Court rules land acquisition notice for WCE project enforceable
SHAH ALAM:
The High Court here has dismissed a suit filed by a landowner seeking a declaration that a notice issued by the Klang land administrator to take possession of his property under the Land Acquisition Act (LAA) 1960 is unenforceable.
Justice Khadijah Idris said Section 56 of the LAA does not render invalid the non-service of the notice on S Subramaniam and 18 others for the long-delayed West Coast Expressway (WCE) project.
The provision states that any omission or irregularity in the service of a notice will not invalidate the acquisition process.
Subramaniam was ordered to pay RM5,000 in costs to the land administrator, who was represented by Selangor state legal adviser Salim Soib.
Last year, Subramaniam filed an…
