CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2008, Vol 20
29 August 2008
CLJ Law MALAYSIA
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COURT
COURT OF APPEAL
AM-EL Holdings Sdn Bhd & Ors v. AEH Capital Sdn Bhd
(Loan on security - Foreclosure proceedings - Moneylenders Act 1951, s. 2A(2)) [2008] 4 CLJ 657
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Phung Tze Thiam
(Contempt of court - Order of committal, application for) [2008] 4 CLJ 742
Tan Chong Keat v. Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd
(Guarantee to secure loan - Certificate of indebtedness - Proof of debt) [2008] 4 CLJ 748
Teck Hong Development Sdn Bhd v. Toh Chin Ann
(Private caveat - Removal of) [2008] 4 CLJ 756
Teh Hock Leong v. PP
(Trafficking in methamphetamines - Mens rea possession) [2008] 4 CLJ 764
HIGH COURT
Mazita Md Khir Johari v. Hamdan Rasul
(Whether manner of sale and terms of agreement contravened Syariah Court's consent order made in respect of matrimonial home) [2008] 4 CLJ 771
UJA Sdn Bhd v. United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd
(Whether registered proprietor of land could deposit title to a lender as security for loan granted to third party) [2008] 4 CLJ 779
SUBJECT INDEX
BANKING
Securities for advances - Guarantee - Guarantee to secure loan - Certificate of indebtedness - Claim for monies owing - Proof of debt - Plea of manifest error - Whether expressly pleaded
Tan Chong Keat v. Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hasan Lah & Abu Samah Nordin JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 748
[CA]
BANKRUPTCY
Sale and purchase of land - Validity of agreement - Vacant possession - Matrimonial home - Parties divorced and defendant adjudged bankrupt - Defendant's share in property vested in Official Assignee - Whether manner of sale and terms of agreement contravened Syariah Court's consent order made in respect of matrimonial home - Consideration - Contrary to public policy - Whether Official Assignee bound by Syariah Court order - Proper remedy for defendant against Official Assignee
Mazita Md Khir Johari v. Hamdan Rasul
(Hishamudin Mohd Yunus J) [2008] 4 CLJ 771
[HC]
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Contempt of court - Order of committal, application for - Failure to comply with order of Court of Appeal for refund of monies - Correct forum for execution or enforcement of judgment - Whether High Court or Court of Appeal
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Phung Tze Thiam
(Gopal Sri Ram, Tengku Baharudin Shah & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 742
[CA]
Contempt of court - Order of committal, application for - Failure to comply with order of Court of Appeal for refund of monies - Whether order could be enforced by means of committal proceedings - Substance of order - Whether a money judgment or judgment requiring performance of an act
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Phung Tze Thiam
(Gopal Sri Ram, Tengku Baharudin Shah & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 742
[CA]
Pleadings - Pleading of particulars - Plea of manifest error - Whether a special plea - Certificate of indebtedness - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 18 r. 12
Tan Chong Keat v. Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hasan Lah & Abu Samah Nordin JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 748
[CA]
CONTRACT
Guarantee - Demand for payment - Guarantee to secure loan - Certificate of indebtedness - Proof of debt - Plea of manifest error - Whether expressly pleaded
Tan Chong Keat v. Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hasan Lah & Abu Samah Nordin JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 748
[CA]
Loan - Security for loan - Charge - Sale of land - Guarantors - Debt due - Whether loan agreement illegal
AM-EL Holdings Sdn Bhd & Ors v. AEH Capital Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Raus Sharif & Abdul Malik Ishak JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 657
[CA]
Sale and purchase of land - Validity of agreement - Vacant possession - Matrimonial home - Parties divorced and defendant adjudged bankrupt - Defendant's share in property vested in Official Assignee - Whether manner of sale and terms of agreement contravened Syariah Court's consent order made in respect of matrimonial home - Consideration - Contrary to public policy - Whether Official Assignee bound by Syariah Court order - Proper remedy for defendant against Official Assignee
Mazita Md Khir Johari v. Hamdan Rasul
(Hishamudin Mohd Yunus J) [2008] 4 CLJ 771
[HC]
CRIMINAL LAW
