PERTUBUHAN DANSANAK HAJI AWANG BIN CHIK v 1. ) KERAJAAN NEGERI TERENGGANU DARUL IMAN 2. ) MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM DAN ADAT MELAYU TERENGGANU (MAIDAM)
ta-24ncvc-165-09-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 June 2026 • TA-24NCvC-165-09/2025 • 24 min read
7 cases cited
(0 SG, 7 foreign)
Catchwords
Land Law – Waqf – Wakaf ahli (family waqf) – Wakaf zuriat – Whether Plaintiff's members are legitimate beneficiaries – Whether civil court has jurisdiction to determine validity of waqf – Syariah Court has exclusive jurisdiction under Section 11(3)(vii) Syariah Court (Terengganu) Enactment 2001 Land Law – Waqf – Istibdal (substitution of waqf property) – Compensation for acquired waqf land – Whether MAIDAM lawfully entitled to receive compensation – State Fatwa Committee rulings requiring replacement with land of similar value – Statutory vesting under Section 4 and 5 Waqf (Terengganu) Enactment 2016 Land Acquisition – Compulsory acquisition – Challenge to acquisition – Whether acquisition for "public purpose" under Section 3(a) Land Acquisition Act 1960 – Section 3(c) permits acquisition for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes – Gazette declaration under Section 8 conclusive – Sections 68 and 68A bar challenge to award Limitation of Actions – Recovery of land – Section 9 Limitation Act 1953 – 12-year limitation period – Whether action time-barred – Acquisition in 2010, action filed in 2025 – Section 341 National Land Code 1965 not applicable to non-registered proprietor Civil Procedure – Originating summons – Order 89 Rules of Court 2012 – Summary procedure for uncontested possession claims – Whether appropriate for complex dispute involving waqf and constitutional law – Proper procedure is judicial review under Order 53 Locus Standi – Registered society – Whether society has standing to claim proprietary rights over land – Society not registered proprietor nor beneficiary – Societies Act 1966 – Society's rights separate from members' rights – No letters of administration or grant of probate obtained
Practice Areas
Judges (1)
Counsel (4)
Statutes Cited
Federal Constitution
Art 13
Land Acquisition Act 1960 (Cap 486)
Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
National Land Code (Cap 828)
Rules of Court 2012
Cases Cited (7)
MY (7)
[1977] 1 MLJ 52 [1977] 2 MLJ 7 [1991] 1 MLJ 343 [2007] 3 CLJ 361 [2007] 5 MLJ 101 [2008] 3 CLJ 470 [2009] 4 CLJ 365
Judgment
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