BATO BAGI & ORS vs KERAJAAN NEGERI SARAWAK & ANOTHER APPEAL

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

Petitioner Advocates:Sulaiman Abdullah,Baru Bian ,Respondent Advocate: JC Fong,Marjanah Adenan

Table of Content
1. judge expressing opinion on appeal (Para 1)
2. native customary rights extinguished for project (Para 2 , 3)
3. claims of violation of constitution rights (Para 4 , 5)
4. challenges to the extinguishment of rights. (Para 6)
5. arguments for declaration and trial request (Para 7 , 8)
6. court's reasoning on public purpose (Para 9 , 10)
7. issue of compensation and lack of trial necessity (Para 11)
8. provisions of sarawak land code on rights (Para 12 , 13)
9. establishment of loss of livelihood (Para 14)
10. differences between appeals on land use (Para 15 , 16)
11. question of law regarding constitutionality (Para 17 , 18)
12. need for consideration of pre-acquisition hearing (Para 19)
13. compensation provisions and their implications (Para 20 , 21)
14. failure to provide guidelines for compensation (Para 22 , 23)
15. obligation to ensure rights are protected (Para 24)
16. global norms and domestic laws (Para 25)
17. right to return land after extinguishment (Para 26)
18. court's decision and dismissal of the appeal (Para 27 , 28)
19. constitutional investments and implications (Para 29)
20. reference to international norms (Para 30)
21. observations on existing practices (Para 31)