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in methamphetamines - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Judicial appreciation of defence evidence - Prima facie case - Mens rea possession - Defence story - Findings of fact
Teh Hock Leong v. PP
(Gopal Sri Ram, Ahmad Maarop & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 764
[CA]
ISLAMIC LAW
Matrimonial property - Jointly acquired property - Parties divorced and defendant adjudged bankrupt - Defendant's share in property vested in Official Assignee - Vacant possession - Sale and purchase agreement - Whether lawful - Whether contravened terms of Syariah Court's consent order made in respect of matrimonial home - Consideration - Contrary to public policy - Whether Official Assignee bound by Syariah Court order - Proper remedy for defendant against Official Assignee
Mazita Md Khir Johari v. Hamdan Rasul
(Hishamudin Mohd Yunus J) [2008] 4 CLJ 771
[HC]
LAND LAW
Caveat - Private caveat - Removal of - Grounds on which caveat entered - Interest of title - Order for sale - Whether valid - Whether Land Administrator functus officio - Whether there was any defect in certificate of sale
Teck Hong Development Sdn Bhd v. Toh Chin Ann
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hasan Lah & Abu Samah Nordin JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 756
[CA]
Charge - Order for sale - Cause to the contrary - Loan agreement - Guarantors - Debt due - Whether loan agreement illegal
AM-EL Holdings Sdn Bhd & Ors v. AEH Capital Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Raus Sharif & Abdul Malik Ishak JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 657
[CA]
Land Administrator - Rights, powers of jurisdiction - Sale of land at auction - Amendment to memorandum of contract - Whether merely clerical in nature - Whether went to jurisdiction of Land Administrator's power
Teck Hong Development Sdn Bhd v. Toh Chin Ann
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hasan Lah & Abu Samah Nordin JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 756
[CA]
Lien - Creation - Removal of lien-holder's caveat - Whether registered proprietor of land could deposit title to a lender as security for loan granted to third party - Order for sale - Whether bank entitled to benefit of lien - National Land Code, s. 281(1), (2)
UJA Sdn Bhd v. United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd
(Hishamudin Mohd Yunus J) [2008] 4 CLJ 779
[HC]
Sale of land - Caveat, application for removal of - Private caveat - Grounds on which caveat entered - Interest of title - Order for sale - Whether valid - Whether Land Administrator functus officio - Whether there was any defect in certificate of sale
Teck Hong Development Sdn Bhd v. Toh Chin Ann
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hasan Lah & Abu Samah Nordin JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 756
[CA]
Sale of land - Validity of agreement - Vacant possession - Matrimonial home - Parties divorced and defendant adjudged bankrupt - Defendant's share in property vested in Official Assignee - Whether manner of sale and terms of agreement contravened Syariah Court's consent order made in respect of matrimonial home - Consideration - Contrary to public policy - Whether Official Assignee bound by Syariah Court order - Proper remedy for defendant against Official Assignee
Mazita Md Khir Johari v. Hamdan Rasul
(Hishamudin Mohd Yunus J) [2008] 4 CLJ 771
[HC]
MONEYLENDERS
Loan on security - Land charged as security - Foreclosure proceedings - Recovery of debt - Exemption by Minister - Guarantors - Whether loan agreement illegal - Moneylenders Act 1951, s. 2A(2)
AM-EL Holdings Sdn Bhd & Ors v. AEH Capital Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Raus Sharif & Abdul Malik Ishak JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 657
[CA]
COURT
COURT OF APPEAL
Golden Screen Cinema Sdn Bhd v. MTM Realty Sdn Bhd & Another Case
(Injunction - Injunction to prevent sale of property - Delay of 19 months - Whether justified and understandable) [2008] 4 CLJ 785
Kamalahassan Latchimanan v. PP
(Dangerous drugs - Trafficking in - Informer - Whether informer metamorphosed into agent provocateur) [2008] 4 CLJ 794
Neoh Hong Sang t/a Neoh Hong Sang Contractor v. Lye Weng Enterprise Sdn Bhd
(Agency - Authority - Secretry to company director - Whether could sign agreement on behalf of company) [2008] 4 CLJ 808
PP v. Mohd Bandar Shah Nordin & Anor
(Witness - Impeachment of credit - Discrepancies between police report and testimony - Whether mere omissions) [2008] 4 CLJ 859
UNP Plywood Sdn Bhd v. Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd
(Contract - Assignment of timber licence - Whether lawful - Whether prohibited by law) [2008] 4 CLJ 873
Yusof Sudin v. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Polis & Anor
(Police officer - Dismissal - Right to oral hearing) [2008] 4 CLJ 881
HIGH COURT
Granasia Corporation Bhd & Ors v. Choong Wye Lin & Ors And Another Case
(Company - Calling of meetings - Procedure as to notices) [2008] 4 CLJ 893
SUBJECT INDEX
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Public servants - Dismissal from police force - Reasonable opportunity to be heard - Whether accorded to appellant - Right to oral hearing prior to dismissal - Whether a matter of discretion of Police Commission - Refusal of oral hearing - Whether not contrary to law - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) (Chapter D) General Orders 1980, G.O 26(6) - Federal Constitution art. 135(2)
Yusof Sudin v. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Polis & Anor
(James Foong, Suriyadi Halim Omar & Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 881
[CA]
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Injunction - Injunction to prevent sale of property - Delay - Delay of 19 months - Whether justified and understandable - Whether property had special value - Claim of bona fide purchaser - Claim seriously disputed - Whether appropriate to leave it to trial - Whether plaintiff entitled to relief
Golden Screen Cinema Sdn Bhd v. MTM Realty Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hasan Lah & Abu Samah Nordin JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 785
[CA]
Originating summons - Procedure by - Failure to state grounds for prayers sought - Standard format of originating summons in Form 6 does not require plaintiffs to state therein grounds for prayers sought - Originating summons accompanied by plaintiffs' supporting affidavit - Defendants not prejudiced - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 1A, O. 7
Granasia Corporation Bhd & Ors v. Choong Wye Lin & Ors And Another Case
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2008] 4 CLJ 893
[HC]
Pleadings - Striking out - No reasonable cause of action - Action based on breach of contract - No binding contract shown to exist - No reasonable cause of action against defendant for breach of contract - Application for striking out allowed
Neoh Hong Sang t/a Neoh Hong Sang Contractor v. Lye Weng Enterprise Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Zulkefli Makinudin JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 808
[CA]
Striking out - Delay - Application for striking out made after case management completed and matter set down for trial - Delay caused by plaintiff - Whether court's discretion to allow application properly exercised
Neoh Hong Sang t/a Neoh Hong Sang Contractor v. Lye Weng Enterprise Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Zulkefli Makinudin JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 808
[CA]
COMPANY LAW
Agency - Authority - Whether secretary to a company director has authority to sign agreement on behalf of company - Secretary only signed as witness and not as representative of company - No agreement binding upon company
Neoh Hong Sang t/a Neoh Hong Sang Contractor v. Lye Weng Enterprise Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Zulkefli Makinudin JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 808
[CA]
Meetings - Calling of meetings - Irregularities in convening of extraordinary general meetings - Notice of EGM served two days short - Section 145(2) Companies Act 1965 - Notices not served on certain directors - Notices not advertised as required by Articles of Association - Meetings and decision made thereunder void
Granasia Corporation Bhd & Ors v. Choong Wye Lin & Ors And Another Case
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2008] 4 CLJ 893
[HC]
Meetings - Calling of meetings - Whether requisition of EGM by only one member contravenes s. 144(1) Companies Act 1965 - Single member perfectly competent to requisition EGM
Granasia Corporation Bhd & Ors v. Choong Wye Lin & Ors And Another Case
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2008] 4 CLJ 893
[HC]
CONTRACT
Breach - Damages - Licence to extract timber - Contract to extract timber between licencee and appellant - Whether an assignment - Whether illegal and void - Whether licence a licence agreement - Whether assignment not prohibited by terms of licence - Whether appellant entitled to damages - Sabah Forest Enactment 1968, ss. 15, 24
UNP Plywood Sdn Bhd v. Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd
(Gopal Sri Ram, Tengku Baharudin Shah & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 873
[CA]
CRIMINAL LAW
