03 Oct 2025

MLJ Alerts: Oct 2025 (High Court)

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Week 1 Updates

1. Re Far Origin Sdn Bhd (in liquidation) [2025] 11 MLJ 509 [HC]

Coram MOSES SUSAYAN JC
Catchwords Companies and Corporations — Liquidators — Action against liquidator
Outcome Application dismissed.
Counsel Names

  • Domnic Selvam Gnanapragasam (Domnic Pragasam Tan & Co) for the applicant.

  • Lee Boon Koon (Arissa Tan Chien & Co) for the liquidator/respondent.

2. Lim Geok Lan (sued as secretary and office-bearer of Gereja Perhimpunan Tuhan Grace Sungai Way/Subang Selangor) v Ketua Pengarah Insolvensi [2025] 11 MLJ 530 [HC]

Coram KHADIJAH IDRIS J
Catchwords Civil Procedure — Interest — Judgment debt
Outcome Prayer 1 and Prayer 2 of the amended OS allowed with no order as to costs.
Counsel Names

  • Karen Lee (with Carmen Cheah) (Wong Kian Kheong) for the plaintiff.

  • Nur Azwani (with Norizan) (Malaysia Department of Insolvency Selangor Branch) for the defendant.

3. Khee San Bhd & Ors v Tunai Impian Enterprise Sdn Bhd & Ors [2025] 11 MLJ 553 [HC]

Coram LEONG WAI HONG J
Catchwords Companies and Corporations — Scheme of arrangement — Scheme sanctioned by court
Outcome Application dismissed.
Counsel Names

  • Tharminder Singh (with Joycelyn Goh and Aiman Danial) (Izral Partnership) for the applicants

  • Kirubakaran K (with Daljit Singh and Tan Keng Yi) (Daljit Singh Partnership) for the first intervener.

  • Koh San Tee (with Niisha Lakshme and Tan Sze Ting) (Benjamin Dawson) for the second and third intervener.

4. Rosli bin Dahlan v Datuk Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh (Peguam Negara Malaysia) & Ors [2025] 11 MLJ 578 [HC]

Coram WAN AHMAD FARID J
Catchwords Administrative Law — Judicial review — Application for leave
Outcome Application refused.
Counsel Names

  • DP Naban (with Harvinderjit Singh a/l Manjit Singh, Harvinder Singh Sidhu, Amiratu Al Amirat Saleh Garbaa and Elani Mazlan) (Vin Law Co) bagi pihak pemohon.

  • Rahazlan Affandi bin Abdul Rahim (with Nur Syazwani bt Abdul Aziz) (Federal Counsel, Jabatan Peguam Negara) bagi pihak responden-responden

5. Abdul Razak bin Anwar Batcha & Anor v Public Prosecutor [2025] 11 MLJ 596 [HC]

Coram MUNIANDY KANNYAPPAN J
Catchwords Criminal Procedure — Revision — Application
Outcome Order of DNAA affirmed.
Counsel Names

  • Preakas Sampunathan (with Navinderan Subramaniam and Komal Vijay Seth) (Preakas & Partners) for the appellants.

  • Nur Aqilah Ishak (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney General’s Chambers) for the respondent.

6. Abdul Razak bin Anwar Batcha & Anor v Public Prosecutor [2025] 11 MLJ 596 [HC]

Coram ATAN MUSTAFFA J
Catchwords Contract — Contractual terms — Right of first refusal
Outcome Order of DNAA affirmed.
Counsel Names

  • Robert Lazar (with Tan Shang Neng) (Tan Shang Neng) for the plaintiff.

  • Sean Yeow (with Andrea Mei Yng and Lim Qian Wen) (Lee Hishamuddin Allen & Gledhill) for the defendant.

Week 2 Updates

1. Ong Lai @ Ong Kong Lai v Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Insolvensi Malaysia Wilayah Persekutuan & Ors [2025] 11 MLJ 636 [HC]

Coram ROZ MAWAR J
Catchwords Tort — Negligence — Duty of care
Outcome Plaintiff's claim allowed; defendant's ordered to pay the plaintiff RM100,000 as general damages and RM20,000 as aggravated damages.
Counsel Names

  • R Mahendran Naidu (with Aida Serina bt Mohd Tazaai) (Dennis Mahen R and Aida) for the plaintiff.

