ART J ORIGINAL SDN BHD v 1. ) PENGARAH TANAH DAN GALIAN NEGERI KEDAH 2. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Langkawi 3. ) PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK TANAH & GALIAN KEDAH 4. ) Kerajaan Negeri Kedah 5. ) KHAW LE NA (menjalankan amalan guaman dibawah nama dan gaya Tetuan Le Siew & Co) 6. ) RAHIM BIN ISMAIL 7. ) NOR AZAHAR BIN ZAINOL 8. ) Muhammad Izat Marican Bin Nor Azahar
ka-22ncvc-54-10-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 23 August 2025 • KA-22NCvC-54-10/2021 • 23 min read
7 cases cited
(0 SG, 7 foreign)
Catchwords
Limitation: Cause of action - Accrual of - When time began to run - Claim of breach of duty of care and professional negligence - Whether time period for limitation ran from date of impugned agreement or from date of infringement of claimant's right caused by impugned agreement - Whether knowledge or discoverability of breach material for purpose of determining whether cause of action accrued - Balancing competing rights and interests of respective parties - Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 Tort: Negligence - Duty of care - Breach - Causation - Loss - Breach of statutory duty - Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 - National Land Code Land Law: Land Administrator - Statutory duty - Inaccurate information - Computerised Land Registration System (CLRS) - National Land Code - Malay Reserve Land endorsement - Duty of care - Whether can be relied upon Res Judicata: Whether the present claim is barred by the doctrine of res judicata Unjust Enrichment: Whether the doctrine of “unjust enrichment” provided a valid defence for the SLA Defendants against the Plaintiff’s claim
Counsel (5)
Parties (9)
ART J ORIGINAL Sdn Bhd Plaintiff KHAW LE NA (menjalankan amalan guaman dibawah nama dan gaya Tetuan Le Siew & Co) Defendant Kerajaan Negeri Kedah Defendant PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK TANAH & GALIAN KEDAH Defendant PENGARAH TANAH DAN GALIAN NEGERI KEDAH Defendant Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Langkawi Defendant Muhammad Izat Marican bin Nor Azahar Defendant Nor Azahar bin Zainol Defendant Rahim bin Ismail Defendant
Case Significance
ART J ORIGINAL SDN BHD v 1. ) PENGARAH TANAH DAN GALIAN NEGERI KEDAH 2. ) Pen... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated August 23, 2025 (citation: ka-22ncvc-54-10-2021). The case was decided by John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee.
Key issues: Tort: Negligence - Duty of care - Breach - Causation - Loss - Breach of statutory duty - Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 - National Land Code.
What was the outcome of ART J ORIGINAL SDN BHD v 1. ) PENGARAH TANAH DAN GALIAN NEGERI KEDAH 2. ) Pen...?
ART J ORIGINAL SDN BHD v 1. ) PENGARAH TANAH DAN GALIAN NEGERI KEDAH 2. ) Pen... is a High Court decision dated August 23, 2025. The case was heard by John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee. See the full judgment for details.
Statutes Cited
National Land Code (Cap 828)
Cases Cited (7)
UK (1)
[2006] 2 AC 543
MY (6)
[1970] 1 MLJ 158 [1991] 1 MLJ 409 [2012] 3 CLJ 271 [2012] 8 MLJ 713 [2024] 4 MLJ 656 [2024] 5 CLJ 519
Judgment
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