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in cannabis - Acquittal - Whether justified - Circumstantial evidence - Whether no proper evaluation of circumstantial evidence - Prosecution relying on presumption of possession - No finding of fact made whether accused found in possession of drugs - Whether a misdirection - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, ss. 37(da), 39B(1)(a) - Penal Code, s. 34
PP v. Mohd Bandar Shah Nordin & Anor
(Gopal Sri Ram, Ahmad Maarop & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 859
[CA]
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Appeal - Conviction, against - Whether any serious errors in prosecution's case which warranted appellate interference - Many unsatisfactory features existing in prosecution's case - Unsafe to uphold conviction and sentence - Charge reduced to that of possession under s. 6 Dangerous Drugs Act 1952
Kamalahassan Latchimanan v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 794
[CA]
Sentence - Possession of drugs - Section 39A(2) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - 14 years imprisonment with effect from date of arrest and mandatory whipping of 10 strokes of rotan
Kamalahassan Latchimanan v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 794
[CA]
Trial - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Trafficking - Role of informer - Whether informer metamorphosed into agent provocateur - Informer goes beyond mere supplying of information and encourages target to induce commission of a crime - Whether evidence admissible under s. 40A Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Benefit of doubt to be given to accused where there is uncertainty as to whether informer has metamorphosed into agent provocateur
Kamalahassan Latchimanan v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 794
[CA]
Trial - Prima facie case - Dangerous drugs - Trafficking - Discrepancies in evidence of - Whether prosecution established prima facie case as per charge - Presumption of trafficking not invoked by prosecution - Failure by prosecution to prove direct evidence to establish trafficking
Kamalahassan Latchimanan v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 794
[CA]
EVIDENCE
Adverse inference - Presumption of adverse inference under s. 114(g) Evidence Act 1950 - Whether presumption to be raised - Whether failure to call informer who has metamorphosed into agent provocateur attracts presumption of adverse inference - Whether evidence adduced is so overwhelming as to suppress the effect of the invocation of s. 114(g) Evidence Act
Kamalahassan Latchimanan v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 794
[CA]
Circumstantial evidence - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Securing conviction on circumstantial evidence - Governing principles - Individual strand of circumstance insufficient by itself to prove the charge - Whether inconsequential - Whether to consider combined effect of several strands of circumstantial evidence
PP v. Mohd Bandar Shah Nordin & Anor
(Gopal Sri Ram, Ahmad Maarop & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 859
[CA]
Credibility - Impeachment - Impeachment of witness' credit - Discrepancies between police report and oral testimony in court - Whether discrepancies only mere omissions - Whether witness worthy of credit - Whether trial judge misdirected himself - Proper approach - Evidence Act 1950, s. 155(c)
PP v. Mohd Bandar Shah Nordin & Anor
(Gopal Sri Ram, Ahmad Maarop & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2008] 4 CLJ 859
[CA]
3. CLJ Supp August (Part 2) 2008
COURT
HIGH COURT
Alaguthven Selvarajah v. Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Ors
(Preventive detention - Detention order - Habeas corpus - Application for) [2008] 8 CLJ 733
Ambank (M) Bhd v. Mujur Zaman Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Stay of execution - Appeal against - Special circumstances) [2008] 8 CLJ 754
Chang Yun Tai & Ors v. Dataran Mantin Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Striking out - Appeal against - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 18 r. 19(1)(a)) [2008] 8 CLJ 762
Goh Eng Hwa lwn. Ketua Pengarah Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri & Satu Lagi
(Saman pemula - Perintah deklarasi - Permohonan) [2008] 8 CLJ 777
Leong Yew Chin v. Hock Hua Bank Bhd
(Res judicata - Estoppel - Issue estoppel) [2008] 8 CLJ 790
Mikien Sdn Bhd v. Cherating Development Sdn Bhd
(Civil procedure - Judgments and orders - Execution - Specific performance) [2008] 8 CLJ 822
Ong See Teong & Anor v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Administrative law - Remedies - Certiorari - Application for) [2008] 8 CLJ 831
