1. ) Jaganathan A/l Malayappan 2. ) VIJAN A/L MARIAPPAN 3. ) VIJAYAGOMARAN A/L MARIAPPAN 4. ) SUSHILAR A/P RAMAN 5. ) GURUSAMY A/L VELLASAMY (DIWAKILI OLEH SHEKAR A/L GURUSAMY) 6. ) PALANIAMMAL A/P PERUMAL (DIWAKILI OLEH SHEKAR A/L GURUSAMY) 7. ) S. PRAKASH A/L P. SHANGAN 8. ) THIRUNAVUKKARASU A/L SAMIAPPAN 9. ) GANESAN A/L PITCHAN 10. ) SINNAMMAH A/P MARIAPPAN 11. ) SUBRAMANIAM A/L KRISHNASAMY 12. ) SIVA KUMAR A/L PONNIAH v 1. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang 2. ) GOH SWEE SWAN (SEBAGAI PEMEGA...

ba-24ncvc-2403-10-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 16 April 2026 • BA-24NCvC-2403-10/2025 • 24 min read

3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

Catchwords

Land Acquisition — Compulsory acquisition — Compensation fund deposited into Court — Determination of competing claims — Meaning of “person interested” — Land Acquisition Act 1960, s 2. Trusts and Equity — Bare trustee — Master title holder — Right of beneficial owners to compensation — Missing historical roots of title — Minor discrepancies in sub-lot measurements — Constructive trust — Unconscionability. Civil Procedure — Standing of deceased plaintiffs — Lack of extracted Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration — Power of court to stay specific disbursements

Judges (1)

Shoba Rajah a/p Dorai Rajah Delivered

Counsel (6)

Farah A. Zabir & Partners Firm K S Ong & Co. Firm Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Selangor Firm Daniel Mahadhev A/L Arokiasamy @ Ishwar Counsel Defendant Nur Syafinaz Hayati Binti Kamarrudin Counsel Defendant Shaik Mohd Imran Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (14)

Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang Respondent Ganesan a/l Pitchan Applicant Goh Swee Swan Respondent Gurusamy a/l Vellasamy Applicant Jaganathan a/l Malayappan Applicant Palaniammal a/p Perumal Applicant S. Prakash a/l P. Shangan Applicant Sinnammah a/p Mariappan Applicant Siva Kumar a/l Ponniah Applicant Subramaniam a/l Krishnasamy Applicant Sushilar a/p Raman Applicant Thirunavukkarasu a/l Samiappan Applicant Vijan a/l Mariappan Applicant Vijayagomaran a/l Mariappan Applicant

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Land Acquisition Act 1960 (Cap 486)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (3)

MY (3)

[1937] 1 MLJ 229 [1969] 2 MLJ 3 [2023] 6 MLJ 840

Judgment

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