[1] These are four appeals filed by the appellant, Tenaga Nasional Berhad ("TNB") before this court originating from two land reference proceedings in the High court which were heard together The respondent in these four appeals is Unggul Tangkas Sdn Bhd ("Unggul Tangkas"). Unggul Tangkas was the registered owner of two pieces of land ("scheduled land") which were acquired for TNB pursuant to s 3(1)(a) of the Land Acquisition Act 1960 ('Act'). Unggul Tangkas was awarded RM12,593,196 ('award') as full compensation for its interest in the scheduled land, which was payable by TNB.

[2] Dissatisfied with the award, Unggul Tangkas filed an objection in Form N to the Land Administrator and initiated two land reference proceedings before the High court.

[3] TNB filed applications under O 15 r 6 of the Rules of 2012 ("ROC 2012") for leave to intervene ("encl 7") in the land reference proceedings and to file the valuer's report and the relevant rebuttal reports.

[4] Unggul Tangkas contended that TNB failed to comply with the procedure for objection to the award as provided for under ss 37(3) and 38 of the Act and the applications to intervene were an abuse of the court process.

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