{
  "id": 204667,
  "title": "Bukti baharu diterima dalam rayuan tanah biara di Melaka",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/bukti-baharu-diterima-dalam-rayuan-tanah-biara-di-melaka",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T03:10:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/06/bukti-baharu-diterima-dalam-rayuan-tanah-biara-di-melaka"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Melaka's Sacred Heart Canossian Convent, established in 1905, has been granted permission by the Appeal Court to present new historical evidence in their land ownership dispute. A three-judge panel, led by Justice Firuz Jaffril, ruled that the petitioners met legal requirements for accepting the new evidence after the trial, finding them to have conducted a legitimate search for the disputed land documents known as Lot 6. Judges Ismail Brahim and Wayne Daly also joined the panel hearing the application last month. In a concise judgment summary, Justice Firuz stated the new evidence consists of a 1936 official letter between the Lot 6 owner and the then-Melaka municipal authorities, stored in the National Archives of Malaysia. He noted the document was only discovered after the High Court dismissed a petition filed by the petitioners in February 2025. Justice Firuz said the Canossian Sisters and Portuguese Mission could not be blamed for failing to locate the nearly century-old archive records, as the relevant documents were catalogued under a different title. \"As members of a religious organization without legal expertise in archive research, they have performed a legitimate effort in seeking the document,\" he said. Applying the principle established in Ladd v Marshall and the Federal Court's decision in Lau Foo Sun v Malaysia, the court concluded the archive record is valid and can significantly influence the land ownership dispute determination, though it is not necessarily decisive evidence. However, the court rejected the petition to accept the 1934 Melaka Municipal District Map produced by the British Raj and housed in the National Archives of Singapore and National Library Singapore as new evidence. Justice Firuz stated the map did not help determine Lot 6's ownership and thus failed to meet the legal requirement for accepting new evidence. The appeal stems from the High Court's February 2025 decision to dismiss the petitioners' attempt to have their legal ownership of Lot 6 reviewed, finding they failed to prove beneficial ownership or possession prior to the introduction of the land registration system. Attorneys Joy Wilson Appukuttan, Benjamin John Dawson, and Kelvynn Foo represented the petitioners, while Melaka State Counsel Khairul Azreem Mamat and Anis Wahidah Mohamad represented the state government.",
  "summary": "Mahkamah Rayuan berkata rekod arkib tahun 1936 yang baru ditemui itu boleh mempengaruhi rayuan berhubung pemilikan lot berkenaan.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}