Court: Boom gates are legal in residential areas


PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that placing boom gates across public roads and guardhouses in residential areas are legal.

A five-member panel, chaired by Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin, said regulated access to a defined area was not an obstruction in law, particularly if it was for security reasons.

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