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OWI CHENG IAN v. SURUHANJAYA PASUKAN POLIS DIRAJA MALAYSIA & ORS
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
SYED AHMAD HELMY JCA, ABDUL WAHAB PATAIL JCA, MOHAMAD ARIFF YUSOF JCA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: W-01-672-2010]
15 APRIL 2014
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Exercise of administrative powers - Dismissal from service - Disciplinary authority - Power of delegation - Whether correct quorum sat as disciplinary authority - Whether police force commission legally appointed - Whether there was procedural unfairness - Date of dismissal - Whether stated - Whether dismissal incomplete - Whether officer given right to be heard - Whether charge defective - Federal Constitution, arts. 135(2), 140(1) & (3)
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Rules of natural justice - Dismissal - Right to be heard - Whether fundamental to natural justice - Whether reasonable opportunity to be heard given - Federal Constitution, art. 135(2)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Public servants - Dismissal - Right to be heard - Whether denied - Whether reasonable opportunity to be heard given - Procedural fairness - Whether adhered to - Federal Constitution, art. 135(2) - Whether appellant reinstated
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[2013] 1 LNS 823 MAT SORI ABD RASID lwn. KAMARUL ZAMAN ZAKARIA & YANG LAIN KASTAM DAN EKSAIS: Penyitaan - Kesahihan penyitaan - Sebab munasabah untuk mengesyaki - Sama ada terdapat sebab munasabah untuk mengesyaki bahawa barang-barang yang disita terlibat dalam kesalahan melibatkan Akta Kastam 1967
KASTAM DAN EKSAIS: Penyitaan - Notis penyitaan - Ultra vires - Sama ada notis penyitaan sah dan berkuatkuasa - Sama ada notis penyitaan bertentangan dengan peruntukan undang-undang di bawah Akta Kastam 1967[2013] 1 LNS 1409 RHB BANK BERHAD v. GULA PERAK BERHAD; TOWN HANG SECURITIES CO LIMITED (APPLICANT) COMPANY LAW: Scheme of arrangement - Unsecured creditors - Applicant proposed a scheme with the respondent's unsecured creditors - Syndicated term loan lenders holding 38.15% of the unsecured debt objected to scheme - Statutory requisite that 75% approval of the unsecured creditors required for the scheme - Whether proposed scheme lacked the approval of the majority of creditors - Whether scheme was viable, feasible, workable and bona fide - Whether any reason to proceed with any court sanctioned meeting to consider the proposed scheme [2013] 1 LNS 1411 RHB BANK BERHAD v. GULA PERAK BERHAD COMPANY LAW: Winding up - Petition - Inability to pay debts - Respondent's refusal and failure to pay sum demanded in the s. 218 notice - Whether respondent unable to pay its debts - Whether no bona fide dispute - Whether just and equitable to wind-up the respondent [2014] 1 LNS 369 MICHELE KYTHE LIM BENG SZE v. KENNETH YOONG KEN CHINSON ST JAMES & ANOR CIVIL PROCEDURE: Committal proceedings - Application for - Breach of consent order - Compliance by petitioner wife on morning of continued hearing - Despite wife's compliance of the Consent Order, whether she was still in contempt for breach for the period in between non compliance and actual compliance - Whether wife purged her contempt - Costs - Whether wife's conduct forced applicant respondent husband to resort to committal proceedings for which he had to incur costs [2014] 1 LNS 417 CHE MOHD SUFIAN @ CHE BASTIAN CHE RASHID v. PP CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal against conviction - Appeal to High Court - Rape - Alleged failure of the prosecution to prove that complainant was injured - Whether complainant suffered injuries both before and during the rape - Whether the Sessions Court Judge erred in law and in fact when she found that there was force used against the complainant - Whether the Sessions Court Judge was right in finding that penetration had been proved - Whether there was necessity for a complainant to have seen the penetration for a rape to have been committed
