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JIGARLAL KANTILAL DOSHI v. AMANAH RAYA BHD & OTHER APPEALS
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
ABDUL WAHAB PATAIL JCA, LIM YEE LAN JCA, UMI KALTHUM ABDUL MAJID JCA
[CIVIL APPEALS NO: J-02-965-05-2012 (NO 24), J-02-7-01-2012 (NO 23), J-02(IM)-966-05-2012 (NO 25), J-02-967-05-2012 (NO 26), J-02(IM)-968-05-2012 (NO 27), J-02-1064-05-2012 (NO 28), J-02-1065-05-2012 (NO 29), J-02-1066-05-2012 (NO 30), J-02(IM)-1385-06-2012 (NO 31) & J-02-584-1995]
27 JUNE 2014
SUCCESSION: Administration of estates - Grant of probate - Failure to apply for letters of administration first before obtaining grant of probate - Locus standi - Whether Amanah Raya Berhad had locus standi to continue trial proceedings on behalf of estate - Whether letters of administration pendente lite could be granted with backward effect - Doctrine of relation back - Whether applicable to give party locus standi to actions commenced, undertaken or continued
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Locus standi - Proceedings - Administration of estates - Failure to apply for letters of administration first before obtaining grant of probate - Whether probate wrongfully and unlawfully issued - Whether Amanah Raya Berhad had locus standi to continue trial proceedings on behalf of estate - Whether letters of administration pendente lite could be granted with backward effect - Doctrine of relation back - Whether applicable to give party locus standi to actions commenced, undertaken or continued
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[2013] 1 LNS 29 PER: SALEHUDDIN JAAPAR; EX-PARTE: AMBANK (M) BERHAD & KES YANG LAIN KEBANKRAPAN: Notis - Kecacatan - Sama ada notis kebankrapan yang telah difailkan adalah cacat - Sama ada jumlah yang dituntut dalam notis kebankrapan adalah berlebihan - Sama ada notis kabankrapan telah mengambil kira bayaran yang telah dibuat oleh penghutang penghakiman
KEBANKRAPAN: Pengenepian - Permohonan untuk - Pengenepian notis kebankrapan - Sama ada permohonan penghutang penghakiman selaras dengan peruntukan s. 3(2) Akta Kebankrapan 1967 dan k. 95 Kaedah-Kaedah Kebankrapan 1969 - Sama ada terdapat keperluan untuk memfailkan saman dalam kamar berasingan untuk memohon pengenepian notis kebankrapan - Sama ada pemfailan afidavit membantah adalah memadai untuk mengenepikan notis kebankrapan
PROSEDUR SIVIL: Res judicata - Penyalagunaan proses mahkamah - Sama ada tindakan pemiutang penghakiman memfailkan notis kebankrapan baru merupakan penyalahgunaan proses mahkamah - Sama ada pemiutang penghakiman telah diberi kebenaran untuk memfailan notis kebankrapan yang baru apabila tindakan kebankrapan terdahulu ditolak - Sama ada prinsip res judicata terpakai
PROSEDUR SIVIL: Pelaksanaan - Kelewatan - Tindakan kebankrapan melewati tempoh 6 tahun - Sama ada kebenaran untuk memulakan prosiding kebankrapan diperlukan untuk tindakan kebankrapan melewati tempoh 6 tahun - Sama ada prosiding kebankrapan adalah tertakluk kepada pelaksanaan penghakiman di bawah A. 46 k. 2(1)(a) Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980[2013] 1 LNS 53 MD RASHID ISMAIL lwn. PP UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Kanun keseksaan - S. 376B(1) & 376(2) - Kesalahan merogol - Inses - Mangsa dirogol oleh abang dan bapa saudara - Sama ada intipati kesalahan merogol telah dibuktikan
PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Rayuan - Penemuan fakta oleh hakim bicara - Sama ada hakim bicara telah gagal membuat penemuan berkenaan saksi kompeten di bawah s. 133A Akta Keterangan 1950 - Sama ada wujud keperluan untuk hakim bicara untuk menerangkan isu undang-undang kepada tertuduh yang tidak diwakili peguam sebelum saksi memberi keterangan
