Lawyer Farhana Halim said the stay order was obtained before a three-man Court of Appeal bench led by Lim Yee Lan yesterday.
“The status quo remains pending the outcome of a leave to appeal application before the apex court on Sept 11,” she said.
The proprietor Muthusamy Thirumeni, who has registered his business under the name Kayangan Mentari Sdn Bhd, lost his suit in the High Court in 2014.
Last year, the Court of Appeal also affirmed the findings of the High Court.
The Selangor government and Tenaga Nasional Bhd were named as defendants to the suit.
Kayangan Mentari said the state should convert the current temporary occupation licence (TOL) to a longer tenure since it has been in business on the site over the last 18 years.
On Monday, chaos broke out after authorities tried confiscating furniture from the Berkely Corner premises located on Persiaran Rajawali, in Taman Berkeley, Klang.
The famous neighbourhood restaurant, sitting on TOL land, has faced problems renewing its licence with the Selangor land office since 2007.
Amid the actions by the authorities, including the police, in wanting to remove the furniture, the restaurant’s patrons and supporters moved in and stopped them.
Klang MP Charles Santiago, Kapar MP G Manivannan and Seri Andalas assemblyman Xavier Jeyakumar were also present, trying to prevent any untoward incident while appealing to the authorities to cease their actions.
Muthusamy told FMT that the TOL application was under process for renewal in 2007.
“But in 2014, the land office suddenly decided not to proceed with the renewal just after a 12-storey high Wisma 99 Speedmart went up a few metres opposite the restaurant,” he said.
Muthusamy, who is also president of the Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association (Primas), said he had previously asked the land office to explain why it denied the restaurant’s application to renew its TOL but received no response.
In September 2014, a planned demolition of the restaurant was cancelled after Manivannan intervened.
Muthusamy said pressure from the authorities had also caused some of his workers to leave, and resulted in him having to reduce his operating hours. The restaurant now operates only from 7am to 6pm, instead of the previous 24-hours.
Santiago also said on Monday that he had received confirmation from Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali that a meeting will be called between the state government and the restaurant owner in two weeks, in order to resolve the issue.
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