JUDGMENT

Alice Loke Yee Ching J:

Introduction

[1] The plaintiff's case is but another appalling instance of a landowner being dispossessed of his land by the fraudulent actions of third parties.

[2] The Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of her late husband, Madhu a/l KV Dharan. She seeks to recover for the estate, a piece of land which was once that of her husband's, but by a series of transactions, is now registered in the name of the 3rd Defendant.

The Plaintiff's Case

[3] The Plaintiff is an Indian national. She was married to Madhu a/l KV Dharan ("Madhu") until his death on 2 April 1998. She is presently residing in India.

[4] In 1993, Madhu purchased a piece of land identified as HSM 530 Lot 7501 Mukim Bukit Raja, District of Petaling, now known as PM 1834, Lot 7501, Tempat Bukit Cherakah, Mukim Bukit Raja, Daerah Petaling, Selangor Darul Ehsan ("said land"). The consideration sum was RM75,000.00. The transfer of land was effected and the land was registered in the name of Madhu on 9 March 1994.

[5] When Madhu passed away, Letters of Administration were granted to the Plaintiff and her mother-in-law on 16 April 2002. The services of solicitors Messrs A. Gnanarajah & Co, wer