Sarawak natives lose landmark NRC land case (Full Judgment of the Federal Court)

The Federal Court has discharged a crucial interest by 5 local prevalent rights landowner, a preference which will adversely affect more than 100 identical cases.

The three-member panel of judges led by effusive Chief Justice Zaki Azmi made a unanimous preference to boot a case, brought by Bato Bagi as well as 5 others.

Bato, along with 5 others, have been suing a state supervision over a loss of their land due to a Bakun dam project. .

The preference by Chief Justice Zaki Azmi as well as a Chief Judge of Sabah as well as Sarawak Richard Malanjum, both of whom refused to answer a question, was to let alternative tentative cases deal with a issue.

The alternative Federal Court judge, Justice Md Raus Sharif, answered a subject in a negative, as well as pronounced a physical condition was not unconstitutional.

All 3 judges unanimously decided, however, to draw up lawyer Baru Bians interest following a land physical condition in Bakun by a state supervision 14 years ago to set up a multi-billion dam plan as well as pap timber mill.

Led by local Bato Bagi, 5 prolonged residence residents of Uma Balui Ukap during Batu Kalo, Uma Lesong during Batu Keling, Uma Bakah during Long Bulan, Rumah Kulit during Long Jawe as well as Rumah Ukit during Long Ayak, claimed upon Jun 23, 1997, to have local prevalent right! s over l ands along Batang Balui as well as a tributaries in a Belaga District Kapit divi! sion.

They were ordered to empty a land as well as extinguish their local prevalent rights over a construction of a dam.

The indigenous people longed for a order to be declared void upon a drift that:

Bato Bagi as well as Jalang Ak Paran (Full Judgment of a Federal Court)


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