The High Courtin Johor Baru granted leave to proceed with a mandamus hearing to ascertain the value of a plot of land acquired from the orang asli 26 years ago.<br /><br />A mandamus order is a judicial order compelling a lower court or person to perform a public or statutory duty.<br /><br /><br />Justice See Mee Chun made the ruling in chambers after the orang asli, through their lawyer Tan Poh Lai, filed a mandamus application to get the Johor Baru Land and Mines Department to act in accordance with the Land Acquisition Act 1960.<br /><br />The department is also supposed to pay the people appropriate compensation for the land acquisition.<br /><br />No date has been fixed for the hearing.<br /><br />Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/06/03/court-allows-orang-asli-to-proceed-with-hearing-to-ascertain-value-of-acquired-land/
