Kuala Lampur, March 25 -- Long term occupation and use of land does not necessarily confer on that party ownership interest over such land even if such party has been paying quit rent, assessment rents and utility bills.

This was decided most recently on March 3 in the case of The Mother Superior of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute (Malaya) (Incorporated under the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute (Incorporation) Act 1957) & Anor v Director of Land Titles, Malacca (Pursuant to Section 6 of National Land Code (Penang & Malacca Titles) Act 1963) & Ors [2025] MLJU 534.

The case concerns an application by the Canossian Institute and another (the Applicants) for judicial review arising from the alleged failur...