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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2006, Issue 43

15 December 2006

CLJ Law MALAYSIA

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New This Week -	1. CLJ December (Part 1) 2006
	2. CLJ Supp December (Part 1) 2006

1. CLJ December (Part 1) 2006

COURT

FEDERAL COURT

Kumaran Suppiah v. Dato' Noh Hj Omar & Anor
(Detention under s. 4(1) Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969) [2006] 4 CLJ 675

Muhammad Jailani Kasim v. Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Ors
(Irregularities in making of detention order - Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985, ss. 5, 6(1)) [2006] 4 CLJ 687

Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Ors v. Ong Beng Chuan
(Detention order - Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) (Advisory Board Procedure) Rules 1987, r. 3) [2006] 4 CLJ 703

COURT OF APPEAL

Tan Kah Khiam v. Liew Chin Chuan & Anor
(Trial - Procedure - Application by plaintiff to reopen case) [2006] 4 CLJ 715

HIGH COURT

CM Indah Sdn Bhd v. UB Ushabina Sdn Bhd
(Claim by plaintiff for sum due and owing by defendant for completion of subcontract works) [2006] 4 CLJ 733

Gao Yi v. PP
(Appeal against sentence - Immigration Regulations 1963, reg. 39(b)) [2006] 4 CLJ 744

Ramu Kuppusamy lwn. Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Yang Lain
(Habeas corpus - Kaedah-kaedah Ketenteraman Awam dan Mencegah Jenayah (Acara) 1972, k. 6) [2006] 4 CLJ 752

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Summary judgment - Contract - Lump sum contract - Claim by plaintiff for sum due and owing by defendant for completion of subcontract works - Triable issues - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 14
CM Indah Sdn Bhd v. UB Ushabina Sdn Bhd
(Low Hop Bing J) [2006] 4 CLJ 733 [HC]

Trial - Procedure - Application by plaintiff to reopen case - Criteria to be satisfied - Exercise of discretion by trial judge - Whether a reasonable tribunal would have proceeded to deal with plaintiff's application before defendants began defence - Interests of justice - Whether interference by appellate court warranted - Whether plaintiff suffered procedural injustice
Tan Kah Khiam v. Liew Chin Chuan & Anor
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hashim Yusoff & Azmel Maamor JJCA) [2006] 4 CLJ 715 [CA]

CONTRACT

Building contract - Lump sum contract - Claim by plaintiff for sum due and owing by defendant for completion of subcontract works - Summary judgment - Whether there were triable issues - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 14
CM Indah Sdn Bhd v. UB Ushabina Sdn Bhd
(Low Hop Bing J) [2006] 4 CLJ 733 [HC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Habeas corpus - Preventive detention - Irregularities in making of detention order - Whether any statutory pre-condition to making or leading to making of detention order could not be inquired into - Whether non-compliance of such requirements constituted a breach - Whether subject to judicial review - Whether detention order had not been validly made - Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985, ss. 5, 6(1)
Muhammad Jailani Kasim v. Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Ors
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Augustine Paul FCJJ) [2006] 4 CLJ 687 [FC]

Habeas corpus - Preventive detention - Reliance by detainee on r. 3 Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) (Advisory Board Procedure) Rules 1987 - Whether officer who carried out duties under r. 3(2), (3) and (4) Officer in Charge as specified in said rules - Whether officer lawfully exercising functions of that office - Whether there was breach of requirements of r. 3(2), (3) and (4) - Whether breach invalidates act of detention - Whether breach subject to judicial review
Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Ors v. Ong Beng Chuan
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Augustine Paul FCJJ) [2006] 4 CLJ 703 [FC]

Habeas corpus - Preventive detention - Detention under Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969 - Whether detention order made under s. 4(1) Ordinance could be made to take effect on a date subsequent to date on which it was made - Whether amounted to a breach - Whether subject to judicial review - Validity of detention order
Kumaran Suppiah v. Dato' Noh Hj Omar & Anor
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Augustine Paul FCJJ) [2006] 4 CLJ 675 [FC]

Sentence - Appeal against sentence - Appellant sentenced to three months' imprisonment for an offence under reg. 39(b) Immigration Regulations 1963 - Plea of guilt - Whether trial judge erred in imposing an imprisonment sentence instead of a fine - Whether custodial sentence imposed manifestly harsh and excessive - Whether trial judge failed to consider appellant's plea of mitigation - Public interest - First offender
Gao Yi v. PP
(Lau Bee Lan J) [2006] 4 CLJ 744 [HC]

