S Kulasingam & Anor v Commissioner of Lands

S Kulasingam & Anor v Commissioner of Lands, Federal Territory & Ors [198! 1 "L# 

%$ rief Fa't  T(e

)rst *lainti+ is t(e sole surviving trustee of t(e land des'ried in KL.

 T(e

se'ond *lainti+ is a registered so'iety under t(e So'ieties A't, 19// 0(i'( is *rin'i*ally a s*orting and 'ultural ody. t is also said to e one of t(e oldest s*orting 'lus in t(is 'ountry earing t(e name of Tamilians2 3(ysi'al Culture Asso'iation 4T.3.C.A.5 formed in 191%.

 T(e

said land 0as a grant from t(e Sultan of Selangor to t(e T.3.C.A. made on "ar'( 6, 1916 and 0as e7*ressly granted for use of t(e T.3.C.A. as a re'reational ground.

 T(e

said land (as een used as a s*orts stadium 0it( a turfed (o'ey 'um footall )eld, t0o tennis 'ourts and terra'ed stadium seating. A t0o storey ri' 'lu(ouse also stands on t(e said land.

  T(ere

are many ot(er s*orts 'lus in Kuala Lum*ur ut only t(e "erdea Stadium is o*erated y t(e overnment.

t

0ould a**ear t(at all t(e ot(er s*orting 'lus are for memers2 use only e7'e*t t(e T.3.C.A. Clu and a fe0 ot(ers 0(i'( also 'ater for t(e *uli' generally.

  T(erefore

t(e T.3.C.A. is indeed a s*orting 'lu used y *eo*le of all ra'es and 0als of life.

y

Gazette :oti)'ation :o. 98; dated "ay 1, 1981 t(e overnment 'ommen'ed *ro'eedings to a'