SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hilir Perak

aa-15-10-01-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 17 September 2025 • AA-15-10-01/2024

Catchwords

Land Law — Acquisition of land — Market value — Injurious affection — Severance — Multiple land references heard together — High Court sitting with government assessor and private assessor under s 40 Land Acquisition Act 1960 (‘LAA’) — Five neighbouring lots compulsorily acquired for 275kV electricity transmission line — Whether market value under para 2(a) First Schedule disturbed — Whether applicant established inadequacy of land administrator’s uniform rate — Court held determination of market value a finding of fact — Comparative method safest guide — Applicant’s comparables found materially dissimilar. Land Law — Acquisition of land — Compensation — Injurious affection — Para 2(d) First Schedule LAA — Whether damage “sustained or likely to be sustained” compensable in reference proceedings — High-voltage transmission corridor (‘rentis’) physically encumbered remaining land — EMF fears and public perception alone insufficient — However permanent physical restrictions and diminution of utility established — Injurious affection question of fact — Court accepted unanimous assessors’ findings and awarded additional compensation for injurious affection across five lots — Severance allowed where land physically divided, but refused where residual land remained contiguous — Other claims (disturbance, restoration costs) rejected for want of evidence .

Practice Areas

Land Law

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Parties (2)

Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hilir Perak Respondent SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD Appellant

Case Significance

SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hilir Perak is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated September 17, 2025 (citation: aa-15-10-01-2024). The case was decided by Moses Susayan.

What was the outcome of SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hilir Perak?

SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hilir Perak is a High Court decision dated September 17, 2025. The case was heard by Moses Susayan. See the full judgment for details.