PUTRA & CO SDN. BHD. Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Kota Setar

PUTRA & CO SDN. BHD. Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Kota Setar

Court accepted joint assessors' valuation adjustments using a single time adjustment and grouped other adjustments, adopted market value RM2,400.00 per sqm (RM223 per sq ft) producing land value RM2,793,925.00, allowed reversion calculation with a higher reversion return rate (7.5%), increased the award over the Land Administrator's figure by RM1,564,364.67, replaced the incidental cost award for replacement premises with loss of earnings RM150,000.00, and rejected unproven claims for legal fees, structures and prepaid lease tax.

Citation
KA-15-33-07/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Pemohon: Putra & Co Sdn. Bhd.; Responden: Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Kota Setar
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
25 September 2025
Case Number
KA-15-33-07/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Rujukan Tanah / Judgment
Outcome
Permohonan dibenarkan
Legal Topics
Compensation, Valuation Methods, Reversion, Incidental Costs, Loss of Earnings, Burden of Proof
Source Language
Malay/English
Land Acquisition Constitutional Law Property Valuation Administrative Law Compensation Valuation Methods Reversion Incidental Costs +2 more

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Parties

Putra & Co Sdn. Bhd.

Pemohon

Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Kota Setar

Responden

Procedural Posture

Rujukan Tanah / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the award of compensation by the Land Administrator was inadequate
  2. 2 Proper valuation method and appropriate comparable transactions
  3. 3 Treatment and valuation of leasehold interest and reversion after lease expiry

Ratio Decidendi

Court accepted joint assessors' valuation adjustments using a single time adjustment and grouped other adjustments, adopted market value RM2,400.00 per sqm (RM223 per sq ft) producing land value RM2,793,925.00, allowed reversion calculation with a higher reversion return rate (7.5%), increased the award over the Land Administrator's figure by RM1,564,364.67, replaced the incidental cost award for replacement premises with loss of earnings RM150,000.00, and rejected unproven claims for legal fees, structures and prepaid lease tax.

Court Disposition

Permohonan dibenarkan

Orders

  • Award of market value for land RM2,793,925.00 @ RM2,400.00 per sqm (RM223.00 per sq ft) less Land Administrator award RM1,229,560.33, balance RM1,564,364.67
  • Incidental cost para 2(d) for cost of replacement premises (RM75,675.60) set aside and replaced with loss of earnings award of RM150,000.00