PREVENTIVE DETENTION

Detention order - Application for habeas corpus - Irregularities in making of detention order - Whether any statutory pre-condition to making or leading to making of detention order could not be inquired into - Whether non-compliance of such requirements constituted a breach - Whether subject to judicial review - Whether detention order had not been validly made - Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985, ss. 5, 6(1)
Muhammad Jailani Kasim v. Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Ors
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Augustine Paul FCJJ) [2006] 4 CLJ 687 [FC]

Detention order - Application for habeas corpus - Reliance by detainee on r. 3 Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) (Advisory Board Procedure) Rules 1987 - Whether officer who carried out duties under r. 3(2), (3) and (4) Officer in Charge as specified in said rules - Whether officer lawfully exercising functions of that office - Whether there was breach of requirements of r. 3(2), (3) and (4) - Whether breach invalidates act of detention - Whether breach subject to judicial review
Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Ors v. Ong Beng Chuan
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Augustine Paul FCJJ) [2006] 4 CLJ 703 [FC]

Detention order - Detention under Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969 - Application for habeas corpus - Whether detention order made under s. 4(1) Ordinance could be made to take effect on a date subsequent to date on which it was made - Whether amounted to a breach - Whether subject to judicial review - Validity of detention order
Kumaran Suppiah v. Dato' Noh Hj Omar & Anor
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Augustine Paul FCJJ) [2006] 4 CLJ 675 [FC]

TORT

Defamation - Libel - Claim by plaintiff for damages - Whether words "tea money" in article published in Chinese language capable of bearing a defamatory meaning - Whether there was sufficient proof that those words had been attributed to plaintiff
Tan Kah Khiam v. Liew Chin Chuan & Anor
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hashim Yusoff & Azmel Maamor JJCA) [2006] 4 CLJ 715 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

TAHANAN PENCEGAHAN

Tahanan - Permohonan untuk habeas corpus - Sama ada tahanan pemohon tidak sah dan terbatal - Ketidakpatuhan atau pelanggaran k. 6 Kaedah-kaedah Ketenteraman Awam dan Mencegah Jenayah (Acara) 1972 - Sama ada k. 6 merupakan peruntukan statut yang mandatory - Keterangan afidavit - Sama ada pemohon telah dinafikan haknya untuk diwakili oleh seorang peguam - Sama ada writ habeas corpus patut dikeluarkan terhadap pemohon
Ramu Kuppusamy lwn. Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Yang Lain
(Azahar Mohamed PK) [2006] 4 CLJ 752 [HC]

2. CLJ Supp December (Part 1) 2006

COURT

HIGH COURT

Loy Teck Chye v. Antah Sedgwick Chartered Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd
(Contract - Agreement - Construction of terms) [2006] 7 CLJ 485

Mary Pushpam Savarimuthu v. Ketua Pengarah Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial
(Administrative law - Exercise of judicial functions) [2006] 7 CLJ 511

Meiden Electric Engineering Sdn Bhd lwn. Mtrans Holdings Sdn Bhd
(Prosedur sivil - Penghakiman terus - Rayuan terhadap permohonan) [2006] 7 CLJ 519

Ong Lian Chee v. Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja
(Employees provident fund - Withdrawal - Withdrawal of contributions) [2006] 7 CLJ 530

Technointan Holding Sdn Bhd v. Tetuan Tan Kim Siong & Teh Hong Jet
(Civil procedure - Striking out - Application for) [2006] 7 CLJ 541

The Co-operative Central Bank Ltd v. Dr S Balakrishnan Shanmugam & Anor; Ledchumanan Nagappan Alias Athmanantha Swami (Third Parties)
(Civil procedure - Parties - Third party proceedings) [2006] 7 CLJ 549

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Exercise of judicial functions - Jurisdiction - Social Security Appellate Board - Whether lacked jurisdiction to determine invalidity question - Whether decision made by medical board and appellate medical board - Ketua Pengarah, Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial v. Rahim Darus - Employees' Social Security Act 1969, ss. 33(2), 84
Mary Pushpam Savarimuthu v. Ketua Pengarah Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial
(Raus Sharif J) [2006] 7 CLJ 511 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Parties - Third party proceedings - Loan agreement - Defendants agents for loan agreement - Third parties not qualified to borrow directly from plaintiff - Whether intention was for defendants to borrow from and repay plaintiff - Whether defendants as agents liable - Contracts Act 1950, s. 183 - Whether third parties to indemnify defendants - Whether judgment entered for plaintiff
The Co-operative Central Bank Ltd v. Dr S Balakrishnan Shanmugam & Anor; Ledchumanan Nagappan Alias Athmanantha Swami (Third Parties)
(Abdul Wahab Patail J) [2006] 7 CLJ 549 [HC]

