DIHADAPAN Y.A. DATO' AHMADI BIN HAJI ASNAWI

Pesuruhjaya Kehakiman

Mahkamah Tinggi Muar

Pada 30 April 2008

22-119-2005

Keputusan Encl. 11

Position between Plaintiff with previous landowner. Issues raised:-

- What took place in meetings on 24.3.2000; 20.7.2000 and 6.4.2000-2 versions

- Plaintiff said something else, Defendant said something else.

- Whether meeting on 20.7.2000 where Defendant reduced the size of kuil to 30 x 22 was for a specific time until notice to transfer the kuil is issued as is contended by Plaintiff - or it was in consideration of the squatters leaving the area as contended by Defendant.

- Fact is there were squatters - on the land and they left the land which according to the Defendant was in consideration of the Defendant taking action to reduce the size of the kuil to 30 x 22.

- Whether meeting on 6.11.2000 Plaintiff agrees to transfer the kuil to neighbouring land next to drain adjacent to the said land.

- Whether previous landowner - Muthiah and later his son supported the construction of the kuil on the said land and Suppiah later sold the said land together with the kuil on the said land.

- Defendant - kata Plaintiff sanggup untuk membahagi tanah tersebut dan memberi mereka satu lot tanah 20 x 30 dimana kuil dibina. Plaintiff menafikannya hanya membenarkan Defendant menggunakan tanah tersebut untuk satu jangka masa sehingga diberi notis untuk pindah.

- Samada Plaintiff di estopped dari menafikan perjanjian pada 24.3.2000 setelah Defendant dengan bergantung kepada perjanjian tersebut mengeluarkan belanja sendiri untuk mengurangkan keluasan kawasan yang dihuni oleh kuil.

- Samada luas kawasan kuil telah dikurangkan hasil daripada perjanjian tersebut.

- Wujud counter claim dan lain-lain isu undang-undang yang rumit yang tidak sesuai diputuskan melalui affidavit evidence - issue equity, estoppel dan peruntukkan-peruntukkan tertentu dalam Kanun Tanah Negara.

Keputusan

Defendan-Defendan berjaya menunjukkan isu-isu serious yang perlu dibicarakan (triable issues) seperti dihuraikan di atas.

Permohonan Plaintiff dibawah Encl. 11 ditolak dengan kos.

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