Land acquisition
11 cases · January 2025 to June 2026
Case Volume by Year
5 25
6 26
2025–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Late payment charges — Sections 32 and 48 Land Acquisition Act 1960 — Early entry by concessionaire — Physical possession prior to gazettement — Mandatory late payment charges under s. 32 — Applicable interest rate — Amendment to Land Acquisition Act 1960 — Compensation for early entry — Rental award — Whether rental award sustainable in law — Injurious affection — Compensation for remaining land — Whether compensation awarded by High Court constitutes “excess” — Applicability of s. 48 — Computation of late payment charges — Date of formal possession. 2 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 1 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) 1 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 1 Compensation — Ancillary structures — Whether award for store and terrace structures inadequate — Whether larger dimensions and higher valuation sufficiently proved 1 Compensation — Burden of proof — Whether appellant established inadequacy of Land Administrator’s award — Scope of court’s role in land reference proceedings 1 Assessors — Role of assessors — Whether assessor reports binding on court — Judicial duty to independently determine compensation — Land Acquisition Act 1960 ss 40A–40D 1 Compensation — Injurious affection — Observable physical impact — Reduced residential amenity — Market perception — Whether engineering evidence necessary before limited award could be made 1 Compensation — Consequential claims — Temporary rental — Moving costs — Reinstatement costs — Whether compensable under para 2(e) of First Schedule where dwelling not acquired 1 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) 1 Compulsory acquisition — Compensation fund deposited into Court — Determination of competing claims — Meaning of “person interested” — Land Acquisition Act 1960, s 2. Trusts and Equity — Bare trustee — Master title holder — Right of beneficial owners to compensation — Missing historical roots of title — Minor discrepancies in sub-lot measurements — Constructive trust — Unconscionability. Civil Procedure — Standing of deceased plaintiffs — Lack of extracted Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration — Power of court to stay specific disbursements 1 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. 1 Appeal against the compensation awarded by the High Court — Whether the learned High Court Judge had erred in failing to provide the Parties with the written opinions of assessors — Whether Federal Court case of Tegas Sejati Sdn Bhd v Pentadbir Tanah dan Daerah Hulu Langat & Anor followed — Land Acquisition Act 1960, section 40C 1 Compensation — Entitlement — Registered proprietor — Plaintiff was registered proprietor at time of acquisition notice and enquiry — Plaintiff had previously applied for surrender of land — Whether plaintiff remained “person interested” under Land Acquisition Act 1960 — Whether plaintiff entitled to compensation — Land Acquisition Act 1960, s 2 1 building on the scheduled land was demolished in 2012 due to a landslide — the schedule land was already vacant and barren circa 2012 due to demolition and prior to acquisition — the acquisition was gazetted in 2014 — the Land Administrator acquired the scheduled land under section 8 of the Land Acquisition Act 1960 [Act 486] for the purpose of repairing and rehabilitating the condition of the hill slope — Projek Memperbaiki Runtuhan Cerun di Jalan Puncak Setiawangsa 2, Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur — Applicant claims compensation for the loss of the subject building (due to landslide) — loss of the building — no injurious affection — Land reference proceeding 1 Compensation — Beneficial owners — Intervention — Bare trustee — Indefeasibility of title — Fraud — Illegality — Setting aside order — Functus officio — Locus standi — Order 15 Rule 6(2) ROC — Section 340 NLC — Section 16 LAA — Article 13 Federal Constitution 1 compensation not paid. Certificate pursuant to section 33 of the Government Proceedings Act 1956 obtained. 1
