FABER UNION SDN BHD. V. CHEW NYAT SHONG & ANOR.

LAND LAW: Vacant possession of building - Date for delivery of vacant possession - Whether time started to run from the date the deposit was paid or from the date the sale and purchase agreement was signed.

The issue that arose in this appeal was whether, in ascertaining the date of delivery of vacant possession of a building to be constructed, time started to run from the date payment of the booking fee was made or from the date of the signing of the sale and purchase agreement. The deposit was paid on 17 February 1984 and the agreement was signed on 27 June 1984.

Held:

Per Hj. Mohd Eusoff b. Chin CJ (delivering the judgment of the Court):

For the purpose of ascertaining the date of delivery of vacant possession the relevant date when time starts to run is the date on which the purchaser paid the booking fee and not the date of the signing of the sale and purchase agreement.

[Appeal dismissed with costs].

[Bahasa Malaysia Translation of Headnotes]

UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH: Milikan kosong bangunan - Tarikh penyerahan milikan kosong - Samada masa bermula dari tarikh wang pendahuluan dibayar atau dari tarikh perjanjian jualbeli ditandatangani.

Isu yang timbul dalam rayuan kepada Mahkamah adalah samada, dalam menentukan tarikh penyerahan milikan kosong bangunan yang akan dibina, masa bermula dari tarikh pembayaran wang pendahuluan dibuat atau dari tarikh perjanjian jualbeli ditandatangani. Wang pendahuluan telah dibayar pada 17 Februari 1984 dan perjanjian ditandatangani pada 27 Jun 1984.

Diputuskan:

Oleh Hj. Mohd Eusoff b. Chin KHN (menyampaikan keputusan Mahkamah):

Bagi tujuan menentukan tarikh penyerahan milikan kosong, tarikh relevan masa mula dikira adalah tarikh pembeli membayar fee taruhan dan bukannya tarikh perjanjian jualbeli ditandatangani.

[Rayuan ditolak dengan kos].