Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Paymaster liability

Legal area

Court

30 Jan 2024

Sime Darby Plantation (Peninsular) Sdn. Bhd. 1. ) Pentadbir Tanah Kuala Langat 2. ) PETRONAS GAS BERHAD

Citation

BA-15-85-04/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-15-85-04/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The proposed intervener (paymaster) was entitled to intervene because it is a person interested who applied under s.3(1)(b) of the Land Acquisition Act 1960; Unggul Tangkas was distinguishable (that case concerned s.3(1)(a)); Federal Court guidance in Spicon supports that a paymaster or interested person who accepted an award may participate via intervention under the Rules of Court; accordingly leave to intervene is granted.
12 Jan 2023

SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD PENTADBIR TANAH DAERAH KLANG PIHAK TERKILAN TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD

Citation

BA-15-3-01/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-15-3-01/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The application to intervene was dismissed because TNB, as paymaster, did not lodge Form N and under Unggul Tangkas the LAA requires lodging of Form N to object; Spicon was distinguishable on facts (it involved a landowner intervener) and thus did not permit intervention here, so the court denied TNB's application.
17 Aug 2022

THE KAMPONG KUANTAN RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED 1. ) PENTADBIR TANAH KUALA KRAI 2. ) Majlis Daerah Kuala Krai

Citation

DA-15-15-11/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

DA-15-15-11/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The naming of MDKK as respondent was a clerical mistake by the court registry; PTJKK functioned as the Land Administrator and was represented throughout, thereby protecting MDKK's interests; substitution of the respondent to PTJKK under Order 20 r 11 was appropriate and did not prejudice MDKK; therefore the applicant's amendment application was allowed and the respondent's application dismissed.

Malaysia Case Law

Sime Darby Plantation (Peninsular) Sdn. Bhd. 1. ) Pentadbir Tanah Kuala Langat 2. ) PETRONAS GAS BERHAD

SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD PENTADBIR TANAH DAERAH KLANG PIHAK TERKILAN TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD

THE KAMPONG KUANTAN RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED 1. ) PENTADBIR TANAH KUALA KRAI 2. ) Majlis Daerah Kuala Krai