Late payment charges — Sections 32 and 48 Land Acquisition Act 1960 — Early entry by concessionaire — Physical possession prior to gazettement — Mandatory late payment charges under s. 32 — Applicable interest rate — Amendment to Land Acquisition Act 1960 — Compensation for early entry — Rental award — Whether rental award sustainable in law — Injurious affection — Compensation for remaining land — Whether compensation awarded by High Court constitutes “excess” — Applicability of s. 48 — Computation of late payment charges — Date of formal possession. 2 cases
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 1 case
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) 1 case
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 1 case
Compensation — Ancillary structures — Whether award for store and terrace structures inadequate — Whether larger dimensions and higher valuation sufficiently proved 1 case
Compensation — Burden of proof — Whether appellant established inadequacy of Land Administrator’s award — Scope of court’s role in land reference proceedings 1 case
Assessors — Role of assessors — Whether assessor reports binding on court — Judicial duty to independently determine compensation — Land Acquisition Act 1960 ss 40A–40D 1 case
Compensation — Injurious affection — Observable physical impact — Reduced residential amenity — Market perception — Whether engineering evidence necessary before limited award could be made 1 case
Compensation — Consequential claims — Temporary rental — Moving costs — Reinstatement costs — Whether compensable under para 2(e) of First Schedule where dwelling not acquired 1 case
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) 1 case
Compulsory acquisition — Compensation fund deposited into Court — Determination of competing claims — Meaning of “person interested” — Land Acquisition Act 1960, s 2. Trusts and Equity — Bare trustee — Master title holder — Right of beneficial owners to compensation — Missing historical roots of title — Minor discrepancies in sub-lot measurements — Constructive trust — Unconscionability. Civil Procedure — Standing of deceased plaintiffs — Lack of extracted Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration — Power of court to stay specific disbursements 1 case
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. 1 case
Appeal against the compensation awarded by the High Court — Whether the learned High Court Judge had erred in failing to provide the Parties with the written opinions of assessors — Whether Federal Court case of Tegas Sejati Sdn Bhd v Pentadbir Tanah dan Daerah Hulu Langat & Anor followed — Land Acquisition Act 1960, section 40C 1 case
Compensation — Entitlement — Registered proprietor — Plaintiff was registered proprietor at time of acquisition notice and enquiry — Plaintiff had previously applied for surrender of land — Whether plaintiff remained “person interested” under Land Acquisition Act 1960 — Whether plaintiff entitled to compensation — Land Acquisition Act 1960, s 2 1 case
building on the scheduled land was demolished in 2012 due to a landslide — the schedule land was already vacant and barren circa 2012 due to demolition and prior to acquisition — the acquisition was gazetted in 2014 — the Land Administrator acquired the scheduled land under section 8 of the Land Acquisition Act 1960 [Act 486] for the purpose of repairing and rehabilitating the condition of the hill slope — Projek Memperbaiki Runtuhan Cerun di Jalan Puncak Setiawangsa 2, Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur — Applicant claims compensation for the loss of the subject building (due to landslide) — loss of the building — no injurious affection — Land reference proceeding 1 case
