MLJ Alerts: Aug 2025 (Appellate Court)

August 05, 2025

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Quote of the Month

“[59] We always remind ourselves, lest we forget, that the fundamental principle of statutory interpretation tells us that where the language of a statutory provision is clear and unambiguous, the courts, we included, must apply its plain and ordinary meaning. In such instances, the court’s primary duty is to give effect to the expressed intention of Parliament …"

- Abang Iskandar PCA

JJ Power Groups Enterprise & Ors v Public Prosecutor [2025] 5 MLJ 197 [FC]

Week 1 Updates

1. Majlis Perbandaran Selayang v Suresh a/l Subramaniam [2025] 4 MLJ 303 [FC]

Coram	HASNAH HASHIM, RHODZARIAH BUJANG AND ABDUL KARIM FCJJ
Catchwords	Tort — Negligence — Legal professional negligence
Outcome	Appeal dismissed.
Counsel Names	Mohd Faiz bin Abd Rahim (with Archanaa a/p Balasubramaniam) (Rastam Singa & Co) for the appellant. David Samuel (with Sheena Stephanie Sebastian and Siti Nurul Jannah bt Rizali) (S Suresh Law Chambers) for the respondent.

2. Amir Hariri bin Abd Hadi v Public Prosecutor [2025] 4 MLJ 807 [FC]

Coram	TENGKU MAIMUN CHIEF JUSTICE, ABANG ISKANDAR PCA, NALLINI PATHMANATHAN, RHODZARIAH BUJANG FCJJ AND MOHD NAZLAN JCA
Catchwords	Constitutional Law — Legislation — Validity of impugned legislation
Outcome	Section 9(5) of the PAA ruled unconstitutional for being inconsistent with art 10(2)(b) read with art 8(1) of the Federal Constitution.
Counsel Names	Gurdial Singh Nijar (with him Abraham Au Tian ***, New Sin Yew, Joshua Tay H’ng Foong, Vam Shir Mooi, Beatrice Chin Yuen Xin and Yap Pui Yi) (Jeffrey Tan & Chng) for the applicant. Mohamad Iskandar Ahmad (with him Tetralina Ahmed Fauzi) (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney General’s Chambers) for the respondent. Anand Raj (with him Abhilaash Subramaniam and Cheong Wen Yie) (Shearn Delamore and Abhilaash Subramaniam & Co) amicus curiae for Malaysian Bar. Lim Wei Jiet (with him Nevyn Vinosh Venudran) (Lim Wei Jiet) amicus curiae for Clooney Foundation for Justice and SUARAM. Gan Pei Fern (with her O Ying Xin) (Lee & Poh Partnership and Yeoh Mazlina & Partners) watching brief for HAKAM.

3. Mohd Abdul Karim bin Abdullah & Ors v Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja [2025] 4 MLJ 878 [FC]

Coram	ABANG ISKANDAR PCA, ABDUL RAHMAN SEBLI CJ (SABAH AND SARAWAK) AND ZABARIAH YUSOF FCJ
Catchwords	Statutory Interpretation — Construction of statutes — Section 46 Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 (‘the EPF Act’)
Outcome	Application for leave dismissed.
Counsel Names	Rajashree Suppiah (with Amira Nur Nadia bt Azhar) (Rajashree) for the applicant. Afifi bin Ahmad (with Adilah Abdul Wahid and Anis Dayana bt Mat Daud) (Nashili & Co) for the respondent.

4. Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman v Public Prosecutor and other appeals [2025] 4 MLJ 676 [CA]

Coram	AHMAD ZAIDI IBRAHIM, AZMAN ABDULLAH AND NOORIN BADARUDDIN JJCA
Catchwords	Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction and sentence
Outcome	Appeal allowed; convictions and sentences set aside; and appellant acquitted and discharged from all charges.
Counsel Names	Mohd Yusof bin Zainal Abiden (with Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, Alex Tan Chie Sian, Devandran S Subramaniam, Kee Wei Loon, Low Wei Loke, Khairuzzaman Ridha and Hing Seng Shen) (Wong Kian Kheong) for the appellant. Wan Shaharuddin bin Wan Ladin (with Farah Ezlin bt Yusop Khan, Nurul Qistini bt Qamarul Abrar, Muhammad Asraf bin Mohamed Tahir and Wan Nur Iman bt Wan Ahmad Afzal) (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) for the respondent.

Week 2 Updates

1. Tan Lay Ean v Kenneth Yoong Ken Chinson St James & Anor [2025] 5 MLJ 1 [CA]

Coram	MARIANA YAHYA, CHOO KAH SING AND FAIZAH JAMALUDIN JJCA
Catchwords	Legal Profession — Professional discipline — Misconduct
Outcome	Appeal dismissed.
Counsel Names	K Shanmuga (with Natalie Jong Ling Li) (Kanesalingam & Co) for the appellant. Jonathan Gerard (with Jessica Chew) (Louis Ambrose & Partners) for the first respondent. Arthur Wang Ming Way (with Nurufarhina bt Ab Rahim) (Arthur Wang, Lian & Assoc) for the second respondent.