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal against sentence - Appeal to High Court - Rape - Whether Sessions Court Judge erred in law and in fact when she failed to consider the appellant's plea in mitigation - Whether Sessions Court judge considered the correct and relevant factors when passing sentence - Whether sentence of 20 years imprisonment and 7 strokes of the rotan imposed by the Sessions Court Judge was fitting - Whether sentence imposed was excessiveCLJ 2014 Volume 8 (Part 5)
COURT
COURT OF APPEAL
Husaini Yaacob v. Tan Teo Siang
Abdul Malik Ishak, Linton Albert, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA
(Contract - Loan agreement - Breach - Whether borrower willing and able to settle loan within agreed time frame) [2014] 8 CLJ 545 [CA]Owi Cheng Ian v. Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis Diraja Malaysia & Ors
Syed Ahmad Helmy, Abdul Wahab Patail, Mohamad Ariff Yusof JJCA
(Administrative Law - Dismissal - Disciplinary authority) [2014] 8 CLJ 559 [CA]Pauline Chai Siew Phin v. Khoo Kay Peng
Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA
(Civil Procedure - Jurisdiction - Divorce proceedings - Appropriate forum) [2014] 8 CLJ 571 [CA]Superintendent Of Lands & Surveys, Samarahan Division & Anor v. Abas Naun & Ors And Another Appeal
Sulaiman Daud, Mohamed Apandi Ali, Mohtarudin Baki JJCA
(Civil Procedure - Mode of commencement - Whether should have been by way of judicial review) [2014] 8 CLJ 592 [CA]HIGH COURT
Karambunai Corp Bhd & Ors v. Ag Damit Ag Tengah
Ravinthran Paramaguru J
(Civil Procedure - Judgments and orders - Setting aside - Orders issued by Syariah Court - Whether in excess of jurisdiction) [2014] 8 CLJ 601 [HC]KKP v. PCSP
Noraini Abdul Rahman J
(Civil Procedure - Jurisdiction - Divorce proceedings – Whether domicile proven to be in Malaysia) [2014] 8 CLJ 626 [HC]PP lwn. Zamri Jusoh
Zainal Adzam H
(Prosedur Jenayah - Pertuduhan - Kesilapan dalam tuduhan - Sama ada peninggalan yang material) [2014] 8 CLJ 656 [HC]Re Tan Sie Kiong; Ex p Delta Finance Company Bhd
Supang Lian J
(Bankruptcy - Discharge of bankrupt - Delay in submission of statement of affairs) [2014] 8 CLJ 678 [HC]SUBJECT INDEX
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Exercise of administrative powers - Dismissal from service - Disciplinary authority - Power of delegation - Whether correct quorum sat as disciplinary authority - Whether police force commission legally appointed - Whether there was procedural unfairness - Date of dismissal - Whether stated - Whether dismissal incomplete - Whether officer given right to be heard - Whether charge defective - Federal Constitution, arts. 135(2), 140(1) & (3)
Owi Cheng Ian v. Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis Diraja Malaysia & Ors
(Syed Ahmad Helmy, Abdul Wahab Patail, Mohamad Ariff Yusof JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 559 [CA]Rules of natural justice - Dismissal - Right to be heard - Whether fundamental to natural justice - Whether reasonable opportunity to be heard given - Federal Constitution, art. 135(2)
Owi Cheng Ian v. Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis Diraja Malaysia & Ors
(Syed Ahmad Helmy, Abdul Wahab Patail, Mohamad Ariff Yusof JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 559 [CA]BANKRUPTCY
Discharge - Discharge of bankrupt - Appeal against - Delay in submission of statement of affairs - Whether extension granted - Whether there was reasonable excuse for delay - Whether contravened s. 16(2)(b) Bankruptcy Act 1967 - Whether factual situations envisaged in s. 33(6) Bankruptcy Act 1967 existed to negate discharge of bankrupt - Whether Director General of Insolvency carried out proper and complete report - Whether bankruptcy brought about by circumstances within bankrupt's control
Re Tan Sie Kiong; Ex p Delta Finance Company Bhd
(Supang Lian J) [2014] 8 CLJ 678 [HC]CIVIL PROCEDURE
Judgments and orders - Setting aside - Orders issued by Syariah Court - Whether in excess of jurisdiction - Whether may be set aside by civil High Court - Federal Constitution art. 121(1A)