KETERANGAN: Saksi - Saksi kanak-kanak - Keterangan saksi yang berumur 17 tahun - Kanak-kanak yang mentah - Sama ada terdapat keperluan untuk menjalankan ujian permulaan oleh hakim bicara - Sama ada saksi memahami erti sumpah dan kewajipan bercakap benar
KETERANGAN: Keterangan sokongan - Kesalahan merogol - Sama ada factum merogol memerlukan keterangan sokongan
KETERANGAN: Kebolehpercayaan - Saksi - Kesalahan seksual - Kelewatan membuat aduan - Sama ada kegagalan membuat aduan dengan serta merta menjejaskan kebolehpercayaan saksi
KETERANGAN: Inferen bertentangan - Kegagalan memanggil saksi - Pegawai polis yang terlibat dalam penangkapan tertuduh - Sama ada kegagalan mengemukakan saksi yang terlibat dalam penangkapan tertuduh menyebabkan inferen bertentangan terpakai
PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Tertuduh - Tertuduh yang tidak diwakili - Tanggungjawab hakim bicara - Sama ada hakim bicara telah menerangkan isu undang-undang yang berbangkit kepada tertuduh yang tidak diwakili peguam - Sama ada keperluan s. 257 Kanun Acara Jenayah telah dipatuhi[2013] 1 LNS 1412 RHB BANK BERHAD v. GULA PERAK BERHAD LEGAL PROFESSION: Conflict of interest - Professional conduct - Application to disqualify petitioner's solicitors from representing petitioner - Counsel for petitioner stated that she had no instructions from petitioner to adjourn the proceeding - She had instructions from two other supporting creditors whom her firm represented to object to an adjournment of the winding-up proceedings against the respondent - Whether any basis to respondent's allegation that petitioner's solicitors were in breach of the Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978 - Whether proper and in conflict of interest for the firm to object to respondent's application for an adjournment of the hearing of the winding-up proceedings - Whether respondent's application bona fide or to delay the proceedings [2014] 1 LNS 419 PP v. MUHAMMAD RIDZUAN AB MAJID CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Trial - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Defence's story - Accused gave a set of house keys to Anuar Kicap whilst he and his family were on holiday, and the bag containing the drugs in accused's flat belonged to Anuar - Whether defence was a concocted defence to avoid culpability - Whether accused's defence cast a reasonable doubt on the prosecution's case - Whether accused's defence succeeded in rebutting the statutory presumption of trafficking under s. 37(da) (xvi) - Whether prosecution succeeded in proving Charge 45A-41-10/2012 against the accused beyond all reasonable doubt
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Trial - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Defence's case - Accused's own admission that the smaller packet of ganja from the drawer was his - Whether prosecution had made out a case against the accused beyond all reasonable doubt in respect of Charge 45(O)-44-10/2012 - Whether accused ought to be convicted for possession of 106.9 grams of cannabis[2014] 1 LNS 449 JEREMY SWEE TECK HEANNE & ANOR v. LOW HAN NEO & ORS PROVIDENT FUND: Beneficiary - Nomination - Second defendant alleged to have forged the signature and thumbprint of his elder brother ("the deceased") in an Employment Provident Fund nomination form and letter of authorisation - Whether the deceased indeed signed and/or was capable of signing or affirming the documents - Whether signatures and thumb print on disputed documents was that of the deceased
EVIDENCE: Adverse inference - Failure to call witness - Deceased was under the care and management of Dr Teo Cheng Peng - Whether failure to call Dr Teo justified the drawing of an adverse inference against plaintiff under s. 114(g) of the Evidence Act 1950 - Whether failure to call him was a gap in plaintiffs' case which seriously undermined it - Whether plaintiffs had discharged burden to show that the deceased did not possess the level of consciousness that was needed to sign and thumbprint the disputed documentsCLJ 2014 Volume 8 (Part 6)
