PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK NEGERI PERAK v 1. ) WONG SEW LING 2. ) LEE SU ANNE 3. ) LEE HO FATT 4. ) LEE WENG KEE 5. ) HONG CHING SWOO 6. ) CHEW WAI BOON (SEBAGAI PEMEGANG AMANAH) 7. ) DING AI ING 8. ) KEE NGU PING 9. ) KEE SHUH KUEN 10. ) LIM SIEW YOW 11. ) TEONG TING MING 12. ) LOW YUN TOH 13. ) TOH LIAN CHAI 14. ) LING CHONG CHU 15. ) LU WEN TAI

a-01ncvca-102-03-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 12 August 2024 • A-01(NCvC)(A)-102-03/2023

Catchwords

Power of State authority when approving a proposed conversion of category of land use and sub-division of land and in the process of re-alienating the land-reduce its tenure from a term in perpetuity to a term of years not exceeding 99 years - from freehold to leasehold- duty as the purchasers to practice due diligence in conducting a search and inspection as to the nature, condition or defects of the land before they decided to purchase the lands-doctrine of estoppel had no place where the act is ultra vires- principle of Caveat Emptor or “let the buyer beware” being more suited to a case in contract and in private law, has no place in the matter of land law which is a matter of public law- Article 13 of the Federal Constitution- section 204E (3) NLC.

Practice Areas

Constitutional Law Land Law

Judges (3)

Ahmad Kamal bin Md. Shahid Coram Collin Lawrence Sequerah Delivered Ravinthran a/l Paramaguru Coram

Parties (16)

PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK NEGERI PERAK Appellant Chew Wai Boon Respondent Ding Ai Ing Respondent Hong Ching Swoo Respondent Kee Ngu Ping Respondent Kee Shuh Kuen Respondent Lee Ho Fatt Respondent Lee Su Anne Respondent Lee Weng Kee Respondent Lim Siew Yow Respondent Ling Chong Chu Respondent Low Yun Toh Respondent Lu Wen Tai Respondent Teong Ting Ming Respondent Toh Lian Chai Respondent Wong Sew Ling Respondent

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