Wahab v. Jayah – sllr 1985 volume 1 page 121

In the case between WAHAB (appellant) and JAYAH (respondent), the court addressed whether an agreement to sell premises amounted to a disposal of property under Section 10 of the Ceiling on Housing Property Law No. 1 of 1973, and whether the premises had therefore vested in the Commissioner of National Housing, thus precluding an action for ejectment. It was held that an agreement to sell did not fulfill the statutory requirements for a disposal; as a result, the premises automatically vested in the Commissioner by operation of law. The decision reaffirmed the principle that mere agreements to sell do not constitute disposals under the relevant statutory provisions. The judgment relied on the interpretation of Sections 10 and 11 of the Law, underscoring that statutory vesting takes precede