[1] The appellant is the owner of a piece of land known as Lot 1883 CT 14408 Mukim Semenyih and was in the process of developing the same into an industrial park known as "Kajang 181 Park". Earthworks and piling works had been completed and 42 sale and purchase agreements for the sale of the industrial lots had been entered into with third parties.

[2] While all these were ongoing, a notice in Form A of the Land Acquisition Act 1960 (the Act) was published in a gazette dated 14 February 1997. It is an undisputed fact that the appellant's land was acquired under the Act and compensation were paid to the appellant.

[3] During the inquiry, the appellant was awarded a total sum of RM20,862,281.75 as per the Borang H at pp 67-68 of Rekod Rayuan A Jilid 1.

[4] Being dissatisfied with the same, the appellant filed an objection under Borang N resulting in the matter being referred to the High Court. The particulars