Group Hauls Selangor Govt To Court Again Over Pjd Link Reports

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NGO Persatuan Petaling Jaya Lestari announced it has filed committal proceedings against the Selangor government over its failure to comply with a court ruling, delivered in March 2025, concerning the Petaling Jaya Dispersal (PJD) Link Highway project.
Group secretary Wong Mei Ching described the authorities’ failure to provide the relevant documents to residents within the stipulated time frame as undermining the rule of law and a form of contempt of court.
“Despite a clear and favourable ruling that granted us (residents) access to the environmental impact assessment (EIA), social impact assessment (SIA), traffic impact assessment (TIA), and the alignment details of the PJD Link Highway project, the authorities have failed to provide these documents within the stipulated timeframe.
“This delay not only undermines the rule of law but also signals a troubling contempt of court,” she said in a statement yesterday.
On March 26 this year, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered the Selangor State Town Country Planning Department to hand out crucial reports over the controversial proposed PJD Link Highway to four residents.
The order allowed for the residents’ judicial review to secure reports on the EIA, SIA, TIA, and the alignment of the highway.
The state department was required to issue the reports within 30 days of the court ruling.
Bureaucratic indifference
Wong emphasised that the residents’ judicial review against local authorities was originally filed as early as 2023 with widespread public support, including through successful crowdfunding.
“After enduring nearly two years of legal proceedings, there was finally a positive outcome… Yet, instead of transparency and accountability, we are met with silence and bureaucratic indifference,” she lamented.
Wong then urged the Madani government to take immediate action on the matter and outlined the group’s main demands from the state government.
The demands include the release of court-ordered documents without further delay, upholding principles of transparency and good governance, and ensuring that future infrastructure projects are subject to genuine public consultation and scrutiny.
“The nonchalant attitude of government officials toward a binding court order is unacceptable and erodes public trust in our institutions.
“The people of Petaling Jaya are tired of being sidelined. We have now taken steps to pursue committal proceedings against the state government and are awaiting a hearing date from the Kuala Lumpur High Court,” she added.
Legal challenge
On June 7, 2023, four residents filed legal action over the alleged refusal by the authorities to abide by their seven-day ultimatum to provide the necessary documents.
According to a copy of the affidavit in support of the legal action, residents said they were forced to get a judicial review as the authorities failed to respond to the ultimatum.
Residents complained about being directly and indirectly affected by the PJD Link project, arguing that they have a right to access the documents to obtain comprehensive and in-depth information on the scope, impact, and related terms of the project.
In April 2024, the government said it would not continue with the highway project as the developer had failed to meet several conditions.
However, in July 2024, the Selangor government announced that the developer had submitted a fresh proposal to revive the 25.4km long project, subject to public approval through a new round of SIA. - Mkini

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