Family says goodbye to century-old house after court dismisses final appeal
A Malaysian family has lost their final legal appeal to save their 106-year-old ancestral home in Rawang from demolition. Despite decades of effort to secure the land, the court ruled the family has no legal rights to the property.
Why it matters
The case highlights the vulnerability of historical properties and long-term residents against land development and complex property rights in Malaysia.
The 106-year-old bungalow in Rawang was built in 1920 by Berjuntai Tin Dredging Bhd, which held a mining lease for the area at the time.
PETALING JAYA: It is the end of the road for Maljindar Singh Sidhu Brar, who spent over two decades trying to save his century-old house in Rawang from demolition.
On Aug 18, the Court of Appeal dismissed his final bid to save the 106-year-old house that his family had called home for the past 65 years.
Maljindar, also known as Jimmy, said the appellate court ruled that he had no rights to the property.
He has since vacated the Sino-Malay-Palladian house, although he does not know when it will be demolished.
"It was very disheartening for my daughters and my mother," he told FMT.
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