CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2004, Issue 45
12 November  2004

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New This Week -     CLJ November (Part 1) 2004 & CLJ November (Part 2) 2004

CLJ November (Part 1) 2004

COURT

Gan Yook Chin & Anor v. Lee Ing Chin & Ors
(Succession - Probate - Testamentary capacity - Suspicious circumstances - Appeal - Interference by appellate court -Test to be applied) [2004] 4 CLJ 309

Affin Credit (1991) Sdn Bhd v. Dato’ Hj Raun Djalil Atmosumarto
(Bankruptcy - Petition - Opposition to petition - Whether court could determine validity of debt at petition stage) could determine validity of debt at petition stage) [2004] 4 CLJ 337

Allied Capital Sdn Bhd v. Mohd Latiff Shah Mohd & Another Application
(Civil procedure - Jurisdiction - Federal Court - Whether Federal Court has jurisdiction to review its earlier decision) [2004] 4 CLJ 350

PP v. Richard Devadasan Sabariah
(Evidence - Identification evidence - Corroboration - Child witness) [2004] 4 CLJ 367

United Malayan Banking Corp Bhd v. Chen Yin Khee & Anor
Contract - Claim for moneys owing - Proof - Whether bank must tender full and complete accounts) [2004] 4 CLJ 385

Appeal - Appeal from High Court to Court of Appeal - Whether Court of Appeal adopted correct approach in determining whether there was a valid ground of appeal
Gan Yook Chin & Anor v. Lee Ing Chin & Ors
(Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) & Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ) [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [FC]

Appeal - Interference by appellate court - Test to be applied for appellate intervention - Whether Court of Appeal applied correct test
Gan Yook Chin & Anor v. Lee Ing Chin & Ors
(Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) & Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ) [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [FC]

Jurisdiction - Federal Court - Application to review earlier decision of Federal Court - Burden upon the applicant
Allied Capital Sdn Bhd v. Mohd Latiff Shah Mohd & Another Application
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Rahmah Hussain FCJJ & Richard Malanjum JCA) [2004] 4 CLJ 350 [CA]

Jurisdiction - Federal Court - Whether Federal Court has jurisdiction to review its earlier decision - Whether such jurisdiction limited - Rules of the Federal Court 1995, r. 137
Allied Capital Sdn Bhd v. Mohd Latiff Shah Mohd & Another Application
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Rahmah Hussain FCJJ & Richard Malanjum JCA) [2004] 4 CLJ 350 [CA]

Petition - Opposition to petition - Judgment upon which bankruptcy notice founded not set aside - Whether court could determine validity of debt at petition stage
Affin Credit (1991) Sdn Bhd v. Dato’ Hj Raun Djalil Atmosumarto
(Mokhtar Sidin, Abdul Aziz Mohamad & Rahmah Hussain JJCA) [2004] 4 CLJ 337 [CA]

Claim for moneys owing - Proof - Continuing guarantee and indemnity from directors as security for loan to company - Whether bank has established proof of indebtedness - Whether bank must tender full and complete accounts - Evidence of exact amount due and owing - Overdue interest
United Malayan Banking Corp Bhd v. Chen Yin Khee & Anor
(Gopal Sri Ram, Siti Norma Yaakob & Denis Ong JJCA) [2004] 4 CLJ 385 [CA]

Corroboration - Child witness - Whether unsafe for trial judge to act on uncorroborated evidence of a child
PP v. Richard Devadasan Sabariah
(Mokhtar Sidin, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Abdul Aziz Mohamad JJCA) [2004] 4 CLJ 367 [CA]

Expert evidence - Conflicting testimony - Principles applicable - Issue of forgery - Whether trial court had erred in determining such issue substantially on evidence of handwriting experts to exclusion of relevant and direct evidence of actual witnesses
Gan Yook Chin & Anor v. Lee Ing Chin & Ors
(Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) & Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ) [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [FC]

Identification evidence - Poor quality of - No other supporting evidence - Whether safe to convict accused on such poor identification evidence
PP v. Richard Devadasan Sabariah
(Mokhtar Sidin, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Abdul Aziz Mohamad JJCA) [2004] 4 CLJ 367 [CA]

Identification parade - Failure of witness to identify accused - Subsequent identification of accused during trial in court - Whether such identification meaningless
PP v. Richard Devadasan Sabariah
(Mokhtar Sidin, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Abdul Aziz Mohamad JJCA) [2004] 4 CLJ 367 [CA]

Witness - Credibility of - Witnesses to execution of will - Whether witnesses had any interest in case
Gan Yook Chin & Anor v. Lee Ing Chin & Ors
(Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) & Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ) [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [FC]

Probate - Testamentary capacity - Testator in failing state of health - Whether testator had testamentary capacity
Gan Yook Chin & Anor v. Lee Ing Chin & Ors
(Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) & Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ) [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [FC]

Probate - Validity of will - Allegation of suspicious circumstances - Whether adequately disposed of - Whether there was any substantial merit to allegation
Gan Yook Chin & Anor v. Lee Ing Chin & Ors
(Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) & Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ) [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [FC]