PP v. Tukiman Demin
(Criminal law - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Sections 39B(1) and (2) - Trafficking in cannabis - Allegation of) [2008] 8 CLJ 856
SUBJECT INDEX
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Remedies - Certiorari - Application for - Preliminary objection - Grounds advocated by plaintiff lacking necessary precision - Whether should be dismissed for lack of substantive grounds
Ong See Teong & Anor v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Wan Afrah Wan Ibrahim J) [2008] 8 CLJ 831
[HC]
Remedies - Certiorari - Application for judicial review of respondent's decision to enter lands occupied/belonging to applicants to carry out works upgrading distribution supply lines - Whether impugned decision illegal for both procedure and substantive ultra vires - Whether s. 13 of the Electrical Supply Act 1990 applicable - Whether respondent has power to proceed with work over applicants' lands - Whether there was requirement to endorse wayleave - Whether existing posts as envisaged under s. 13 ESA 1990 - Whether issuance of s. 13 notice within procedure - Whether applicants deprived of right to object and be heard by State Authority under s. 11 ESA 1990 - Public interest - Whether outweighed applicant's interest - Consideration of - Whether remedy should be in form of monetary compensation
Ong See Teong & Anor v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Wan Afrah Wan Ibrahim J) [2008] 8 CLJ 831
[HC]
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Judgments and orders - Execution - Specific performance - Whether judgment could be enforced after a winding up order - Order obtained before winding up petition presented against respondent company - Whether applicant obtained equitable title on 192 parcels of shop offices - Whether said lots should not therefore form part of estate of respondent company - Whether official receiver should effect legal transfer of the shops
Mikien Sdn Bhd v. Cherating Development Sdn Bhd
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2008] 8 CLJ 822
[HC]
Limitation - Action - Whether time barred
Leong Yew Chin v. Hock Hua Bank Bhd
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2008] 8 CLJ 790
[HC]
Res judicata - Estoppel - Issue estoppel - Applicability - Claim part of subject matter of litigation in previous suit - Attempt to overturn decision in earlier consolidated suit - Whether estopped by doctrine of res judicata
Leong Yew Chin v. Hock Hua Bank Bhd
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2008] 8 CLJ 790
[HC]
Stay of execution - Appeal against - Special circumstances - Whether established - Whether defendant would sustain serious and irreparable damage if stay not granted - Whether status quo should be preserved in interest of justice
Ambank (M) Bhd v. Mujur Zaman Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Aziah Ali J) [2008] 8 CLJ 754
[HC]
Striking out - Appeal against - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 18 r. 19(1)(a) - Seeking declaration for financial agreements between plaintiff and bank as null and void - Whether banks as provider of the loan should be concerned with propriety or legality of any contracts - Whether plaintiff's action against the banks purely preemptive - Whether an abuse of the process of the court - Whether deputy registrar correct in allowing defendant's application to strike out plaintiff's pleadings
Chang Yun Tai & Ors v. Dataran Mantin Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2008] 8 CLJ 762
[HC]
Striking out - Writ and statement of claim - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 18 r. 19(a), (b), (c), (d) - Whether frivolous and vexatious - Whether present claim subject to doctrine of res judicata - Whether amounts to abuse of process of court
Leong Yew Chin v. Hock Hua Bank Bhd
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2008] 8 CLJ 790
[HC]
CRIMINAL LAW
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Sections 39B(1) and (2) - Trafficking in cannabis - Allegation of - Possession of drugs - Whether proved - Whether mere presence of controlled substance in room of accused insufficient to sustain conviction - Whether mere knowledge by itself does not amount to possession - Whether accused occupier of the room within meaning of s. 37(b) - Whether prosecution's case barren of demonstrating nexus between accused and offending drugs
PP v. Tukiman Demin
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh JC) [2008] 8 CLJ 856
[HC]