Karambunai Corp Bhd & Ors v. Ag Damit Ag Tengah
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J) [2014] 8 CLJ 601 [HC]Jurisdiction - Divorce proceedings - Jurisdiction of High Court to hear petition - Country where marriage was registered in - Whether domicile proven to be in Malaysia - Whether wife acquired and retained domicile of husband - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s. 48
KKP v. PCSP
(Noraini Abdul Rahman J) [2014] 8 CLJ 626 [HC]Jurisdiction - Divorce proceedings - Wife instituted divorce proceedings in English High Court - Husband applied to Malaysian High Court that he be at liberty to petition for divorce without referring to conciliatory body - Whether Malaysian High Court more appropriate forum - Forum non conveniens - Whether appropriate test to be applied - Whether `clearly inappropriate forum' test should be used - Burden of proof
Pauline Chai Siew Phin v. Khoo Kay Peng
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 571 [CA]Jurisdiction - Jurisdiction of Syariah Court - Disputes over land ownership - Syariah Court Enactment 2004 of Sabah (No. 6 of 2004) - Whether within jurisdiction of Syariah Court
Karambunai Corp Bhd & Ors v. Ag Damit Ag Tengah
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J) [2014] 8 CLJ 601 [HC]Mode of commencement - Challenging act of public authority - Validity of issuance of provisional lease by public authority - Whether filing of writs of summon proper - Whether should have been by way of judicial review - Defending native customary rights - Whether defensive action - Whether permissible under private law
Superintendent Of Lands & Surveys, Samarahan Division & Anor v. Abas Naun & Ors And Another Appeal
(Sulaiman Daud, Mohamed Apandi Ali, Mohtarudin Baki JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 592 [CA]Stay of proceedings - Application for - Wife filed for proceedings in husband's application to be stayed pending hearing and disposal of petition for divorce by English High Court - Affidavit gave rise to many disputes of facts and law - Whether full trial necessary to determine issues of jurisdiction and domicile - Whether judge should deliberate on case by way of affidavit evidence - Whether full trial necessary to determine issues of jurisdiction and domicile - Whether case to be remitted to High Court before another judge
Pauline Chai Siew Phin v. Khoo Kay Peng
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 571 [CA]CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Courts - Jurisdiction - Conflict of jurisdiction between High Court and Syariah Court - Orders issued by Syariah Court - Whether in excess of jurisdiction - Whether may be set aside by civil High Court - Federal Constitution art. 121(1A)
Karambunai Corp Bhd & Ors v. Ag Damit Ag Tengah
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J) [2014] 8 CLJ 601 [HC]Fundamental liberties - Deprivation - Rights to property - Whether involved public law - Whether challenge against act of public authority amounted to defensive action - Whether filing of writs of summon proper - Whether permissible under private law
Superintendent Of Lands & Surveys, Samarahan Division & Anor v. Abas Naun & Ors And Another Appeal
(Sulaiman Daud, Mohamed Apandi Ali, Mohtarudin Baki JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 592 [CA]Public servants - Dismissal - Right to be heard - Whether denied - Whether reasonable opportunity to be heard given - Procedural fairness - Whether adhered to - Federal Constitution, art. 135(2) - Whether appellant reinstated
Owi Cheng Ian v. Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis Diraja Malaysia & Ors
(Syed Ahmad Helmy, Abdul Wahab Patail, Mohamad Ariff Yusof JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 559 [CA]CONTRACT
Loan agreement - Breach - Jual janji agreement - Transfer of ownership of land as security of agreement - Loan set to be settled within one year - Allegations that borrower tried to contact lender to settle debt and redeem land but to no avail - Whether efforts to show borrower trying to contact lender proved - Whether borrower willing and able to settle loan within agreed time frame to redeem land