Probate - Validity of will - Principles applicable - Whether deceased had testamentary capacity - Whether trial court erred in determining issue of forgery - Whether there were suspicious circumstances - Whether Court of Appeal had erred in law or in fact
Gan Yook Chin & Anor v. Lee Ing Chin & Ors
(Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) & Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ) [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [FC]

CLJ November (Part 2) 2004

COURT

Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai v. Tenaga Nasional
(Local government - Rates - Electricity - Whether an "article" in determining annual value under s. 2 Local Government Act 1976) [2004] 4 CLJ 389

Beatrice Fernandez v. Sistem Penerbangan Malaysia & Anor
(Federal Constitution, art. 8 - Equality - Gender discrimination -
whether applies in collective agreements or employment contracts as between two private individuals) [2004] 4 CLJ 403

Darshan Singh v. Farid Kamal Hussain
(Club - Suspension of member - Whether suspension in accordance with rules of natural justice and fair hearing) [2004] 4 CLJ 410

PP lwn. Nik Mohd Nik Embong
(Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B - Mengedar 27.22 gram heroin) [2004] 4 CLJ 426

Sanusi Ismail v. PP
(Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 882.3g of cannabis) [2004] 4 CLJ 443

Fundamental liberties - Equal protection - Federal Constitution, art. 8 - Equality - Gender discrimination - Whether applies in collective agreements or employment contracts as between two private individuals - Whether protection in art. 8 only available to private individual as against the State - Whether constitutional law remedies available to private individual whose fundamental rights have been violated by another private individual - Constitutional law as a branch of public law - Whether constitutional law litigation must necessarily involve the State as a party
Beatrice Fernandez v. Sistem Penerbangan Malaysia & Anor
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad FCJ, Arifin Zakaria & Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA) [2004] 4 CLJ 403 [CA]

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 882.3g of cannabis - Presumption of trafficking under s. 37(da) - Whether may only be invoked solely on the basis of an express and affirmative evidential finding of possession - Whether may be invoked based upon statutory presumption of possession under s. 37(d) - Rule against double presumptions - Whether accused had custody or control of anything containing dangerous drug - Whether presumption of possession could be invoked - Whether accused guilty of unlawful possession under s. 6
Sanusi Ismail v. PP
(Denis Ong, Mohd Noor Ahmad & Abdul Kadir Sulaiman JJCA) [2004] 4 CLJ 443 [CA]

Employment - Termination of service - On ground of pregnancy as per collective agreement - Whether discriminatory - Whether collective agreement violates fundamental liberties under art. 8 Federal Constitution - Whether collective agreement must conform to tenets of equality under art. 8(1) - Protection against ‘religion, race, descent, place of birth or gender’ discrimination - Whether art. 8(2) applies to collective agreement - Whether contravenes art. 8(2)
Beatrice Fernandez v. Sistem Penerbangan Malaysia & Anor
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad FCJ, Arifin Zakaria & Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA) [2004] 4 CLJ 403 [CA]

Rates - Annual value - Power station - Electricity - Whether an "article" in determining annual value under s. 2 Local Government Act 1976 - Whether machinery used for production of electricity excluded from computation of annual value - Electricity Supply Act 1990, s. 2 - Factories and Machinery Act 1967, s. 3 - Electricity Supply (Amendment) Act 2001, s. 4
Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Siti Norma Yaakob & Pajan Singh Gill FCJJ) [2004] 4 CLJ 389 [FC]

Club - Suspension of member - Whether suspension in accordance with rules of natural justice and fair hearing
Darshan Singh v. Farid Kamal Hussain
(Arifin Zakaria, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2004] 4 CLJ 410 [CA]

Hukuman - Memiliki dadah berbahaya - Tiga kesalahan lampau yang serupa - Pengakuan salah - Hukuman 10 tahun penjara dan 10 sebatan - Sama ada memadai - Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952, ss. 12(2), 39B(1)(a), 39A(2), 39B(2)
PP lwn. Nik Mohd Nik Embong
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Abdul Aziz Mohamad HHMR & James Foong H) [2004] 4 CLJ 426 [CA]

Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B - Mengedar 27.22 gram heroin - Kes prima facie - Beg mengandungi dadah berada satu meter dari tertuduh - Sama ada wujud milikan sebenar - Tertuduh menyerah beg mengandungi dadah ekoran soal siasat - Keterangan soal siasat tidak dikemukakan - Sama ada pengetahuan tidak dibuktikan - Sama ada hanya kesalahan memiliki dadah - Sama ada pertuduhan harus dipinda - Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952, ss. 12(2), 39A(2), 39(B)(1)(a), 39B(2) - Kanun Prosedur Jenayah, s. 158(1)
PP lwn. Nik Mohd Nik Embong
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Abdul Aziz Mohamad HHMR & James Foong H) [2004] 4 CLJ 426 [CA]

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