PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that the housing controller has no power to grant an extension of time (EOT) to developers to complete their property development projects.
Chief Justice Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who led a five-member panel, held that Regulation 11 (3) of the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989 which confers power on the controller to waive and modify the terms and conditions of the contract of sale between purchasers and the developer was ultra vires the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act.
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