Muhammad Amni Fitri bin Azami v Pentadbir Tanah Jajahan Kota Bharu

da-15-181-12-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 15 April 2026 • DA-15-181-12/2024

Catchwords

LAND ACQUISITION — Adequacy of compensation — Loss of business income — Claim for projected future profits arising from compulsory acquisition of petrol station land — Whether projected profits over remaining contractual tenure speculative and remote — Requirement to prove “true loss” with cogent evidence — Principle of equivalence — Whether Land Administrator’s award reasonable — Additional compensation for disposal losses involving fuel stock — Federal Constitution art 13(2); Land Acquisition Act 1960 ss 38(1), 48. EVIDENCE — Expert evidence — Valuation report — Projection of future business profits by land valuer unsupported by audited accounts, market analysis or expert economic evidence — Weight to be attached to speculative projections.

Judges (1)

Shamsul Bahrin bin Abdul Manaf Delivered

Parties (2)

Muhammad Amni Fitri bin Azami Appellant Pentadbir Tanah Jajahan Kota Bharu Respondent

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (da-15-181-12-2024)