Tenaga Nasional Berhad 1. ) SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD 2. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang

Tenaga Nasional Berhad 1. ) SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD 2. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang

The Court followed the Federal Court in Spicon Products and held that a paymaster is entitled to intervene under Order 15 r 6(2)(b) ROC to protect its direct legal interest in compensation; therefore the High Court's dismissal of TNB's intervention was set aside.

Citation
B-01(IM)-67-02/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Parties
Appellant: Tenaga Nasional Berhad; Respondent 1: Sime Darby Plantation Berhad; Respondent 2: Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang
Court
IM
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
22 January 2025
Case Number
B-01(IM)-67-02/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal (land Reference) / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome
Appeal allowed; High Court decision set aside
Legal Topics
Intervention, Right to Be Heard, Form N Requirement, Paymaster Standing, Compensation Assessment
Source Language
Malay/English
Land Acquisition Civil Procedure Constitutional Law (property) Intervention Right to Be Heard Form N Requirement Paymaster Standing Compensation Assessment

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Parties

Tenaga Nasional Berhad

Appellant

Sime Darby Plantation Berhad

Respondent 1

Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Klang

Respondent 2

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal (land Reference) / Court of Appeal Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a paymaster who did not file Form N may intervene and be heard in land reference proceedings
  2. 2 Whether the Federal Court decision in Spicon Products or the earlier Unggul Tangkas governs the right to intervene
  3. 3 Whether Order 15 rule 6(2)(b) ROC provides the proper mechanism for intervention in land reference proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

The Court followed the Federal Court in Spicon Products and held that a paymaster is entitled to intervene under Order 15 r 6(2)(b) ROC to protect its direct legal interest in compensation; therefore the High Court's dismissal of TNB's intervention was set aside.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; High Court decision set aside

Orders

  • High Court decision dismissing TNB's intervention application set aside
  • Sime Darby Plantation Berhad to pay costs of RM20,000.00 to Tenaga Nasional Berhad, subject to allocatur