CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2008, Vol 01
11 January 2008
CLJ Law MALAYSIA
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| New This Week - | 1. CLJ December (Part 3) 2007 |
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| 3. CLJ Supp December (Part 2) 2007 |
COURT
FEDERAL COURT
Yusuf Awang & Ors v. Datuk Bandar Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam & Anor
(Removal of squatters - Demolition of squatter huts - Procedure as to notices) [2007] 6 CLJ
677
COURT OF APPEAL
Berjaya Development Sdn Bhd v. Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd & Anor
(Leases - Specific performance - Striking out writ and statement of claim - Whether
wrong party sued) [2007] 6 CLJ
687
Liew Chee Hong v. PP
(Trafficking in cannabis - Whether finding of prima facie case equivocal - Inference as
to knowledge) [2007] 6 CLJ
702
HIGH COURT
CHG Industries Bhd & Ors v. Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd
(Restraining order - Public listed company - De-listing - Whether against public
policy) [2007] 6 CLJ
710
Ngee Tai Shipping Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri
(Income tax - Requisition - Requisition challenged via judicial review - Whether
proper) [2007] 6 CLJ
724
SUBJECT INDEX
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Action - Commencement - Income tax - Issuance of requisition by Inland Revenue
Department - Dispute on decision thereof - Whether to be heard via judicial review -
Whether to proceed by way of tax appeal before Special Commissioners - Income Tax Act
1967, ss. 54A, 99, 106(1), 108(5)
Ngee Tai Shipping Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2007] 6 CLJ
724 [HC]
Striking out - Striking out writ and statement of claim - Whether claim devoid of cause
of action - Whether first defendant proper party to be sued - Rules of the High Court
1980, O. 18 r. 19 - National Land Code, s. 417 - Gazette Notifications P.U (A) 294 &
P.U (A) 304
Berjaya Development Sdn Bhd v. Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd & Anor
(Mokhtar Sidin, Zulkefli Makinudin & Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
687 [CA]
COMPANY LAW
Arrangements and reconstructions - Public listed company - De-listing - Restraining
order - Whether de-listing could be effected in the face of a restraining order under s.
176(10) of Companies Act 1965 - Whether de-listing against public policy - Whether status
quo to remain pending restructuring of company - Companies Act 1965, s. 176(10) -
Securities Industry Act 1983, s. 11
CHG Industries Bhd & Ors v. Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd
(T Selventhiranathan J) [2007] 6 CLJ
710 [HC]
CONTRACT
Breach - Leases - Specific performance - Lease of railway land -Lease terminated by
Malayan Railway - Liability - Effect of Gazette Notification P.U (A) 294 - Whether right
and liabilities respecting leases vested in second defendant - Suit against first
defendant - Whether devoid of cause of action - Whether wrong party sued - Rules of the
High Court 1980, O. 18 r. 19 - Gazette Notifications P.U (A) 294 & P.U (A) 304
Berjaya Development Sdn Bhd v. Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd & Anor
(Mokhtar Sidin, Zulkefli Makinudin & Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
687 [CA]
CRIMINAL LAW
Dangerous drugs - Trafficking in cannabis - Knowledge - Inference as to knowledge -
Conduct of appellant - Throwing away drug and trying to escape on motorcycle - Court
admitted that conduct could be appellant’s reaction when taken by surprise but
inferred knowledge nonetheless - Whether had misdirected itself - Whether offence only one
of possession - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, ss. 6, 39A(2), 39B(1)(a), 39B(2)
Liew Chee Hong v. PP
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
702 [CA]
Dangerous drugs - Trafficking in cannabis - Trafficking in 1989 grams of cannabis -
Prima facie case - Trial judge did not invoke statutory presumption for calling defence
nor said that appellant deemed to be trafficking because of large amount of drug - Whether
finding of prima facie case equivocal - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 39B(1)(a)
