22 Jul 2025
MOHAMAD ZAINI BIN SALLEH Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Bentong
- Citation
- CB-15-49-12/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- CB-15-49-12/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The court held that the Land Administrator or officer who conducted the s.12 inquiry is not a proper oral witness in a land reference under the Third Schedule framework; compensation for underground land can only be considered where statutory stratum rights have been granted and endorsed on title in accordance with the National Land Code and its regulations; applicants' valuer established a prima facie case but there was no registered underground ownership or title endorsement so no separate compensation for underground land was due; the award of the Land Administrator was therefore upheld an…