MARSHILAH BINTI ISMAIL v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Melaka Tengah
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Land acquisition — Compensation — Injurious affection — Whether compensable diminution to dwelling established — Whether reduced setback and visible cracking constituted compensable impairment under para 2(d) of First Schedule — Whether claim for balance land diminution proved — Land Acquisition Act 1960, First Schedule paras 1, 2(d) Land acquisition — Compensation — Market value — Comparable sales method — Adjustment for Malacca customary land restriction — Whether +20% adjustment constituted proper equivalence adjustment under para 1(2A) of First Schedule — Whether RM390 per square metre justified Land acquisition — Compensation — Ancillary structures — Whether award for store and terrace structures inadequate — Whether larger dimensions and higher valuation sufficiently proved Land acquisition — Compensation — Burden of proof — Whether appellant established inadequacy of Land Administrator’s award — Scope of court’s role in land reference proceedings Land acquisition — Assessors — Role of assessors — Whether assessor reports binding on court — Judicial duty to independently determine compensation — Land Acquisition Act 1960 ss 40A–40D Land acquisition — Compensation — Injurious affection — Observable physical impact — Reduced residential amenity — Market perception — Whether engineering evidence necessary before limited award could be made Land acquisition — Compensation — Consequential claims — Temporary rental — Moving costs — Reinstatement costs — Whether compensable under para 2(e) of First Schedule where dwelling not acquired Land acquisition — Compensation — Costs — Whether claimant disentitled to costs where amount claimed exceeded court award by more than twenty per cent — Land Acquisition Act 1960 s 51(1)(c) Evidence — Valuation evidence — Comparable transactions — Adjustment methodology — Weight to be given to court-appointed assessor’s valuation analysis Evidence — Proof of compensable damage — Whether photographs and approved building plans sufficient to establish limited injurious affection in absence of engineering evidence
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