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A three-member bench, led by COA judge Datuk Supang Lian, said it was unanimous in its decision to allow the application, while also giving the nod to parties to file a supplemental record of appeal containing measures subsequent to the High Court’s decision dated Oct 9, 2023.

Judge Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Salleh said between developers and purchasers, developers have an unequal advantage in bargaining power, and that delivering vacant possession of a property without allowing the purchasers the right to occupy the property is against public policy — even if the sales and purchase agreement (SPA) provides for such a move.

In a bourse filing on Thursday, Kumpulan Jetson said the legal action involves claims related to a RM4.

Following the long-standing pre-Merdeka land dispute case, a three-member Court of Appeal (COA) bench hearing two separate appeals by Semantan Estate and one appeal by the government over having to transfer the land to the company free of encumbrances, as ruled by the High Court on Aug 7, now wants both parties to submit further on Feb 20 and 21 next year on three issues.

With the settlement agreement, the parties have agreed to withdraw legal proceedings and any counter claim against each other, with no liberty to file afresh.

In a 90-page judgment dated Oct 24, Industrial Court chairman D Paramalingam ordered Symphony Life to pay Ng Ying Yiing 24 months of back wages due to unfair dismissal by the company.

The pair were charged under Section 218 of the Companies Act 2016 together with Section 34 of the Penal Code.

In the written grounds of his August judgement released on Wednesday, Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh said it is essential to recognise the incontrovertible fact established in the 2009 High Court judgement that the original acquisition of the land was improperly executed by the government.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia on Friday, Kerjaya Prospek said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn Bhd (KP), has served a writ of summons and statement of claim to Yong Tai and Datuk Boo Kuang Loon.

The Edge reported last year that the High Court had set aside a corporate voluntary arrangement (CVA) by True Renaissance Development Sdn Bhd for the Empire Remix development.