Roz Mawar Rozain J:

[1] This suit concerns a contractual dispute arising from the sale and purchase of federal land in Putrajaya between a former senior Government advisor and the Federal Lands Commissioner. The case presents fundamental questions of contract law, particularly regarding the formation and termination of agreements for the sale of Government land, involving a bungalow lot at Lot 2311, Presint 15, Putrajaya (the Land) with a transaction value that was revised from RM395,550.00 to RM237,330.00. The chronological span extends from August 2017 to July 2020, encompassing the plaintiff's acceptance of offers, payment of deposit, and ultimately an unexpected termination decision made in May 2019 but only communicated in July 2020.

[2] The dispute centres on competing narratives about whether a binding contractual relationship existed between the parties and, if so, whether its termination was justified. The plaintiff, a former advisor to the 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia, contends that a valid agreement was formed through his acceptance and partial performance via deposit payment. The defendants argue that no concluded contract existed due to alleged failure to complete esse