05 May 2026

MLJ Alerts: May 2026 (Appellate Court)

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Week 1 Updates

1. Damien Thaman Divean & Anor v Majlis Eksekutif Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan (EXCO) & Ors [2026] 3 MLJ 226 [FC]

Coram ABU BAKAR JAIS PCA, RHODZARIAH BUJANG AND LEE SWEE SENG FCJJ
Catchwords Civil Procedure — Judicial review (‘JR’) — Leave to file JR
Outcome Appeal dismissed.
Counsel Names

  • Gurdial Singh Nijar (with Rajesh Nagarajan, Sachpreetraj Singh, Abraham Au, Ambbi Balakrishnan and Amanda Sonia Mathew) (Raj & Sach) for the appellants.

  • Hani Aziza bt Ismail @ Aziz (with Mary Phoon Keat Mee) (Selangor State Legal Advisor's Office) for the first, second, third and fourth respondents.

  • Ng Ka Choon (with Sarah Low Jiah Yee) (Tengku Maria Lim & Ong) for the fifth respondent.

  • R Ganapathi (with Al-Sabri bin Ahmad Kabri and Marlia bt Mohd Azrin) (Al-Sabri & Co) for the sixth respondent.

  • John Wong Yok Hon (with Sarah Low Wan Qi) (Shui Tai) for the seventh respondent.

  • New Sin Yew (with Abhilaash Subramaniam) (Abhilaash Subramaniam & Co) amicus curiae for the Malaysian Bar.

  • Malik Imtiaz Sarwar (Kelviin Manuel Pillay) amicus curiae for the World Wide Fund For Nature Malaysia.

2. Ketua Pengarah Pendaftaran Negara, Malaysia & Ors v Quah Eng Pang [2026] 3 MLJ 278 [CA]

Coram AZIZAH NAWAWI, MOHD NAZLAN AND AZHAHARI RAMLI JJCA
Catchwords Constitutional Law — Citizenship — By operation of law
Outcome Appeal allowed.
Counsel Names

  • Aliza bt Jamaluddin (Pulau Pinang State Legal Advisors Office) for the appellant.

  • Siau Suen Miin (with Nurdiana bt Azmi) (Siau Suen Miin & Tan) for the respondent.

3. UEM Land Bhd v Mohd Khalid bin Mohd Noor (trading under the name and style of Emkay Enterprise) [2026] 3 MLJ 296 [CA]

Coram MOHD NAZLAN, MOHD FIRUZ AND LIM HOCK LENG JJCA
Catchwords Contract — Termination — Validity
Outcome Appeal allowed with costs of RM20,000 to appellant here and below, subject to allocatur.
Counsel Names

  • Harjinder Kaur a/p Ajaib Singh (with Ainnur Annisa bt Abdul Razak and Toh Xin Yi) (Shahrizat Rashid & Lee) for the appellant.

  • Ng Yih Miin (with Felyna Mustafa Kamal) (TS Ong & Ng) for the respondent.

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