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Tr Nyutan Ak Jani & Ors Vs Lembaga Perlindungan Tanah & 2 Ors

País/Territorio
Malasia
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte superior
Fecha
Feb 23, 2012
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
Sede de la corte
Kuching
Juez
Datuk Clement Skinner
Número de referencia
[2012] MYSSHC 30
Idioma
Inglés
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Tierra y suelos
Palabra clave
Bosques privados Roza Uso social del bosque/bosques comunitarios Pueblos indígenas Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Derechos de propiedad Medidas de protección forestal Agroforestal/silvopastoral Servicio forestal/oficiales forestales Terrenos privados Propiedad
Resumen

In this case, the plaintiffs, a group of indigenous people, complained that the defendant had cleared for oil palm cultivation without their authorization. The defendant objected by saying that the plaintiff had no right over the land as it was not registered as indigenous land.

Consequently, the plaintiffs requested the court issue an order preventing the defendants to trespass over their land and to compensate them for the loss of the trees that were cut in the clearance operation.

After studying the question of the plaintiffs’ ownership right over the land, the court concluded that even though the land was not registered, traditions legitimized the plaintiffs’ claim over the land and granted them a native customary right over the lands. Consequently, their rights over the land have been registered within the map of the competent authority, and ordered the defendant to withdraw all his agricultural material within 30 days and to compensate the plaintiffs for the damages caused on his land.

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Tr Nyutan Ak Jani & Ors Vs Lembaga Perlindungan Tanah & 2 Ors.pdf
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