STATE GOVERNMENT OF SARAWAK … APPELLANT/ 4th DEFENDANT v 1. MASA ANAK NANGKAI 2. CHRISTOPHER AMBU 3. ENGKANA TALAP 4. SINJU SENABONG 5. UBAN BUNDAN 6. ALBERT WALTER SKINNER TULIS 7. JACOB EMANG 8. LEN JUBANG 9. LIAP ANAK GILING 10. IVANHOE ANTHONY BELON 11. MORICE RENGGI 12. GIMA BELON …RESPONDENTS

01f-5-02-2016q Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 6 October 2017 • 01(f)-5-02/2016(Q)

Catchwords

Reported in [2017] 5 MLJ 549 Constitutional Law — Constitution — Acquisition of property — Respondents filed action in High Court claiming they were original title holders or native customary rights (‘NCR’) owners of lands within development area and never surrendered, abandoned, lost or waived their NCR rights — Whether appellants in breach of art 13 of the Federal Constitution by compulsorily acquired respondents’ NCR lands without giving compensation — Federal Constitution, Article 13 Land Law — Customary land — Native customary rights — Respondents filed action in High Court claiming they were original title holders or native customary rights (‘NCR’) owners of lands within development area and never surrendered, abandoned, lost or waived their NCR rights — Whether consenting NCR owners/interveners had locus in present case — Whether it was proven that respondents’ NCR lands were within development area — Whether s 8 of the Sarawak Land Code violated — Land Custody and Development Authority Ordinance (No 4 of 1981) ss 11 & 15 — Sarawak Land Code s 8

Practice Areas

Land Law Constitutional Law

Judges (5)

Balia Yusof bin Haji Wahi Coram Jeffrey Tan Kok Wha Coram Md. Raus bin Sharif Delivered Suriyadi bin Halim Omar Coram Zainun binti Ali Coram

Parties (13)

STATE GOVERNMENT OF SARAWAK … APPELLANT/ 4th DEFENDANT Appellant Albert Walter Skinner Tulis Respondent Christopher Ambu Respondent Engkana Talap Respondent Gima Belon …respondents Respondent Ivanhoe Anthony Belon Respondent Jacob Emang Respondent Len Jubang Respondent Liap Anak Giling Respondent Masa Anak Nangkai Respondent Morice Renggi Respondent Sinju Senabong Respondent Uban Bundan Respondent

Judgment

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