PUTRAJAYA, Oct 26 — The Court of Appeal today reduced the damages payable by the Klang Municipal Council, now known as the Klang Royal City Council, to property developer NBC Land Sdn Bhd from RM117 million to RM3 million in a dispute over the rehabilitation of a former dumpsite.
A three-man bench comprising Datuk Ismail Brahim, K. Muniandy and Datuk Dean Wayne Daly also set aside nearly RM50 million in pre-judgment interest previously imposed by the Shah Alam High Court on the local authority.
Delivering the broad grounds of judgment, Justice Muniandy said the Shah Alam High Court was plainly wrong in principle and in law in the assessment of damages which warranted the intervention of the appellate court.
