26 Mar 2023
MD ISA BIN BUJANG 1. ) PL SOON HUAT REALTY SDN BHD 2. ) Malayan Banking Berhad 3. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Langkawi 4. ) Kerajaan Negeri Kedah
- Citation
- KA-24NCvC-75-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- KA-24NCvC-75-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The revocation of the Land's Malay reservation status by Gazette No.124 (1998) was validly effected under the Kedah Malay Reservations enactment (s.4(b)); the alleged failure of any swap or replacement land does not invalidate a properly gazetted revocation; equitable doctrines (approbate and reprobate) cannot be used to defeat the statutory scheme; affidavits are outside the scope of certain Evidence Act estoppel provisions; limitation did not bar the claim because the clear and unequivocal threat only arose in 2022 — consequently the originating summons is dismissed and the Land is not a Ma…