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(d)(e)Deprivation of the Plaintiffs crucial source of earning with theirreversible destruction of the Plaintiffs' said Tana Penguripor ancestral or NCR Land.Destruction of graves, historical and cultural sites which areessential and imperative constituents of the cultural heritageof the Penans in the region.Legitimate Expectation & Natural Justice29.1 The Plaintiffs have a legitimate expectation that their rights, tradition,culture and livelihood will not be disrupted, extinguished, and/or restricted.29.2 The Plaintiffs’ rights were impaired without a right to be heard and/or aright to say “no” and/or object to the granting and/or issuance of anytimber licences and/or title to the extinguishment and/or termination oftheir rights.Relevant Consideration Not Taken Into Account30. The 2 nd and 3 rd Defendants had also acted unreasonably and had failed totake relevant matters into consideration when it granted and/or issued thesaid timber licence.Particulars30.1 That the said timber licence affected the rights and/or interests ofthe Plaintiffs, their immediate family members and generations tocome.30.2 That any activities of the Licensees their employees servantsand/or contractors subcontractors within and/or over the said NCRland would cause irreparable damage to the said NCR land, theresources, environment and eco-system of the area, therebyaffecting the lives and lifestyle of the Plaintiffs, their families anddescendants who are and/or would be dependent on their saidNCR land resources and rivers for their food and medicine, wellbeingand the very survival of themselves, their children and theircommunities.12
Constitutional Issues31. Further and in the alternative, the Plaintiffs aver that the provisions of theaforesaid legislation impaired the Plaintiffs’ rights to property in a mannerwhich is discriminatory and unfair and based on criteria which is not madeapplicable to the right to property acquired and held by non-natives. In thepremises, the said legislation or any process exercised pursuant to it in sofar as it affects the Plaintiffs’ rights, is unconstitutional and invalid as beingin violation of article 8 of the Federal Constitution (Equality Before theLaw).32. Further and in the alternative, the issuance of the said timber licence wasunconstitutional as it was issued in violation of Article 13 of the FederalConstitution (No Confiscation of Property Without AdequateCompensation).Particular32.1 The granting of the said timber licence by the 2 nd and 3 rdDefendants amounted to the compulsory acquisition of thePlaintiffs’ said NCR Land but no provision for compensation inaccordance with the law has been made nor have the Plaintiffsbeen paid any compensation.33. Further and in the alternative, the acts as aforesaid of the 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rdDefendants and the acts of the 1 st Defendant’s contractors,subcontractors, employees, servants and/or agents and/or the provisionsof law that impair the rights of the Plaintiffs to their NCR over land asherein before referred to, are unconstitutional and void in that they violate,individually and/or cumulatively Article 5 of the Federal Constitution whichguarantees, inter alia, that no person shall be deprived of his life (whichincludes the right to livelihood) except in accordance with the law.Particular33.1 The Plaintiffs have been deprived of their sources of food, fish,medicines; wildlife and other forest produce which the Plaintiffsneed and are dependent upon for their daily sustenance.33.2 The Plaintiffs have also been deprived of their sources of incomefrom the produce of fruit trees and other cash crops.34. The Plaintiffs aver that their right to livelihood has been, and will continueto be seriously impaired by the aforesaid acts and provisions of the law.13
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