GEORGE TOWN: Three villagers in Kampung Pondok Upeh, Balik Pulau, have been given a month to vacate their homes for a residential development project.
Sessions court judge Zainol Rashid Hussain ordered M. Jagadeesan, Quan Yam San and O. Arumugam to deliver vacant possession of their homes to the developer, Evergreen One Development Sdn Bhd.
He also ruled that Evergreen One was to pay the trio, represented by counsel Yusmadi Yusoff, a total of RM72,000.
Met outside the court, Yusmadi, who is also Balik Pulau MP, said the defendants would appeal to the High Court against the decision.
“I will also file for a stay of execution,” he said yesterday.
It was reported in August last year that six households in Kampung Pondok Upeh would seek legal redress against eviction notices served on them to vacate the land.
The notices were issued on May 21 after the developer was vested with power of attorney by the two owners of the land at Lot 485, Mukim 6, in the Southwest District.
The plaintiff claimed that the defendants had no rights to the land, as well as rights to ask for compensation.
Yusmadi said hearing for the three other defendants would continue on Aug 14. - The Star
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