Compensation — Beneficial owners — Intervention — Bare trustee — Indefeasibility of title — Fraud — Illegality — Setting aside order — Functus officio — Locus standi — Order 15 Rule 6(2) ROC — Section 340 NLC — Section 16 LAA — Article 13 Federal Constitution 1 case
compensation not paid. Certificate pursuant to section 33 of the Government Proceedings Act 1956 obtained. 1 case
Key Statutes
Land Acquisition Act 1960 (Cap 486)
cited in 5 cases Federal Constitution
cited in 4 cases Rules of Court 2012
cited in 3 cases Government Proceedings Act 1956
cited in 2 cases Land Acquisition Act
cited in 2 cases National Land Code
cited in 2 cases Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
cited in 1 case Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
cited in 1 case Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Top Judges
Che Mohd Ruzima bin Ghazali 2 Ong Chee Kwan 2 Mohd Firuz bin Jaffril 2 Yusrin Faidz bin Yusoff 2 Shahnaz binti Sulaiman 1 Azhahari Kamal bin Ramli 1 Azman bin Abdullah 1 Alwi bin Abdul Wahab 1 Avinder Singh Gill a/l Ranjit Singh 1 Shoba Rajah a/p Dorai Rajah 1 Shamsul Bahrin bin Abdul Manaf 1 Raja Segaran a/l S.krishnan 1 Evrol Mariette Peters 1 Lim Chong Fong 1 Ahmad Fairuz bin Zainol Abidin 1
Top Firms
Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Terengganu 2 Mah Weng Kwai & Associates 1 Kamar Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan 1 Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Selangor 1 Farah A. Zabir & Partners 1 K S Ong & Co. 1 Gan Teik Chee & Ho 1 State Legal Adviser 1 Nordin Kassim & Aziz 1 Zamani Mohammad & Co 1
Top Lawyers
Siti Radziah Binti Kamarudin 1 Kirthika a/p Padmanapan 1 Denise Phang Hui Xian 1 Chua Zhuo Linn 1 Nur Syafinaz Hayati Binti Kamarrudin 1 Shaik Mohd Imran 1 Daniel Mahadhev A/L Arokiasamy @ Ishwar 1 Tan Kah Hoo 1 Loh Li Lian 1 Syarifah Syazwani binti Syed Hussin 1 Siti Zuhairah binti Zulkifli 1 Abdul Aziz Bin Hasan 1 Mohd Nawawi Bin Ismail 1 Aliah Binti Mohd Zahiruddin 1 Zulfazliah Binti Mahmud 1
Cases
ta-24ncvc-165-09-2025
PERTUBUHAN DANSANAK HAJI AWANG BIN CHIK v 1. ) KERAJAAN NEGERI TERENGGANU DARUL IMAN 2. ) MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM DAN ADAT MELAYU TERENGGANU (MAIDAM)
13 June 2026
MYHC
ma-15-7-06-2024
MARSHILAH BINTI ISMAIL v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Melaka Tengah
24 May 2026
MYHC
ba-24ncvc-2403-10-2025
1. ) Jaganathan A/l Malayappan 2. ) VIJAN A/L MARIAPPAN 3. ) VIJAYAGOMARAN A/L MARIAPPAN 4. ) SUSHILAR A/P RAMAN 5. ) GURUSAMY A/L VELLASAMY (DIWAKILI OLEH SHEKAR A/L GURUSAMY) 6. ) PALANIAMMAL A/P PERUMAL (DIWAKILI OLEH SHEKAR A/L GURUSAMY) 7. ) S. PRAKASH A/L P. SHANGAN 8. ) THIRUNAVUKKARASU A/L SAMIAPPAN 9. ) GANESAN A/L PITCHAN 10. ) SINNAMMAH A/P MARIAPPAN 11. ) SUBRAMANIAM A/L KRISHNASAMY 12. ) SIVA KUMAR A/L PONNIAH v 1. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang 2. ) GOH SWEE SWAN (SEBAGAI PEMEGA...
16 April 2026
MYHC
da-15-181-12-2024
Muhammad Amni Fitri bin Azami v Pentadbir Tanah Jajahan Kota Bharu
15 April 2026
MYHC
p-01a-372-06-2024
1. ) LOYAL SYNERGY SDN BHD 2. ) loyal synerg sdn bhd v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Timur Laut
24 February 2026
MYCOA
ta-24-2-12-2024
ISMAIL BIN MAMAT v 1. ) Pentadbir Tanah Besut 2. ) Kerajaan Negeri Terengganu 3. ) Jabatan Ketua Pengarah Tanah & Galian (JKPTG)
15 February 2026
MYHC
w-01ncvca-609-08-2022
AFEEF ABDULQADER MANSOOR v PENTADBIR TANAH WPKL
2 November 2025
MYCOA
w-01a-468-07-2024
KAOCHERN CORPORATION SDN. BHD. v Pentadbir Tanah Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
12 October 2025
MYCOA
w-01a-469-07-2024
KAOCHERN CORPORATION SDN. BHD. v Pentadbir Tanah Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
12 October 2025
MYCOA
wa-15-29-10-2019
SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD v JABATAN KETUA PENGARAH TANAH DAN GALIAN PERSEKUTUAN
8 September 2025
MYHC
ba-25-58-09-2023
PRISTINE POWER SDN. BHD. v Pegawai Kewangan Negeri Selangor
26 January 2025
MYHC