Law firm sued over purchase of cheap Malay reserve land
Bernama
-December 22, 2018 7:49 PM
Facebook picKUALA LUMPUR: More than 10 people are suing a law firm after they were duped into buying Malay reserve land at unbelievably low prices.
Their lawyer Bhavanash Sharma said they were among 100 believed to have each bought the reserve land for as low as RM60,000 from a real estate company.
He said one of the victims had bought a plot of land in 2013.
“The victim, a teacher, felt she had been deceived because after two years there was no news on the land said to be located in Tanah Mukim, Dengkil,” he told a press conference here today.
“Various excuses were given each time she asked on the status of the purchase. As such, the victim requested to cancel the contract and get her money back,” Sharma said, adding that two police reports alleging cheating were lodged.
He said more than 100 buyers had been deceived by the property law firm and only 10 of the victims had brought the case to court to recover their money.
He said a trader had filed a lawsuit against the real estate company and several lawyers to recover the RM66,000 which had been paid as well as other losses related to the land purchase.
“Last Thursday, his lawyer succeeded in proving fraud and negligence in the case, heard in the Kuala Lumpur High Court,” he said.
He added that the defendants were ordered to pay the plaintiff RM66,000, general damages of RM26,400, aggravated and exemplary damages totalling RM150,000, and RM40,000 as costs.
