[1] This suit concerns Sri Maha Mariamman Temple (Temple) which is erected on part of a piece of land held under Grant No 284076 Lot No 81278, Mukim Damansara, Petaling District, Selangor (Land).

[2] The named ten plaintiffs filed this action (This Suit) on behalf of themselves and as the representatives for 40 other plaintiffs named in Appendix A to the Writ of This Suit (plaintiffs).

[3] The parties in This Suit, according to the Statement of Claim (SOC), are as follows:

(1) the plaintiffs are the devotees of the Temple;

(2) the 1st defendant (1st defendant) is the purported Chairman of the Management Body of the Temple (Management Body);

(3) the 2nd defendant company (2nd defendant), a developer of real property, is the previous registered proprietor of the Land;

(4) the 3rd defendant (3rd defendant) is the Selangor State Director of Town and Country Planning;

(5) the 4th defendant (4th defend