Liew Chee Hong v. PP
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
702 [CA]
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Sentence - Possession of 1989 grams of cannabis - Appropriate sentence - Dangerous
Drugs Act 1952, ss. 6, 39A(2)
Liew Chee Hong v. PP
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
702 [CA]
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Squatters - Removal of squatters - Demolition of squatter huts - Procedure as to
notices - Local authority issuing notice under reg. 10 of Essential (Clearance of
Squatters) Regulations 1969 - Whether notice valid - Whether null and void - Whether
inconsistent with provisions of other written law - Essential (Clearance of Squatters)
Regulations 1969, reg. 10 - Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974, s. 72 - Town and
Country Planning Act 1976, s. 30
Yusuf Awang & Ors v. Datuk Bandar Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam & Anor
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Nik Hashim & Azmel Maamor FCJJ) [2007] 6 CLJ
677 [FC]
REVENUE LAW
Income Tax - Requisition - Allegeded non-deduction of tax from dividend - Whether in
the nature of assessment or statutory debt - Whether constituting "tax" -
Dispute thereof - Whether to be referred to Special Commissioners - Requisition challenged
by way of judicial review - Whether procedurally improper - Income Tax Act 1967, ss. 54A,
99, 106(1), 108(5)
Ngee Tai Shipping Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2007] 6 CLJ
724 [HC]
STATUTORY INTERPRETATION
Construction of statutes - Essential (Clearance of Squatters) Regulations 1969 -
Regulation 10 - Notice to remove squatters and demolish squatter huts - Validity - Whether
inconsistent with provisions of other written law - Essential (Clearance of Squatters)
Regulations 1969, reg. 10 - Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974, s. 72 - Town and
Country Planning Act 1976, s. 30
Yusuf Awang & Ors v. Datuk Bandar Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam & Anor
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Nik Hashim & Azmel Maamor FCJJ) [2007] 6 CLJ
677 [FC]
Construction of statutes - Purposive approach - De-listing of public listed company by
Bursa Malaysia Securities - Restraining Order - Interpreting width and scope of s. 176(10)
of Companies Act 1965 - Whether court to adopt liberal and purposive approach
CHG Industries Bhd & Ors v. Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd
(T Selventhiranathan J) [2007] 6 CLJ
710 [HC]
COURT
COURT OF APPEAL
Dream Property Sdn Bhd v. Atlas Housing Sdn Bhd
(Summary disposal of suit - Appeal against decision allowing application under O. 14A
Rules of the High Court 1980 to court to determine date of delivery of vacant possession
of land - Whether such issue suitable to be determined under O. 14A) [2007] 6 CLJ
741
Eu Boon Yeap & Ors v. Ewe Kean Hoe
(Probate - Validity of will - Testamentary capacity - Burden of proof - Knowledge and
approval - Suspicious circumstances - Whether alleged will void on grounds of uncertainty
or ambiguity - Forgery, whether proven - Whether will duly executed) [2007] 6 CLJ
791
Herlina Trisnawati v. PP
(Penal Code - Section 300 - Murder - Issues of evidence - Distinction between culpable
homicide and murder - Penal Code, ss. 300, 302, 304) [2007] 6 CLJ
844
SUBJECT INDEX
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Summary judgment - Summary disposal of suit - Contract for sale and purchase of land -
Appeal against decision allowing application under O. 14A Rules of the High Court 1980 to
court to determine date of delivery of vacant possession of land - Whether such issue
suitable to be determined under O. 14A - Whether O. 14A application pertinent and in order
- Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 14A
Dream Property Sdn Bhd v. Atlas Housing Sdn Bhd
(Zulkefli Makinudin, Low Hop Bing & Zainun Ali JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
741 [CA]
CRIMINAL LAW
Penal Code - Section 300 - Murder - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Issues of
evidence - Whether trial judge erred in law and in fact - Distinction between culpable
