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Batang Kali landslide negligence suit
A negligence suit by 23 survivors and victims' relatives against the Selangor government and six other parties is headed for a full trial at the Shah Alam High Court after a bid to settle it on points of law failed.
- Category
- Disaster & safety
- Since
- 16 Dec 2022
- Last update
- 19 Nov 2025
- Next
- Full trial at Shah Alam High Court
Timeline
- A landslide struck the Father's Organic Farm campsite in Batang Kali before dawn, killing 31 people including 13 children.
- Twenty-three survivors and family members sued the Selangor government, campsite operators and agencies for negligence.
- The Shah Alam High Court rejected PKPS's application to decide the suit on legal questions without a trial.
- Reports confirmed the case will go to a full trial because key facts remain in dispute.