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Prosecution - Prima facie case - Whether established - Whether prosecution presented evidence affirmatively linking accused with drugs - Whether there was reasonable inference of possession - Whether there was additional incriminating circumstances implicating accused - Whether prosecution's case barren of demonstrating nexus between accused and offending drugs - Whether accused discharged without having to enter defence
PP v. Tukiman Demin
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh JC) [2008] 8 CLJ 856
[HC]
EVIDENCE
Statement - Evidence Act 1950, s. 32(1)(i) and (j) - Whether admissible - Whether witness giving statement an uninterested witness - Failure to call witness to give evidence in court - Whether created a gap in the prosecution's case
PP v. Tukiman Demin
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh JC) [2008] 8 CLJ 856
[HC]
PREVENTIVE DETENTION
Detention order - Habeas corpus - Application for - Whether r. 3(1) of the Public Order and Prevention of Crime (Procedure) Rules 1972 complied with - Whether there was sufficient explanation for delay of commencement date - Whether detention order could take effect on date subsequent to date on which it was made - Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969, s. 4(1) - Whether complied with - Whether decision made by Yang Di Pertuan Agong made within reasonable time - Federal Constitution, art. 151(1)(b) - Whether applicant prejudiced - Whether advisory board carried out its duty within prescribed time - Whether in accordance with the law
Alaguthven Selvarajah v. Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Ors
(Mohd Sofian Abd Razak J) [2008] 8 CLJ 733
[HC]
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Electricity - Entering lands occupied/belonging to applicants in carrying out works - Application for judicial review against decision - Whether impugned decision illegal for both procedure and substantive ultra vires - Whether s. 13 of the Electrical Supply Act 1990 applicable - Whether respondent has power to proceed with work over applicants' lands - Whether there was requirement to endorse wayleave - Whether existing posts as envisaged under s. 13 ESA 1990 - Whether issuance of s. 13 notice within procedure - Whether applicants deprived of right to object and be heard by State Authority under s. 11 ESA 1990 - Public interest - Whether outweighed applicant's interest - Consideration of - Whether remedy should be in form of monetary compensation
Ong See Teong & Anor v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Wan Afrah Wan Ibrahim J) [2008] 8 CLJ 831
[HC]
INDEKS PERKARA
PROSEDUR SIVIL
Bantahan awal - Tindakan memohon writ deklarasi - Sama ada suatu penyalahgunaan proses mahkamah - Sama ada tindakan untuk mencabar keputusan penjawat awam sepatutnya di bawah semakan kehakiman (judicial review) - Kaedah-kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980, O. 53
Goh Eng Hwa lwn. Ketua Pengarah Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri & Satu Lagi
(Mokhtarudin Baki H) [2008] 8 CLJ 777
[HC]
Saman pemula - Perintah deklarasi - Permohonan - Bantahan awal - Sama ada tindakan suatu penyalahgunaan proses mahkamah - Sama ada tindakan untuk mencabar keputusan penjawat awam sepatutnya di bawah semakan kehakiman (judicial review) - Kaedah-kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980, O. 53
Goh Eng Hwa lwn. Ketua Pengarah Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri & Satu Lagi
(Mokhtarudin Baki H) [2008] 8 CLJ 777
[HC]
CASE OF THE WEEK
WAN SAGAR WAN EMBONG v. HARUN TAIB
ELECTION: Petition - Dismissal of petition on preliminary objection by election judge - Appeal against dismissal - Whether appealable - Whether decision appealed against related to interlocutory or final matter - Meaning of "trial of an election petition" - Election Offences Act 1954, ss. 33(4), 36, 36A
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Election - Election petition - Dismissal of petition on preliminary objection by election judge - Appeal against dismissal - Whether appealable - Whether decision appealed against related to interlocutory or final matter - Meaning of "trial of an election petition" - Election Offences Act 1954, s. 33(4), 36, 36A
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Election judge, from - Dismissal of petition on preliminary objection - Whether appealable - Whether decision appealed against related to interlocutory or final matter - Meaning of "trial of an election petition" - Election Offences Act 1954, s. 33(4), 36, 36A
WORDS & PHRASES: "trial of an election petition" - Election Offences Act 1954, s. 36(1) - Meaning to be given
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