the amount of the compensation awarded does not align with the evaluation conducted by the private valuer appointed by the applicant. [23] The applicant cited the case of Oriental Rubber & Oil Palm Sdn Bhd v. Collector of Land Revenue, Kuantan [1983] 1 MLJ 315, where the High Court held: “The Land Acquisition Act has to be read together with Article 13 of the Federal Constitution which provides that no person may be deprived of property, save in accordance with law and that no law may provide for the compulsory acquisition or use of property without adequate compensation. And the Act thus read makes obvious that the implementation of the various sections of the Act must be affected to the end inter alia that the subject who is deprived of his property is provided with adequate compensation.” [24] It was further submitted by the applicant that in assessing the market value of the Acquired Land, paragraph 1(1A) of the First Schedule to the LAA 1960 ought to be considered. For ease of reference, paragraph 1(1A) of the First Schedule of the LAA 1960 is reproduced below: “(1A) In assessing the market value of any scheduled land, the valuer may use any suitable method of valuation to arrive at the market value provided that regard may be had to the prices paid for the recent sales of lands with similar characteristics as the scheduled land which are situated within the vicinity of the scheduled land and with particular consideration being given to the last transaction on the scheduled land within two years from the date with reference to which the scheduled land is to be assessed under subparagraph (1).” [25] The applicant submitted that the government valuer comparables were all based on transactions that were transacted over 3 years ago and therefore would diminish the weight given to the price these lands were transacted. [See: Horsedale Development Berhad v. Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Petaling [2021] 1 LNS 600] [26] It was further submitted by the applicant that the location of the government valuer comparables are out of Klang Valley and are located in a less developed area and that the government valuer comparables are leasehold whereas the Acquired Land is freehold. [27] Hence, the applicant submitted that the government valuer comparables should not be considered to determine the actual market value of the Acquired Land. [28] Instead, the applicant contended that private valuer comparable No. 3 is best suited for adoption in this land reference. The private valuer comparable No. 3 has similar characteristics to the Acquired Land. Based on the adjustments, the net adjustment was 35% upward adjustment of the transacted price. The applicant’s Valuer therefore arrived at the market value of RM1,867.76 per square meter. [29] Moreover, the applicant argued there were additional considerations to put weight on the applicant’s fair market value argument. In this regard, the applicant referred to the decision in the Kuala Lumpur High Court Land Reference No.: WA-15-10-04/2019 (The Royal Selangor Golf Club v. Pentadbir Tanah Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur) (“Suit 10”). [30] The applicant submitted that Suit 10 relates to the compulsory acquisition of small portion of the land owned by the Royal Selangor Golf Club (“RSGC”), a freehold land with specific conditions for the use of “padang golf dan kelab golf” only. The government’s valuer in Suit 10 valued the acquired land at the price of RM200.00 per square meter whereas the applicant’s valuer valued the Acquired Land at the price of RM9,000.00 per square meter. The High Court increased the award to RM3,225.00 per square meter. [31] In reply, the respondent submitted that the search presented by the applicant’s solicitor was a search from the year 2001. However, the respondent’s learned counsel stated that this title is actually nil and also subject to the express condition of golf course. An official search certificate for lot HSD 67823, shows that the land use category is none, and the expressed condition for this land is a golf course. There are no commercial buildings as submitted by the applicant's solicitor in this case. [32] The respondent further submitted that all three comparables are categorized as building land with commercial conditions, while the Acquired Land is categorized as nil/no category with the expressed condition of a golf course. The three comparables by the applicant have a better land use purpose, which is commercial. [33] According to the respondent, the three comparables of the applicant is for commercial zone. The Acquired Land, in contrast is for residential use. This is based on the information for compensation purposes from PLANMalaysia @Selangor (Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa Negeri Selangor) through a letter with the reference JPBD. Sel./01/02/03176(6) dated 12 August 2022, Rancangan Tempatan Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam 2035, No Warta 2642 dated 7 July 2022. [34] At the crux of this land reference is the market value of the Acquired Land. The Acquired Land is a golf course located in Bukit Kemuning Golf & Country Resort with residential zoning. [35] The applicant’s valuer had valued the Acquired Land as commercial land whilst the government’s valuer had valued the Acquired Land as a golf course with residential zoning. The respondent, the Land Administrator had awarded the compensation on the basis that the Acquired Land is a golf course with residential zoning. [36] There are no common comparable in this land reference. [37] The applicant’s valuer proposed the amount of RM1,867.76 per square metre for the Market Value of the Acquired Land. The government valuer proposed RM 200.00 per square metre. The land area that was acquired was 2,828.82 square metres. [38] The applicant’s valuer had produced three (3) comparable consisting of commercial land situated in Shah Alam (Comparable 1), Kinrara, Petaling (Comparable 2) and Cyberjaya (Comparable 3). The range of the transactions for commercial land was between RM1,300 and RM1,900 a square metre. The applicant’s valuer proposed the amount of RM1,867.76 per square metre for the Subject Lot. [39] The government valuer had submitted five (5) comparable consisting of golf courses with residential areas of Rawang (Comparable 1), Dengkil (Comparable 2) and residential in Bandar Puncak Alam (Comparable 3 to 5). The range of the transactions for the gold course is between RM70.00 to RM 90.00 per square metre.