SOURCE: THESTAR

18/4/2012

GEORGE TOWN: Three house owners in Kampung Boundary 5, Air Itam, have been granted a stay of execution on a court order to vacate their homes which have been slated for demolition.

High Court Judicial Commissioner Chew Soo Ho allowed the application by Lim Kim Siew and two others for a stay on the order obtained by developer Bersatu Stabil Sdn Bhd.

The houses are safe from demolition until the trio’s appeal against the summary judgment for vacant possession of the houses is heard at the Court of Appeal.

The developer had obtained the summary judgment from a High Court on Dec 15 last year.

The three then appealed the decision and the court on Feb 28 dismissed their appeal.

On April 4, the developer then obtained a court order to evict them.

Yesterday was the deadline for the order to be executed, and the three have been given a reprieve in the form of the stay of execution.

The residents were represented by counsel Hardeep Singh Jessy and Harcharan Singh.

Kampung Boundary 5 on 1.6ha of land had 44 houses. Some 30 house owners have since accepted compensation from the developer and moved out, while the rest want to stay there.