The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya yesterday ruled that a residents’ association (RA) within the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) can impose a condition requiring non-paying members living in the residential area to operate the boom gates themselves without the assistance of security guards.

A three-member panel of judges, Justices Has Zanah Mehat, See Mee Chun and Che Mohd Ruzima, allowed an appeal brought by Chow Hau Mun, the chairperson of Parkville RA, to overturn the High Court’s decision...