1. ) SUPERINTENDANT OF LAND AND SURVEY KUCHING 2. ) GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF SARAWAK v 1. ) BISI ANAK JINGGOT 2. ) Collin Marayang 3. ) David Anak Ribut 4. ) Lisah (F) Anak Iban 5. ) Iba Anak Dagang 6. ) Nelson Ngelambai Anak Wam 7. ) Adrin Anak Jilom 8. ) Rosa Bajik @ Teresa Bajik (F) Anak Keling 9. ) Menjan Anak Jetan 10. ) Kuses Anak Jetan 11. ) Hamidah Bt. Abdullah @ Midah Anak jetan 12. ) Ngaran Anak Jetan 13. ) Margerat Lunggan Amid 14. ) Oleh Anak Sulong 15. ) Boniface Jarrow 16. ) I...

q-01imncvc-245-05-2021 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 21 November 2024 • Q-01(IM)(NCvC)-245-05/2021 • 27 min read
10 cases cited (1 SG, 9 foreign)

Outcome

Thus, we allowed the appeal with costs of RM10,000.00 (in here and below) to the Defendants. The Order of the High Court is hereby set aside.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) (q-01imncvc-245-05-2021). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Appeal against part of decision of High Court-claim for native customary rights - sale and purchase of NCR land – Sarawak Land Code- settlement survey exercise – breach of fiduciary duty – fraudulent alienation – deprivation of land - plaintiff’s complaints being deprived- issuance of title - declaratory relief - Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 – Sarawak Limitation Ordinance- fraud in Statement of Claim- Whether the Plaintiffs’ claim for damages is barred by section 202 of the Sarawak Land Code- provisional lease – registered proprietor- indefeasibility of title - time barred- whether rights the plaintiffs have had been defeated as they had slept over it or acquiesced to the infringement of their rights - limitation period – abuse of power of land - recovery of damages is statute barred – scandalous, frivolous or vexatious claim- abuse of process of court-

Practice Areas

Land Law Equity & Trusts

Judges (3)

Alwi bin Abdul Wahab Delivered Azizah binti Haji Nawawi Coram Mohamed Zaini bin Mazlan Coram

Counsel (6)

A. Winston Kaya Firm State Attorney General's Chambers Firm Andrew Winston Kaya Counsel Respondent Joseph Chioh Counsel Appellant Justin Lau Gek Liong Counsel Appellant Noor Maiza Akma Binti Ahmad Lafti Counsel Appellant

Parties (24)

GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF SARAWAK Appellant Ibang Anak Pengarah Respondent Adrin Anak Jilom Respondent Bisi Anak Jinggot Respondent Boniface Jarrow Respondent Collin Marayang Respondent David Anak Ribut Respondent Entebang Anak Linggih Respondent Hamidah bt. Abdullah @ Midah Anak Jetan Respondent Iba Anak Dagang Respondent Imas Anak Beriki Respondent Kathleen Layam Anak Bujang Respondent Kuses Anak Jetan Respondent Lasa Anak Incham Respondent Lisah Anak Iban Respondent Margerat Lunggan Amid Respondent Mena Anak Selang Respondent Menjan Anak Jetan Respondent Nancy Anak Anyau Respondent Nelson Ngelambai Anak Wam Respondent Ngaran Anak Jetan Respondent Oleh Anak Sulong Respondent Rosa Bajik @ Teresa Bajik Anak Keling Respondent Superintendant Of Land And Survey Kuching Appellant

Statutes Cited

Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Cap 91)
Land Code
s 113 s 197
Public Authorities Protection Act 1948
s 2(a)
Sarawak Land Code
s 197 s 202

Cases Cited (10)

SG (1)
[2004] SGCA 44
UK (2)
[1951] 1 KB 417 [1972] 1 All ER 439
MY (7)
[1967] 1 MLJ 13 [1990] 2 MLJ 307 [1996] 1 CLJ 738 [2010] 10 CLJ 383 [2014] 1 CLJ 880 [2014] 9 CLJ 733 [2018] 1 CLJ 198

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (q-01imncvc-245-05-2021)