homicide and murder - Penal Code, ss. 300, 302, 304
Herlina Trisnawati v. PP
(Mokhtar Sidin, Hashim Yusoff & Mohd Noor Abdullah JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
844 [CA]
SUCCESSION
Probate - Validity of will - Testamentary capacity - Burden of proof - Knowledge and
approval - Suspicious circumstances - Whether alleged will void on grounds of uncertainty
or ambiguity - Forgery, whether proven - Whether appellate interference warranted -
Whether will duly executed
Eu Boon Yeap & Ors v. Ewe Kean Hoe
(Mokhtar Sidin, Low Hop Bing & Raus Sharif JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
791 [CA]
3. CLJ Supp December (Part 2) 2007
COURT
HIGH COURT
Frontier-Trading Sdn Bhd v. Lebbey Sdn Bhd; Chan Kwok Chin (Intended Intervener)
(Parties - Intervention - Application to intervene) [2007] 9 CLJ
701
Kwang Hap Siang (Service Station) Sdn Bhd v. Caltex Oil Malaysia Ltd & Anor
(Costs - Security for costs - Appeal against) [2007] 9 CLJ
709
PP v. Kahar Salihin
(Criminal law - Penal Code - Section 84 - Act of a person of unsound mind) [2007] 9 CLJ
713
PP lwn. Syed Halil Syed Mohamad Ali & Satu Lagi
(Undang-undang jenayah - Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 302 - Dituduh dengan kesalahan
membunuh) [2007] 9 CLJ
718
RHB Bank Bhd v. Fauzun Abdul Samad
(Contract - Term loan facility - Demand and termination of) [2007] 9 CLJ
748
Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd lwn. Hijrah Agency
(Kontrak - Persetujuan - Terma dan syarat - Estopel) [2007] 9 CLJ
756
Teobros Development Sdn Bhd v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Public utilities - Electricity - Construction of pylons - Intention to build on lots
belonging to plaintiff) [2007] 9 CLJ
775
Thiruchelvasegaram Manickavasegar v. Mahadevi Nadchatiram
(Civil Procedure - Contempt of court - Order of commital, application for) [2007] 9 CLJ
784
SUBJECT INDEX
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Contempt of court - Order of commital, application for - Defendant disagreeing with
findings of fact by High Court and Court of Appeal - Whether could be interpreted as
contumelious - Whether defendant has the right to apply to set aside leave for committal
proceeding
Thiruchelvasegaram Manickavasegar v. Mahadevi Nadchatiram
(Abdul Wahab Patail J) [2007] 9 CLJ
784 [HC]
Costs - Security for costs - Appeal against - Whether order for plaintiff to pay
security for costs unjust - Companies Act 1965, s. 351
Kwang Hap Siang (Service Station) Sdn Bhd v. Caltex Oil Malaysia Ltd & Anor
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2007] 9 CLJ
709 [HC]
Injunction - Interlocutory injunction - Application for - Intention to construct
electricity pylons on lots belonging to plaintiff - Whether still possible for the State
Authority to decide in favour of the plaintiff and direct the defendant to re-align the
Supply Line out of the affected lots - Whether disruption of electricity supply would be
caused by an injunction to restrain the defendant from entering the affected lots at this
stage - Defendant's failure to comply with s. 11(10) Electricity Supply Act 1990 - Whether
balance of convenience in favour of plaintiff - Whether necessary to preserve status quo -
Whether plaintiff's application for interlocutory injunction allowed
Teobros Development Sdn Bhd v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Mokhtarudin Baki J) [2007] 9 CLJ
775 [HC]
Parties - Intervention - Application to intervene - Application made after conclusion
of full trial and judgment entered - Whether application could be made at any stage of the
proceedings - Whether must show legal interest in subject matter of action - Whether
court's judgment affected intervener's interest - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 15 r. 6
Frontier-Trading Sdn Bhd v. Lebbey Sdn Bhd; Chan Kwok Chin (Intended Intervener)
(Hishamudin Mohd Yunus J) [2007] 9 CLJ
701 [HC]
CONTRACT
Term loan facility - Demand and termination of - Failure to make monthly repayments -
Whether plaintiff must terminate facility so as to be entitled to payment by defendant -
Whether defendant issued with a written notice in accordance with terms of facility
