YUSRI BIN YAAKOP v 1. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Melaka Tengah 2. ) Jabatan Ketua Pengarah Tanah & Galian (JKPTG)

ma-24ncvc-529-12-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 8 March 2026 • MA-24NCvC-529-12/2025

Catchwords

Land Law — Rectification of register — Application to cancel distribution order issued under Small Estates regime — Plaintiff relying on subsequent Syariah Court faraid order — Whether High Court may direct cancellation of Borang E distribution order — Section 417 National Land Code 1965. Land Law — Torrens system — Security of title — Rectification of land register — Whether court may order rectification affecting registered proprietors who are not parties to proceedings — Necessity of joining affected proprietors. Land Law — Transmission of land upon death — Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955 — Perintah Pembahagian (Borang E) — Registration of interests pursuant to distribution order. Islamic Law — Faraid — Syariah Court order determining heirs and shares — Whether faraid order automatically alters civil land registration — Interaction between Syariah inheritance determination and National Land Code registration system. Civil Procedure — Originating summons — Application seeking cancellation of administrative distribution order and rectification of land register — Whether relief may be granted where numerous registered proprietors not joined — Principle of natural justice. Natural Justice — Audi alteram partem — Court declining to grant orders affecting proprietary interests of persons not before court. Practice and Procedure — Proper parties — Requirement to join registered proprietors where rectification of register sought.

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