, established in 1899, is an all-girls school situated along Jalan Bukit Nanas in Kuala Lumpur. – SMK CBN Website pic, April 19, 2021

by Dharshini Ganeson

KUALA LUMPUR – A judicial review has been granted to SMK Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) on the government’s decision not to extend the school’s land lease.

High court judge Datuk Noorin Badarin set May 4 to hear the school’s application for a stay pending the disposal of the judicial review.

The school was represented by lawyers Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, Damien Chan, Yasmeen Soh, Ian Hannibal, and William Lee appeared, while federal counsel Kogilambigai appeared on behalf of the attorney-general.

Established in 1899, CBN is an all-girls school situated along Jalan Bukit Nanas here.

In 1961, the Ruler in Council had granted the school a state lease, which expires on September 6, this year.

In 2017, the school applied to renew the lease but only received a letter in January 2021, that was dated December 18, 2020.

CBN had also made an oral application to substitute the respondent, who is the Federal Territories’ Land and Mines director, to the Land Executive Committee for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. – The Vibes, April 19, 2021

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