Rukmana's claim on land denied<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court has
\nturned down the lawsuit filed by a private firm against the state
\nminister of agrarian affairs over a 214-hectare plot in
\nRancamaya, Bogor, West Java.<\/p>\n
Judge Lintong A. Siahaan said at Monday's hearing that Ahmad
\nHendra Kowara and Indra Rukmana had no legal right to claim the
\nland.<\/p>\n
\"Thus the letter issued by the State Minister of Agrarian
\nAffairs Office\/National Land Agency on July 15, 1995, which
\ngranted PT Surya Mas Duta Makmur a permit to use the 2,517
\nhectares of land in Rancamaya, is legal,\" the judge said.<\/p>\n
Kowara and Rukmana said they disagree and maintain that the
\nland is theirs.<\/p>\n
Kowara and Rukmana said in the lawsuit that they obtained the
\nplot from the owner, Toebagoes Tjetjep Adiredja, on July 31,
\n1980. They said they paid Rp 1.8 billion for a surat kuasa, which
\nis a letter of authorization that states that they own the land
\ndocuments.<\/p>\n
According to judge Lintong, possession of the documents does
\nnot mean possession of the land.<\/p>\n
The plaintiffs, Lintong said, should have gone to the district
\ncourt to get legal ownership of the land before filing a lawsuit
\nat the State Administrative Court.<\/p>\n
Boediman Paningkas, the lawyer for the plaintiffs, said he
\nwould appeal. (26)<\/p>",
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