Cases
JUDGMENT
Evrol Mariette Peters JCA:
Introduction
[1] This was an appeal against the compensation awarded by the High Court to the Appellant, whose property was compulsorily acquired by the Respondent under the Land Acquisition Act 1960 ("Land Acquisition Act") for a road project.
The Factual Background
[2] The case concerned the compulsory acquisition by the Respondent of 452 square meters from a larger parcel of land owned by the Appellant in Penang.
[3] The Respondent had initially awarded compensation of RM1 million to the Appellant based on a valuation of RM2,212.39 per square meter. Dissatisfied, the Appellant contested this in the High Court, arguing for a significantly higher market value of approximately RM4,377.62 per square meter, which it claimed was supported by its valuer's report, who used different comparable transactions.