<![CDATA[This research is motivated by the conflict between the Right to Build (Hak Guna Bangunan/HGB) and the Right to Manage (Hak Pengelolaan/HPL) in state land administration, which raises issues concerning the limits of state authority and legal protection for rights holders. This issue is reflected in the Decision of the Central Jakarta District Court Number 208/Pdt.G/2025/PN.Jkt.Pst. The research aims to analyze the limits of state authority in land control over the Right to Build and to examine the legal protection afforded to rights holders from the perspectives of the principle of legality and the General Principles of Good Governance. This research employs the Theory of Authority, the Theory of Legal Protection proposed by Philipus M. Hadjon, and Gustav Radbruch’s Theory of Legal Certainty. It adopts a normative legal research method using statutory, conceptual, and case approaches. The legal materials consist of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal sources, which are analyzed qualitatively. The findings indicate that the state's authority exercised through the Right to Manage is not absolute but is limited by the Basic Agrarian Law, Government Regulation Number 18 of 2021, Law Number 6 of 2023, the principle of legality, and the General Principles of Good Governance. It is concluded that the exercise of state authority must be carried out proportionally while respecting the private rights of Right to Build holders. Therefore, it is recommended that the Government provide clearer regulations governing the relationship between the Right to Manage and the Right to Build in order to ensure legal certainty and legal protection in the administration of land affairs.]]>
