ISKANDAR WATERFRONT SDN BHD v 1. ) PENTADBIR TANAH DAERAH JOHOR BAHRU 2. ) Kerajaan Negeri Johor

ja-24ncvc-1150-09-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 25 June 2025 • JA-24NCvC-1150-09/2024 • 25 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

Land Law – Appeals and remedies – Alienation of plots of land to the Appellant with express conditions – Land administrator issued statutory Form 7A and 7B notices to remedy alleged breach of condition – Appeal to set aside statutory forms under section 418 National Land Code – Form 7A notices specified action required for remedying breach – Whether the issuance of the Form 7A Notices were pre-mature in light of the ongoing planning and conversion applications – Whether the Respondents acted irrationally and unreasonably in enforcing section 128 of Act 828 – Whether the Respondents exercised their statutory powers in bad faith or for an improper purpose.

Practice Areas

Land Law

Judges (1)

Wong Mee Ling Delivered

Counsel (8)

Mah WengKwai & Associates Firm Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Johor Firm Arief Aiman Bin Hamir Hamzah Counsel Respondent Datuk Abd Aziz Bin Engan Counsel Respondent Joseph Khor Counsel Appellant L.M Looi Counsel Appellant Mohammad Azzam Bin Zainal Abidin Counsel Respondent Raymond Mah Counsel Appellant

Parties (3)

ISKANDAR WATERFRONT Sdn Bhd Applicant Kerajaan Negeri Johor Respondent PENTADBIR TANAH DAERAH JOHOR BAHRU Respondent

Case Significance

ISKANDAR WATERFRONT SDN BHD v 1. ) PENTADBIR TANAH DAERAH JOHOR BAHRU 2. ) Ke... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated June 25, 2025 (citation: ja-24ncvc-1150-09-2024). <p>Iskandar Waterfront appealed against Form 7A notices issued by the Johor Bahru Land Administrator for breach of express conditions on two plots of land requiring oil palm cultivation. Despite the land being intended for mixed development, the appellant had failed for 14 years to apply for conversion of land use. The court dismissed the appeal, finding the respondents acted rationally and gave ample time for compliance, and the appellant's failure to take meaningful steps to remedy the breach The case was decided by Wong Mee Ling. Counsel appearing: Arief Aiman Bin Hamir Hamzah (counsel for respondent), Datuk Abd Aziz Bin Engan (counsel for respondent), Joseph Khor (counsel for appellant), L.M Looi (counsel for appellant), Mohammad Azzam Bin Zainal Abidin (counsel for respondent), Raymond Mah (counsel for appellant).

Summary

Iskandar Waterfront appealed against Form 7A notices issued by the Johor Bahru Land Administrator for breach of express conditions on two plots of land requiring oil palm cultivation. Despite the land being intended for mixed development, the appellant had failed for 14 years to apply for conversion of land use. The court dismissed the appeal, finding the respondents acted rationally and gave ample time for compliance, and the appellant's failure to take meaningful steps to remedy the breach was inexcusable.

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Statutes Cited

Federal Constitution
Art 13
Interpretation Act 1948
s 54(2)
Land Acquisition Act 1960 (Cap 486)
s 8
National Land Code (Cap 828)
National Land Code 2020 (Cap 828)
s 418

Cases Cited (6)

MY (6)
[1980] 1 MLJ 21 [2004] 1 MLJ 257 [2011] 7 MLJ 209 [2013] 2 MLJ 16 [2013] MLJU 1590 [2014] 8 CLJ 34