agreement - Whether there was evidence that a demand and termination of facility was
communicated to defendant - Whether plaintiff's case failed
RHB Bank Bhd v. Fauzun Abdul Samad
(Abdul Alim Abdullah JC) [2007] 9 CLJ
748 [HC]
CRIMINAL LAW
Penal Code - Section 84 - Act of a person of unsound mind - Defence of insanity -
Establishment of - Whether accused acquitted - Criminal Procedure Code, s. 347, 348
PP v. Kahar Salihin
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2007] 9 CLJ
713 [HC]
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Electricity - Construction of pylons - Intention to build on lots belonging to
plaintiff - Whether disruption of electricity supply would be caused by an injunction to
restrain the defendant from entering the affected lots at this stage - Defendant's failure
to comply with s. 11(10) Electricity Supply Act 1990 - Whether balance of convenience in
favour of plaintiff - Whether necessary to preserve status quo - Whether plaintiff's
application for interlocutory injunction allowed
Teobros Development Sdn Bhd v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Mokhtarudin Baki J) [2007] 9 CLJ
775 [HC]
WORDS AND PHRASES
‘at any stage of proceedings' - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 15 r. 6(2) -
Whether carried the meaning that application to intervene could be made at any stage of
the proceedings even after full trial and judgment entered provided applicant had legal
direct interest with subject matter
Frontier-Trading Sdn Bhd v. Lebbey Sdn Bhd; Chan Kwok Chin (Intended Intervener)
(Hishamudin Mohd Yunus J) [2007] 9 CLJ
701 [HC]
INDEKS PERKARA
KONTRAK
Persetujuan - Terma dan syarat - Estopel - Sama ada terma dan syarat persetujuan
kehendak plaintif sendiri - Sama ada munasabah untuk defendan pertama membuat anggapan
hutangnya kepada plaintif telah diambil alih dan dibayar oleh defendan kedua - Sama ada
adil untuk plaintif menghendaki defendan pertama membayar hutang
Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd lwn. Hijrah Agency
(Ahmad Maarop H) [2007] 9 CLJ
756 [HC]
PROSEDUR JENAYAH
Prima facie - Pembuktian - Pembuktian kes prima facie di bawah s. 302 Kanun Keseksaan -
Elemen-elemen penting - Sama ada dibuktikan - Faktor-faktor persekitaran - Sama ada
mencukupi untuk mensabitkan tertuduh pertama dan kedua di bawah tuduhan membunuh bawah s.
302 Kanun Keseksaan - Sama ada terlalu banyak kelemahan wujud dari segi aspek penyiasatan
- Kegagalan pihak pendakwaan mengemukakan saksi penting - ‘Adverse inference' di
bawah s. 114(g) Akta Keterangan 1950 - Sama ada dibuktikan tertuduh pertama dan kedua
mempunyai niat umum mengikut s. 34 Kanun Keseksaan - Sama ada kehadiran kedua-dua tertuduh
di tempat kejadian aadalah sesudah mangsa ditemui mengalami kecederaan yang teruk - Sama
ada satu kes prima facie di bawah s. 304(a) Kanun Keseksaan dibuktikan
PP lwn. Syed Halil Syed Mohamad Ali & Satu Lagi
(Abd Halim Aman H) [2007] 9 CLJ
718 [HC]
UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH
Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 302 - Dituduh dengan kesalahan membunuh - Prima facie -
Elemen-elemen penting - Sama ada dibuktikan - Faktor-faktor persekitaran - Sama ada
mencukupi untuk mensabitkan tertuduh pertama dan kedua di bawah tuduhan membunuh bawah s.
302 Kanun Keseksaan - Sama ada terlalu banyak kelemahan wujud dari segi aspek penyiasatan
- Kegagalan pihak pendakwaan mengemukakan saksi penting - ‘Adverse inference' di
bawah s. 114(g) Akta Keterangan 1950 - Sama ada dibuktikan tertuduh pertama dan kedua
mempunyai niat umum mengikut s. 34 Kanun Keseksaan - Sama ada kehadiran kedua-dua tertuduh
di tempat kejadian aadalah sesudah mangsa ditemui mengalami kecederaan yang teruk - Sama
ada satu kes prima facie di bawah s. 304(a) Kanun Keseksaan dibuktikan
PP lwn. Syed Halil Syed Mohamad Ali & Satu Lagi
(Abd Halim Aman H) [2007] 9 CLJ
718 [HC]
CASE OF THE WEEK
CHAI KOK CHOI v. KETUA POLIS NEGARA & ORS
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Public servants - Dismissal of police officer - Rules of natural justice - Judicial precedent - Oral hearing, whether necessary - Whether dismissal justified
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