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Judge Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan, who wrote the unanimous decision, ruled Section 22(2A) said the development affecting hill tops or hill slopes are no longer merely an issue of local state governance.

“No law shall provide for the compulsory acquisition or use of property without adequate compensation.

This follows a lawsuit filed by Maybank International Labuan Branch as far back as September 2020, which then saw the court giving Dolomite until Oct 4 to settle the outstanding amount as well as the costs awarded by the court due to Maybank, or be wound up.

The developer should not arbitrarily impose an exorbitant administrative fee and benefit itself for its own neglect in applying for the strata title.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 18): Talam Transform Bhd is selling its entire 85% stake in Jilin Province Maxcourt Hotel Ltd (JPMHL) together with an assignment amount of creditors rights to Jilin Provincial Expressway Group Co Ltd (JPEGCL) for a combined cash sum of 72.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): The High Court in Johor Bahru on Sunday ordered ex-Johor executive council member Datuk Abd Latif Bandi, his son and a former real estate consultant to enter their defence against 37 corruption and money laundering charges involving more than RM30 million as the prosecution had proven a prima facie case against the accused, who were charged in 2017 for receiving bribes from property developers who requested for the change in bumiputra land status in Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA (Oct 29): The Federal Court on Friday (Oct 29) fixed Feb 16 next year to hear the appeals of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) and his son Datuk Nazifuddin Najib over the summary judgement entered against them over unpaid taxes of RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The High Court on Thursday (Oct 21) allowed the prosecution to commence impeachment proceedings against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured), which will see them using her statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) about her money-laundering case to grill her over her testimony in the ongoing solar hybrid project graft trial.

PUTRAJAYA (Oct 21): Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pictured) and his son Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin were granted an interim stay of execution pending their bid for leave to appeal at the Federal Court against the summary judgment obtained by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) against them over unpaid income tax arrears at the High Court.

From the outside, the newly-completed Sofiya Residensi in the popular Desa ParkCity township in Kuala Lumpur gives no hint of what this project stands for.