As a first step, the state yesterday withdrew its Federal Court appeal on the Sagong Tasi case, which involves the acquisition of about 15ha of Orang Asli land in Bukit Tampoi, Dengkil.
Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the state hoped the decision would foster a stronger relationship with the Orang Asli, who have been marginalised from the mainstream of development.
State executive councillor Elizabeth Wong said there were about 14,000 Orang Asli in the state.
They are mainly from the Temuan and Mah Meri tribes, in districts such as Sepang and Kuala Langat.
She said the task force would comprise former land task force chairmen Dr Tan Tee Kwong and Datuk Dr Nik Mohd Zain, Orang Asli representatives, assemblymen and other interested parties.
"It will be difficult but we hope to resolve all issues in three months."
In the Sagong case, the authorities had acquired the land to build the Kuala Lumpur-Nilai highway in 1995.
Sagong and six others are the respondents in the case involving their customary rights over the land in Dengkil.
They sued the then Selangor and Federal Governments, the Ma-laysian Highway Authority and United Engineers (M) Bhd for loss of their land and dwellings.
In April 2002, the Shah Alam High Court ruled in their favour and the case went to the Court of Appeal.
In 2005, the Court of Appeal upheld the Shah Alam High Court's decision to declare the seven as customary owners of the land.
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