WEST COAST EXPRESSWAY SDN BHD v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang PENCELAH 1. ) HIAP GUAN CHAN TIMBER HARDWARE MERCHANT 2. ) Tee Kim Chan 3. ) Kee Heok Kang 4. ) Law Kooi Keong

ba-15-141-11-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 21 April 2025 • BA-15-141-11/2023 • 78 min read

11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Catchwords

Land Acquisition Act 1960. Paymaster/ concessionaire sought to reduce the award of the Land Administrator whilst persons interested sought to increase the award of the Land Administrator by way of land reference. Court maintained award of the Land Administrator. The paymaster/concessionaire appealed. S 49(1) of the Land Acquisition Act 1960 no appeal from an award of compensation.

Judges (1)

Shahnaz binti Sulaiman Delivered

Parties (6)

Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang Respondent WEST COAST EXPRESSWAY Sdn Bhd Appellant Hiap Guan Chan Timber Hardware Merchant Intervener Kee Heok Kang Intervener Law Kooi Keong Intervener Tee Kim Chan Intervener

Case Significance

WEST COAST EXPRESSWAY SDN BHD v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang PENCELAH 1. ) HI... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated April 21, 2025 (citation: ba-15-141-11-2023). The case was decided by Shahnaz binti Sulaiman.

What was the outcome of WEST COAST EXPRESSWAY SDN BHD v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang PENCELAH 1. ) HI...?

WEST COAST EXPRESSWAY SDN BHD v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang PENCELAH 1. ) HI... is a High Court decision dated April 21, 2025. The case was heard by Shahnaz binti Sulaiman. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Federal Constitution

Art 13

Land Acquisition Act

s 49(1)

Land Acquisition Act 1960 (Cap 486)

National Land Code (Cap 828)

Cases Cited (11)

UK (1)

[1939] AC 302

MY (10)

[1954] MLJ 69 [1966] 1 MLJ 243 [1971] 1 MLJ 43 [1984] 2 MLJ 35 [1986] 1 MLJ 405 [2011] 4 MLJ 403 [2017] 3 MLJ 561 [2020] 1 CLJ 34 [2020] 4 MLJ 1 [2023] 5 MLJ 520

Judgment

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