2. Kerajaan Malaysia & Ors v Mior Rusli bin Mior Md Jaafar & Ors [2025] 5 MLJ 52 [CA]

Coram	HASHIM HAMZAH, WONG KIAN KHEONG AND ISMAIL BRAHIM JJCA
Catchwords	Armed forces — Pensions — Pensions adjustments
Outcome	Appeal allowed.
Counsel Names	Ahmad Hanir bin Hambaly @ Arwi (with Kogilambigai Muthusamy) (Attorney Generals' Chambers) for the appellant. Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdullah (with Nurul Huda Razali) (Haniff Khatri) for the respondent.

3. Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v Tenaga Nasional Bhd [2025] 5 MLJ 82 [FC]

Coram	ABANG ISKANDAR PCA, NALLINI PATHMANATHAN, ZABARIAH YUSOF, RHODZARIAH BUJANG AND ABU BAKAR JAIS FCJJ
Catchwords	Revenue Law — Income tax — Reinvestment allowance
Outcome	Appeal allowed with no order as to costs.
Counsel Names	Cyrus V Das (with Zaleha bt Adam, Ashrina bt Ramzan Ali, Muhammad Farid bin Jaafar, Surani bt Che Ismail, Mohamad Asyraf bin Zakaria and Nik Amyrah Syarinie bt Mohd Dusuki) (Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia) for the appellant. DP Naban (with S Saravana Kumar, Nur Amira Ahmad Azhar and Dharshini Sharma) (Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership) for the respondent.

4. Yew Wei Liang lwn Pendakwa Raya dan satu lagi rayuan [2025] 5 MLJ 135 [CA]

Coram	CHE MOHD RUZIMA, MOHAMED ZAINI MAZLAN DAN AZMI ARIFFIN HHMR
Catchwords	Prosedur Jenayah — Rayuan — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman
Outcome	Rayuan-rayuan ditolak.
Counsel Names	N Sivananthan (Nabila Habib dan Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab bt Syed Fadzli bersamanya) (Sivananthan) bagi pihak perayu. Ng Siew Wee (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Jabatan Peguam Negara) bagi pihak responden.

5. Kinu Sdn Bhd v Kerajaan Malaysia (Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia) [2025] 5 MLJ 162 [CA]

Coram	LEE SWEE SENG, WONG KIAN KHEONG AND AHMAD FAIRUZ ZAINOL ABIDIN JJCA
Catchwords	Building and Construction Law — Subcontracts — Direct payments to subcontractor
Outcome	Appeal allowed with costs of RM20,000 here and below.
Counsel Names	Chooi Wai Sing (with Megan Choo Shin) (Chang Chooi & Co) for the appellant. Zureen Elina Hj Mohd Dom (with Howlette Tan Wei Yip) (Attorney General's Chambers) for the respondent.

Week 3 Updates

1. JJ Power Groups Enterprise & Ors v Public Prosecutor [2025] 5 MLJ 197 [FC]

Coram	ABANG ISKANDAR PCA, MARY LIM AND ABU BAKAR JAIS FCJJ
Catchwords	Criminal Procedure — Forfeiture — Forfeiture of seized properties
Outcome	Appeals dismissed; and decisions of the courts below affirmed.
Counsel Names	Mohd Shukri bin Ahmad Mansor (with G Jaya Prem) (Asmah Shukri & Co) for the appellant. Norzilati Izhani bt Zainal @ Zainol (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney General’s Chambers) for the respondent.

2. Dr Chandran a/l Gnanappah v Gan See Joe (suing as the administrator of the estate of Gan Hong Wee, deceased) & Anor and another appeal [2025] 5 MLJ 216 [CA]

Coram	SUPANG LIAN, WONG KIAN KHEONG AND FAIZAH JAMALUDIN JJCA
Catchwords	Tort — Negligence — Medical negligence
Outcome	First defendant’s appeal dismissed and second defendant’s appeal allowed in part.
Counsel Names	Raja Eileen Soraya bt Raja Aman (with Michelle Khor and Amanda Sena) (Raja, Darryl & Loh) in Civil Appeal No B-02(NCvC)(W)-263–02 of 2023 for the appellant. Raja Eileen Soraya bt Raja Aman (with Michelle Khor and Amanda Sena) (Raja, Darryl & Loh) in Civil Appeal No B-02(NCvC)(W)-231–02 of 2023 for the second respondent. Felix Raj (with Ahmad Aizek Busu) (Felix Raj Chambers) in Civil Appeal No B-02(NCvC)(W)-231–02 of 2023 for the appellant. Manmohan Singh Dhillon (with Karthi Kanthabalan and Desmond Mun) (PS Ranjan & Co) in Civil Appeal No B-02(NCvC)(W)-263–02 of 2023 for the first respondent. Manmohan Singh Dhillon (with Karthi Kanthabalan and Desmond Mun) (PS Ranjan & Co) in Civil Appeal No B-02(NCvC)(W)-231–02 of 2023 for the first respondent. Felix Raj (with Ahmad Aizek Busu) (Felix Raj Chambers) in Civil Appeal No B-02(NCvC)(W)-263–02 of 2023 for the second respondent.

