GAJENDIRAN A/LV.VELLARSAMY v 1. ) LIM AH BEE 2. ) CHONG EI LING 3. ) YOONG SOO FAH 4. ) TAN POH TEK 5. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hulu Langat 6. ) PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK NEGERI SELANGOR

ba-22ncvc-226-05-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 3 September 2025 • BA-22NCvC-226-05/2021

Catchwords

Land fraud- fictitious person using non-existent IC no applied for name change from name of registered proprietor (deceased) to another name-land office allowed the change without requesting for IC-no evidence of original title furnished for the transaction-after name change, land was transferred to D1 who then sold land to D3 and D4-D1 also sold land to D2-land was then registered in D2’s name-when D3 and D4 knew of the registration, sought for specific performance of the SPA entered with D1-court allowed the specific performance and ordered land be re-transferred to D1 to give effect to the specific performance order-administrator of estate of deceased came to know of land fraud-sued D1 to D4-sued Land Administrator also for negligence and breach of statutory duties-whether D1 can obtain good title from fraudster who has no title-whether D1 and D2 were privy to the fraud-whether D3 and D4 can claim any interest in the land-whether D3 and D4 can raise res judicata re entitlement to land as specific performance had been granted them-whether the evidence establishes negligence and breach of statutory duties-whether defence of s.22 of National Land Code avails Land Administrator.

Practice Areas

Land fraud- fictitious person using non-existent IC no applied for name change from name of registered proprietor (deceased) to another name-land office allowed the change without requesting for IC-no evidence of original title furnished for the transaction-after name change, land was transferred to D1 who then sold land to D3 and D4-D1 also sold land to D2-land was then registered in D2’s name-when D3 and D4 knew of the registration, sought for specific performance of the SPA entered with D1-court allowed the specific performance and ordered land be re-transferred to D1 to give effect to the specific performance order-administrator of estate of deceased came to know of land fraud-sued D1 to D4-sued Land Administrator also for negligence and breach of statutory duties-whether D1 can obtain good title from fraudster who has no title-whether D1 and D2 were privy to the fraud-whether D3 and D4 can claim any interest in the land-whether D3 and D4 can raise res judicata re entitlement to land as specific performance had been granted them-whether the evidence establishes negligence and breach of statutory duties-whether defence of s.22 of National Land Code avails Land Administrator.

Judges (1)

Alice Loke Yee Ching Delivered

Parties (7)

PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK NEGERI SELANGOR Defendant Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hulu Langat Defendant Chong Ei Ling Defendant Gajendiran A/lv.vellarsamy Plaintiff Lim Ah Bee Defendant Tan Poh Tek Defendant Yoong Soo Fah Defendant

Case Significance

GAJENDIRAN A/LV.VELLARSAMY v 1. ) LIM AH BEE 2. ) CHONG EI LING 3. ) YOONG SO... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated September 3, 2025 (citation: ba-22ncvc-226-05-2021). The case was decided by Alice Loke Yee Ching.

What was the outcome of GAJENDIRAN A/LV.VELLARSAMY v 1. ) LIM AH BEE 2. ) CHONG EI LING 3. ) YOONG SO...?

GAJENDIRAN A/LV.VELLARSAMY v 1. ) LIM AH BEE 2. ) CHONG EI LING 3. ) YOONG SO... is a High Court decision dated September 3, 2025. The case was heard by Alice Loke Yee Ching. See the full judgment for details.