  • Siti Syuhada Alwi (with Siti Norashikin Hassanor) (Attorney General's Chambers) for the defendant.

2. Choi Kok Kheong v Public Prosecutor [2025] 11 MLJ 653 [HC]

Coram LIM HOCK LENG J
Catchwords Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction and sentence
Outcome Appeal allowed; conviction and sentence set aside; and accused is acquitted and discharged.
Counsel Names

  • Hamid Ismail (Hamid & Co) for the appellant.

  • Lovely Natasha Charles (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Sabah State Attorney-General's Chambers) for the respondent.

3. Bar Malaysia v Peguam Negara Malaysia & Anor [2025] 11 MLJ 671 [HC]

Coram AMARJEET SINGH J
Catchwords Constitutional Law — Courts — Reference as special case of constitutional questions to Federal Court
Outcome Enclosures 1 and 15 dismissed.
Counsel Names

  • Ambiga Sreenevasan (with Steven Thiruneelakandan, Sivaneindiren a/l Selvanandam, Gregory Das, Abhilaash Subramaniam and Shasha Ravindran) (Abhilaash Subramaniam & Co) for the applicant.

  • Shamsul Bolhassan (with Ahmad Hanir Hambaly @ Arwi and Imtiyaz Wizni Aufa Othman) (Attorney General’s Chamber) for the first respondent.

  • Hj Hisham Abdullah @ Teh Poh Teik (with Ahmad Zaidi bin Zainal, Guok Ngek Seong, Mohamed Shahrul Fazli bin Kamarul Zaman, Hamidi bin Datuk Mohd Noh, Mohd Shahril bin Md Isa, Aiman Abdul Rahman, Fatini Athirah Baharain, Nur Khairunnisa Sabirah Abdul Manan and Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab bt Syed Fadzil) (Shahrul Hamidi & Haziq) for the second respondent.

4. Darius Hoindi v Thomas Hinjiang & Ors [2025] 11 MLJ 695 [HC]

Coram LIM HOCK LENG J
Catchwords Native Law and Custom — Land dispute — Deceased bequeathed land to nephew through will
Outcome Plaintiff’s claim dismissed; and first defendant’s counterclaim allowed.
Counsel Names

  • Trevor Maringking (Maringking & Co) for the plaintiff.

  • Emmie Martin (Miram & Co) for the first defendant.

  • Chang Vun Shin (Chang & Wong Partners) for the second defendant.

  • Dulce Milus Majawit (Sabah State Attorney-General's Chambers) for the third and fourth defendants.

4. Darius Hoindi v Thomas Hinjiang & Ors [2025] 11 MLJ 695 [HC]

Coram LIM HOCK LENG J
Catchwords Native Law and Custom — Land dispute — Deceased bequeathed land to nephew through will
Outcome Plaintiff’s claim dismissed; and first defendant’s counterclaim allowed.
Counsel Names

  • Trevor Maringking (Maringking & Co) for the plaintiff.

  • Emmie Martin (Miram & Co) for the first defendant.

  • Chang Vun Shin (Chang & Wong Partners) for the second defendant.

  • Dulce Milus Majawit (Sabah State Attorney-General's Chambers) for the third and fourth defendants.

5. HAT v PAT [2025] 11 MLJ 726 [HC]

Coram EVROL MARIETTE PETERS J
Catchwords Family Law — Divorce — Petition
Outcome Plaintiff’s claim dismissed; and first defendant’s counterclaim allowed.
Counsel Names

  • YN Foo (with Kiran Dhaliwal) (YN Foo & Co) for the petitioner-husband.

  • Goh Siu Lin (with Denise Lim) (Kee Sern, Siu & Huey) for the respondent-wife.

6. Nurzalyeni Aryssha bt Razali v Public Prosecutor [2025] 11 MLJ 745 [HC]

Coram MUNIANDY KANNYAPPAN J
Catchwords Criminal Law — Offences — Child Act 2001 ss 31(1)(a) and 31(4)
Outcome Appeal dismissed, conviction and sentence affirmed.
Counsel Names

  • Sunderasan Krishnan (Lakshmi Gandhi Nathan & Partners) for the appellant.

  • Aqilah Ishak (Public Prosecutor, Attorney General's Chambers) for the respondent.

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