3. SIS Forum (M) & Anor v Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor & Ors [2025] 4 MLJ 625 [FC]

Coram	TENGKU MAIMUN CHIEF JUSTICE, ABANG ISKANDAR PCA, NALLINI PATHMANATHAN, ABU BAKAR JAIS AND ABDUL KARIM FCJJ
Catchwords	Administrative Law — Judicial review — Certiorari
Outcome	Appeal allowed; orders of HC and COA set aside.
Counsel Names	Malik Imtiaz Sarwar (with Yvonne Lim, Surendra Ananth and Sabrina Ameen) (Fahri, Azzat & Co) for the appellant. Zainul Rijal bin Abu Bakar (with Mohamed Haniff bin Khatri, Aidil bin Khalid, Danial Farhan bin Zainul Rijal, Ali Huzaifah bin Shariff Ahmed, Muhammad Hariz bin Md Yusoff and Nur Fatin Syakinah bt Kamarudin) (Chambers of Zainul Rijal) for the first respondent. Yusfarizal bin Yusoff (with Majdah bt Muda) (Muda) for the second respondent. Salim bin Soib @ Hamid (with Husna bt Abdul Halim) (Senior Federal Counsel, Selangor State Legal Advisor’s Office) for the third respondent.

Week 4 Updates

1. Big Man Management Sdn Bhd v Tenaga Nasional Bhd [2025] 5 MLJ 290 [FC]

Coram	HASNAH HASHIM (CJ MALAYA), NALLINI PATHMANATHAN AND RHODZARIAH BUJANG FCJJ
Catchwords	Civil Procedure — Damages — Award of
Outcome	Court of Appeal’s decision set aside; High Court’s order of RM2,907,931.40 and RM652,012.20 for first and second disconnections respectively reinstated; appellant was awarded sum of RM100,000 as exemplary damages; High Court’s award of costs of RM40,000 affirmed; costs of RM120,000 for Federal Court and Court of Appeal proceedings awarded to appellant subject to allocatur.
Counsel Names	Logan Sabapathy (with Lim Yew Yi and Vivian Oh Xiao ***) (Kerk & Partners) for the appellant. Steven Thiru (with Hadi Mukhlis Khairulmaini and Gurjeevan Singh Sachdev) (Steven Thiru & Sudhar Partnership) for the respondent.

2. Intisari Mulia Engineering Sdn Bhd v TUV SUD (M) Sdn Bhd and another appeal [2025] 5 MLJ 335 [CA]

Coram	NANTHA BALAN, CHE MOHD RUZIMA AND SEE MEE CHUN JJCA
Catchwords	Adjudication — Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (‘the CIPAA’) — Whether adjudicator had acted in excess of jurisdiction
Outcome	Both appeals allowed; decision of High Court set aside.
Counsel Names	Hussin bin Mohd (with Mohammad Hafizzuddin bin Basri) (Mohd Irwan Mohd Mubarak) for the appellant. So Chien Hao (with Wong Wai Sam) (WS Wong & Co) for the respondent.

3. Classic Maritime Inc v Lion Diversified Holdings Bhd (in liquidation) & Anor [2025] 5 MLJ 369 [CA]

Coram	AZIZAH NAWAWI, AZIZUL AZMI ADNAN AND MOHD FIRUZ JJCA
Catchwords	Companies and Corporations — Winding up — Liquidators
Outcome	Appeal dismissed.
Counsel Names	Yap Yeow Han (with Tan Chuan Yi and Chai Zhe Karn) (Rahmat Lim & Partners) for the appellant. Goik Kenwayne (with Foong Kar Yee) (Dennis Nik & Wong) for the first respondent. Sanjay Mohan (with Choon Hon Leng and Rodney Gan) (Sanjay Mohan) for the second respondent.

4. Than Nwe Soe lwn Pendakwa Raya [2025] 5 MLJ 390 [CA]

Coram	MOHD NAZLAN, AZMI ARIFFIN DAN CHOO KAH SING HHMR
Catchwords	Prosedur Jenayah — Rayuan — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman
Outcome	Rayuan perayu terhadap sabitan ditolak; hukuman gantung sampai mati diketepikan dan digantikan dengan hukuman pemenjaraan selama 30 tahun dari tarikh tangkap dan 12 sebatan.
Counsel Names	Subash Ramasamy (Low Huey Theng bersamanya) (HT Low) bagi pihak perayu. Khairunnizam Muhamad Ideres (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Jabatan Peguam Negara) bagi pihak responden.

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