Husaini Yaacob v. Tan Teo Siang
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Linton Albert, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 545 [CA]DAMAGES
Assessment - Appropriate basis of assessment - Transfer of ownership of land as security of agreement - Loan set to be settled within one year - Allegations that borrower tried to contact lender to settle debt and redeem land but to no avail - Whether efforts to show borrower trying to contact lender proved - Land sold to another person - Claim for full purchase price of land at market value minus loan sum - High Court awarded RM1.5 million to borrower - Whether judge correct in awarding such sum - Appeal against decision made in High Court
Husaini Yaacob v. Tan Teo Siang
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Linton Albert, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 545 [CA]FAMILY LAW
Divorce - Jurisdiction - Domicile - Whether domicile proven to be in Malaysia - Whether wife acquired and retained domicile of husband - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s. 48
KKP v. PCSP
(Noraini Abdul Rahman J) [2014] 8 CLJ 626 [HC]Divorce - Jurisdiction - Forum non conveniens - Divorce proceedings instituted by wife in England - Whether husband's subsequent divorce proceedings filed in Malaysia to be stayed - Determining forum conveniens - Meaning of forum non conveniens - Burden of proof - Whether Malaysia had most real and substantial connection to divorce proceedings
KKP v. PCSP
(Noraini Abdul Rahman J) [2014] 8 CLJ 626 [HC]Divorce - Proceedings for - Wife instituted divorce proceedings in English High Court - Husband applied to Malaysian High Court that he be at liberty to petition for divorce without referring to conciliatory body - Whether Malaysian Court `clearly inappropriate forum' in context of pending English Court proceedings by wife - Whether proceedings in Malaysia oppressive to wife
Pauline Chai Siew Phin v. Khoo Kay Peng
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 571 [CA]Divorce - Stay of proceedings - Forum non conveniens - Divorce proceedings instituted by wife in England - Whether husband's subsequent divorce proceedings filed in Malaysia to be stayed - Determining forum conveniens - Meaning of forum non conveniens - Burden of proof - Whether Malaysia had most real and substantial connection to divorce proceedings - Whether application for stay ought to be allowed
KKP v. PCSP
(Noraini Abdul Rahman J) [2014] 8 CLJ 626 [HC]LAND LAW
Ownership - Claim for - Ownership claim over land made in Syariah Court - Non-Muslim parties involved - Whether orders made by Syariah Court valid - Whether orders of Syariah Court may be set aside by civil High Court - Whether issue of ownership of land could be determined by civil High Court
Karambunai Corp Bhd & Ors v. Ag Damit Ag Tengah
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J) [2014] 8 CLJ 601 [HC]INDEKS PERKARA
PROSEDUR JENAYAH
Pertuduhan - Kesilapan dalam tuduhan - Kegagalan menyatakan "secara frod" dalam pertuduhan - Sama ada keterangan pendakwaan berbeza daripada pertuduhan - Sama ada responden terkeliru - Sama ada peninggalan yang material - Sama ada berlaku kegagalan keadilan - Sama ada pertuduhan cacat - Sama ada kesilapan teknikal boleh diatasi - Kanun Tatacara Jenayah, ss. 156 & 422
PP lwn. Zamri Jusoh
(Zainal Adzam H) [2014] 8 CLJ 656 [HC]UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH
Pemalsuan - Pemalsuan baucer dan invois - Rayuan oleh pendakwaan terhadap pembebasan - Pegawai Tentera Laut memalsukan invois untuk menjustifikasikan pembelanjaan - Menggunakan dokumen palsu untuk melakukan frod - Elemen-elemen pertuduhan - Sama ada kerugian perlu dibuktikan - Sama ada kes prima facie berjaya dibuktikan - Kanun Keseksaan, s. 471
PP lwn. Zamri Jusoh
(Zainal Adzam H) [2014] 8 CLJ 656 [HC]ARTICLELegal Network Series Article(s)
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