MLJ Alerts: Aug 2024 (High Court)

“… this court, being a civil court, will not have jurisdiction and accordingly cannot exercise jurisdiction over this matter if this matter were one that involves the renunciation of the Muslim faith. Cases involving the renunciation of the Muslim faith are within the exclusively jurisdiction of the Syariah Court.”

- Choong Yeow Choy JC

Nivethah a/p Thamayandiran & Anor v Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara, Malaysia & Anor [2024] 10 MLJ 453 at para 9

• N Ahilan (N Ahilan & Assoc) for the plaintiff.

• Shangeetha Thana (S Thilaga) for the defendants.

• Manpal Singh Sachdev a/l Manjit Singh (with Helmi bin Zaharin) (Manjit Singh Sachdev Mohammad Radzi & Partners) for the appellant.

• Mohd Nazri bin Yahya (with Jailani bin Moh Fari) (Nazri Yahya & Co) for the respondent.

• Raymond Mah Mun Kitt (with Denise Phang *** Yan, Joseph Khor Sheng Yang and Rachel Ng Ker Chi) (Mah Weng Kwai) for the applicant.

• Khairul Nizam Abu Bakar (with Siti Radziah Kamarudin, Nurul Izzah Abdul Mutalib, Mohd Shah Faris bin Kamarulzaman, Amelia bt Masran, Nur Syafinaz Hayati bt Kamaruddin and Chempaka Sari bt Kamarudin) (Selangor State Legal Advisor’s Office) for the respondent.

• Nik Mohamed Ikhwan bin Nik Mahamud (with Nur Nazuha bt Zohar Ali and Ummi Salhah bt Mohamad) (Nazuha Law Chambers) for the plaintiff.

• Ahmad Hafiz bin Zubir (with Iman Danial Hakim bin Md Azam and Ahmad Zuhairi) (Hafiz Zubir & Co) for the defendant.

• Ashvin Kulasingam (Chan Lee & Co) for the plaintiff.

• Norazali bin Nordin (with Mohamad Nizam bin Mohamed Salleh) (Maxwell Kenion Cowdy & Jones) for the first defendant.

• Andrew Heng Yeng Hoe (with Roger Leong Chun Lim) (Zain Megat & Murad) for the second and third defendants.

• Gurdial Singh Nijar (with Abraham Au and Lim Sze Han) (Yeoh Mazlina & Partners) for the plaintiffs.

• Mohammad Sallehuddin bin Md Ali (Attorney General’s Chambers) for the first defendant.

• Kamaruzaman bin Muhammad Arif (with Muhammad Izzat bin Dzulkafli) (Kamaruzaman Arif & Sofiah) for the second defendant.

• Arthur Wang Ming Way (with Nurufarhina bt Ab Rahim and Vicky Ong Xiao Qiu) (Arthur Wang, Lian & Assoc) for the plaintiff.

• Mohamad Kamarulzaman bin Jusoh (with Arzila bt Ahmad) (Hanif Hassan & Co) for the defendant.

• Mohd Asri bin Abd Rahman Sidik (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Melaka) bagi pihak plaintif.

• Suzana Norlihan bt Alias (Suzana Norlihan & Co) bagi pihak defendan.

• Gordon Tang (with Wong King Yii) (Tang Advocates) for the appellant.

• Henry Ting (Bong, Tieh, Tiong & Kiu Advocates) for the first respondent.

• The second respondent appeared in person (self-represented).

• The third respondent absent (not represented).

• HR Dipendra (with Zarif Zahirah) (Ramesh Dipendra Jeremiah Law) for the plaintiff.

• Tan HS (with Isaac Huang and Tan Zhen Yu) (Peter Huang & Richard) for the first, second and third defendants.

• Lim Chin Huat (with Lim Jye Kie) (Lim Chin Huat & Co) for the plaintiff.

• Mohd Radzi bin Yatiman (Azlina Ruslan & Co) for the defendant.

• Sean Yeow (with Andrea Chew and Juliana Lee) (Lee Hishamuddin Allen & Gledhill) for the plaintiff.

• Daryl Kong (Edwin Lim & Suren) for the defendant.

• Arik Zakri bin Abdul (Kadir Khalek Awang & Assoc) for the applicant.

• Mohd Nabilalif bin Mohd Rosli (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Melaka State Legal Advisor’s Office) for the respondent.

• Mohd Farid bin Ismail (Hamidi & Farid) bagi pihak pemohon.

• Arief Aiman bin Hamir Hamzah (Siti Nor Nadirah bt Bahsan bersamanya) (Jabatan Insolvensi Malaysia) bagi pihak ketiga.

• Mohd Hamizi bin Mohd Yusof (Raziyan Rahim & Assoc) for the plaintiff.

• Amir Anuar bin Abdul Ghani (with Dzaki Ezhar bin Bahar, Mohamad Hilmi bin Mahmud @ Mahud and Anis Nur Atikah bt Abd Rahman) (Amir Anuar & Co) for the defendant.

• Vijay Edward (with Kumar Thangaraju) (Kumar Thangaraju & Co) for the plaintiff.

• Farez Jinnah (Farez Jinnah) for the defendant.

• Jayanthi Devi a/p Balaguru (with K Sathia Devi) (JD Balaguru) for the plaintiff.

• Noor Adzraii bin Noor Azhar (with Saifuddin bin Mohd Zin) (Employees Provident Fund) for the defendant.

• Peter Lee (Lee & Assoc) for the applicant.

• Tengku Ahmad Fuad BTA Burhanuddin (with Syed Anuar) (FT Ahmad & Co) for the respondents.

• Sunny Khoo (Sunny Khoo & Company) for the judgement creditors.

• Arthur Wang (with Nattawynn Su Wit) (Arthur Wang, Lian & Assoc) for the judgement debtor.

• Dhinesh Bhaskaran (with Serena Azizudin and Wong Jia Jing) (Shearn Delamore & Co) for the plaintiff.

• Nirumala a/p Pusudoray (with Harjinder a/l Saudagar) (Aziz Doray & Assoc) for the defendant.

• Aarthi a/p S Jeyarajah (with Jayasri a/p Ravichanthiran) (Aarthi & Assoc) for the aggrieved party.

• Dhinesh Bhaskaran (with Serena Azizudin and Wong Jia Jing) (Shearn Delamore & Co) for the plaintiff.

• Nirumala a/p Pusudoray (with Harjinder a/l Saudagar) (Aziz Doray & Assoc) for the defendant.

• Aarthi a/p S Jeyarajah (with Jayasri a/p Ravichanthiran) (Aarthi & Assoc) for the aggrieved party.

• M Kamalam (with Eugene Teo) (Kamalam & Assoc) or the petitioner.

• Lee Sok Wah (with Nur Amira Hidayah Razali) (Lee Sok Wah & Co) for the respondent and co-respondent.

• Rajashree a/p Suppiah (with Amira Nur Nadia Azhar and Rex Kuan Kai Tat) (Rajashree) for the plaintiff.

• Muhammad Nakhaie Ishak (with Eizlan Azhar and Siti Nur Amanda Mizal Azman) (J Lee & Assoc) for the defendant.

• Tengku lntan Suraya bt Tengku Ismail (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Jabatan Peguam Negara) bagi pihak perayu.

• Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos (Muhammad Nor Izzat b Nordin, Muhammad Danish b Abdul Rashid dan Muhammad Sufyan Wafi b Mohd Zainal bersamanya) (Jahaberdeen & Co) bagi pihak responden.