Striking out - Application for - Petition - Petition presented beyond six month limitation - Legal Profession Act 1976, s. 126 - Whether unmaintainable - Whether cause of action lapsed and extinguished - Whether no reasonable cause of action - Whether petition rendered scandalous, frivolous and vexatious - Whether an abuse of court process - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 18 r. 19(1)(a), (b), (d)
Technointan Holding Sdn Bhd v. Tetuan Tan Kim Siong & Teh Hong Jet
(Low Hop Bing J) [2006] 7 CLJ 541 [HC]

CONTRACT

Agreement - Construction of terms - Intention of parties - Ambiguity - Whether resolved in favour of plaintiff - Whether plaintiff entitled to 50% of 'brokerage earned' - Whether plaintiff's claim allowed - Whether defendant's counter claim dismissed
Loy Teck Chye v. Antah Sedgwick Chartered Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Wahab Patail J) [2006] 7 CLJ 485 [HC]

Loan - Agreement - Defendant agents for loan agreement - Third parties - Third parties not qualified to borrow directly from plaintiff - Whether intention was for defendants to borrow from and repay plaintiff - Whether defendants as agents liable - Contracts Act 1950, s. 183 - Whether third parties to indemnify defendants - Whether judgment entered for plaintiff
The Co-operative Central Bank Ltd v. Dr S Balakrishnan Shanmugam & Anor; Ledchumanan Nagappan Alias Athmanantha Swami (Third Parties)
(Abdul Wahab Patail J) [2006] 7 CLJ 549 [HC]

EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND

Withdrawal - Withdrawal of contributions - Akta Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja 1991, s. 54(1) - Right to withdraw - Whether accrued on death of member - Date of death - Whether a determining factor - Payment of additional amount - Whether plaintiff entitled to RM30,000 as additional amount payable under s. 58(1) Akta Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja 1991 - Whether amended fifth schedule applicable to plaintiff - Whether interpretation adopted by defendant would cause injustice and inequality before the law
Ong Lian Chee v. Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja
(Noor Azian Shaari JC) [2006] 7 CLJ 530 [HC]

LABOUR LAW

Social security - Invalidity pension - Application for - Whether employee an invalid - Whether to be decided solely by medical board and appellate medical board - Whether Social Security Appellate Board has jurisdiction and power to review appeal by aggrieved party over decision of Medical Board or Appellate Medical Board - Ketua Pengarah, Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial v. Rahim Darus - Employees' Social Security Act 1969, ss. 33(2), 84
Mary Pushpam Savarimuthu v. Ketua Pengarah Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial
(Raus Sharif J) [2006] 7 CLJ 511 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

PROSEDUR SIVIL

Penghakiman terus - Rayuan terhadap permohonan - Kegagalan membayar hutang plaintif - Sama ada penjamin harus membayar apabila peminjam gagal - Sama ada tuntutan plaintif pramasa - Polisi kepentingan awam - Sama ada alasan yang hambar - Isu-isu dibangkitkan - Sama ada mempunyai merit - Sama ada perlu dibicarakan
Meiden Electric Engineering Sdn Bhd lwn. Mtrans Holdings Sdn Bhd
(Wan Adnan Muhamad H) [2006] 7 CLJ 519 [HC]

CASE OF THE WEEK

DR MOHD NASIR HASHIM v. MENTERI DALAM NEGERI MALAYSIA

CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous drugs - Trafficking in dangerous drug - Chemical test - Sufficiency of samples for analysis - Whether minimum of 10% of drug must be taken therefor - Loo Kia Meng v. PP & Leong Bon Huat v. PP - Whether no longer good law - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, ss. 37(j), 39B(1)(a), 39B(2)

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Jurisdiction of court - Federal Court - Exercise of power of review - Power to interfere ‘to prevent injustice or abuse of process of court’ - Principles - Rules of the Federal Court 1995, r. 137

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