MLJ Alerts: Oct 2025 (High Court)

October 03, 2025

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Quote of the Month

"[47] ... r 7(2) of the RCA 1994 states that the fresh evidence ‘may be given without leave’. We think it significant that in r 7(2) of the RCA 1994, the word ‘may’ has used. This suggests that the court retains a discretion to allow for such evidence to be adduced, but this does not mean the court must invariably allow for such evidence to be adduced without leave, without some kind of filtering mechanism.
[48] In our opinion, such a filtering mechanism is important as a means of preventing the appellate courts from being flooded with frivolous applications to adduce fresh evidence, thus taking up precious judicial time. If such application were not subject to some measure of judicial control, it would upend finality in litigation which is a pillar of our system of justice."

- Zabariah Yusof FCJ

The Attorney General of Malaysia v Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Hj Abdul Razak and another appeal [2025] 5 MLJ 944 [FC]

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.

Week 3 Updates

1. Hasnah bt Hashim v Bina Puri Sdn Bhd & Anor [2025] 12 MLJ 1 [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.

Week 4 Updates

1. Ho Yui Luen & Anor v Agile PJD Development Sdn Bhd [2025] 12 MLJ 21 [HC]

Coram	NADZARIN WOK NORDIN J
Catchwords	Contract — Sale and purchase of property — Breach
Outcome	Plaintiffs’ claim allowed; awarding RM200,000 in general damages, RM100,000 in exemplary damages and RM189,538.15 in special damages; defendant to issue the plaintiffs a letter of guarantee and indemnity undertaking to rectify the defects in the unit within six months and to keep the plaintiffs indemnified in respect of the costs thereby incurred.
Counsel Names	San Peggy (with Chin Yu Yen and Lee Yen Jia) (San & Co) for the plaintiff. Lee Pay Wen (with Vivian Than On Yee) (Ricky Tan & Co) for the defendant.

Week 5 Updates

1. JMB Kelana Square v Perantara Properties Sdn Bhd & Ors [2025] 12 MLJ 51 [HC]

Coram	ALICE LOKE J
Catchwords	Trusts and Trustees — Constructive trust — Whether established
Outcome	Order accordingly.
Counsel Names	Rajasegaran a/l M Karuppiah (with Kalvinder Singh Bath) (Pretam Singh, Nor & Co) for the plaintiff. Ashok Kandiah (with Celinne Teh Sze Ning) (Haris Ibrahim Kandiah Partnership) for the defendant.

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