MALAYSIA RAIL LINK SDN. BHD. v 1. ) PENGARAH TANAH DAN GALIAN SELANGOR 2. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Gombak PENCELAH 1. ) Dato' Jitendra Chhotalal Doshi 2. ) KIRON CHHOTALAL DOSHI
ba-24ncvc-2593-12-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 6 April 2025 • BA-24NCvC-2593-12/2023 • 17 min read
35 cases cited
(0 SG, 35 foreign)
Outcome
This Court is unable to agree with the First and Defendants’ contention that they will be prejudiced if the Plaintiff's application is allowed. [57] The First and Second Defendants argued that the term ‘shall’ in section 38(3) of the LAA renders the prescribed period mandatory.
Catchwords
In this Originating Summons, the Plaintiff seeks an extension of time to serve Form N under the Land Acquisition Act 1960 (“LAA”) on the Second Defendant, enabling it to challenge the latter’s award as set out in Form H of the LAA dated 17 August 2023. Section 37 of the LAA grants any person interested the right to invoke section 38, with section 38(4) serving as the key provision for consideration in this case. This is not the first case to invoke these provisions, requiring the Court’s determination and exercise of discretion, nor will it be the last. At the heart of this Originating Summons lie two pivotal questions. The first concerns the Plaintiff’s standing — whether it qualifies as a person interested under section 37 of the LAA. This threshold issue determines the Plaintiff’s locus standi. Should the answer be in the affirmative, the next question is whether special circumstances exist to justify an extension of time beyond the six-week period prescribed in section 38(3)(a) of the LAA.
Practice Areas
Judges (1)
Counsel (8)
Mah Weng Kwai & Associates Firm Masturah Law Chambers Firm Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Selangor Firm Denise Phang Hui Xian Counsel Plaintiff Etty Eliany binti Tesno Counsel Defendant Noelle Au Yong Li Ying Counsel Plaintiff Noor Farihainie binti Abd Manan Counsel Defendant Siti Masturah binti Mat Amin Counsel Defendant
Statutes Cited
Federal Constitution
Art 10
Land Acquisition Act 1960 (Cap 486)
Cases Cited (35)
UK (1)
[1977] 2 All ER 801
MY (34)
[1992] 1 MLRH 57 [1992] MLJU 82 [2007] 3 MLRH 444 [2007] MLJU 728 [2008] 3 CLJ 17 [2008] 6 MLJ 763 [2009] 1 CLJ 13 [2010] 8 CLJ 761 [2011] 2 MLJ 729 [2011] 3 AMR 23 [2012] MLJU 1803 [2015] 1 AMR 205 [2015] 1 CLJ 44 [2015] 2 AMR 89 [2015] 3 CLJ 1017 [2015] 3 CLJ 861 [2015] 5 AMR 577 [2016] 1 MLJ 200 [2016] 1 MLJ 544 [2016] AMEJ 2158 [2016] MLJU 1465 [2017] 2 CLJ 185 [2017] 6 AMR 114 [2017] 8 CLJ 392 [2017] MLJU 1107 [2018] 4 CLJ 285 [2020] 2 MLJ 721 [2022] 2 MLJ 721 [2022] 4 AMR 228 [2022] 4 CLJ 195 [2023] 3 MLJ 795 [2023] 6 CLJ 269 [2023] AMEJ 0852 [2024] MLJU 1133
Judgment
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