COURT
FEDERAL COURTPP v. Nolose Albert Raleshome
Raus Sharif PCA, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Ramly Ali FCJJ
(Criminal Law; Evidence - Chemist report - Material contradiction) [2014] 8 CLJ 689 [FC]COURT OF APPEAL
Jigarlal Kantilal Doshi v. Amanah Raya Bhd & Other Appeals
Abdul Wahab Patail, Lim Yee Lan, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA
(Succession; Civil Procedure - Failure to apply for letters of administration first before obtaining grant of probate) [2014] 8 CLJ 704 [CA]Natcha Dabkaew v. PP
Azahar Mohamed, Rohana Yusuf, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure - Discrepancy in weights of drugs exhibits - Whether explained) [2014] 8 CLJ 719 [CA]Punithavathi Ponniah v. Ganendra Torquil Ponnusamy Ganendra & Anor
Clement Skinner, Lim Yee Lan, Rohana Yusuf JJCA
(Civil Procedure - Bill of costs - Whether filed within time) [2014] 8 CLJ 735 [CA]HIGH COURT
Interactive Brokers LLC v. Neo Kim Hock & Ors
Abu Bakar Jais JC
(Civil Procedure - Mareva injunction - Whether there was real risk of dissipation of assets) [2014] 8 CLJ 747 [HC]Kumarasamy Naciappan lwn. PP
Samsudin Hassan PK
(Undang-undang Syarikat; Prosedur Jenayah - Pengarah-pengarah - Pelanggaran kewajipan) [2014] 8 CLJ 760 [HC]Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Pahang & Satu Lagi lwn. Cembung Maju Raya Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi
Mariana Yahya H
(Undang-undang Tanah; Prosedur Sivil - Sama ada transaksi jualan bertentangan dengan peruntukan s. 214A Kanun Tanah Negara) [2014] 8 CLJ 786 [HC]Voon Yun Kim v. Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd
Chew Soo Ho J
(Tort; Words And Phrases - Trespass to land - Erection of electric pylons) [2014] 8 CLJ 804 [HC]SUBJECT INDEX
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Affidavits - Affidavit in support of application - Application for Mareva injunction by brokerage firm to restrain loan borrowers from disposing of and dealing with their assets - Whether deponent of affidavit in support sworn in affidavit - Whether deponent had personal knowledge of facts sworn in affidavit - Whether s. 114(g) Evidence Act 1950 should be invoked - Rules of Court 2012, O. 14 r. 5
Interactive Brokers LLC v. Neo Kim Hock & Ors
(Abu Bakar Jais JC) [2014] 8 CLJ 747 [HC]Bill of costs - Taxation - Accrual of cause of action - Application to tax bill of costs - Whether bill of costs filed within time - Whether application to tax bill of costs fell within purview of s. 6(1) of the Limitation Act 1953 - Whether limitation period applied
Punithavathi Ponniah v. Ganendra Torquil Ponnusamy Ganendra & Anor
(Clement Skinner, Lim Yee Lan, Rohana Yusuf JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 735 [CA]Locus standi - Proceedings - Administration of estates - Failure to apply for letters of administration first before obtaining grant of probate - Whether probate wrongfully and unlawfully issued - Whether Amanah Raya Berhad had locus standi to continue trial proceedings on behalf of estate - Whether letters of administration pendente lite could be granted with backward effect - Doctrine of relation back - Whether applicable to give party locus standi to actions commenced, undertaken or continued
Jigarlal Kantilal Doshi v. Amanah Raya Bhd & Other Appeals
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Lim Yee Lan, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 704 [CA]Injunction - Mareva injunction - Application for - Default in loan given for buying and selling companies shares - Allegation that matter ought to be decided in arbitration - Application by brokerage firm to restrain loan borrowers from disposing of and dealing with their assets - Whether there was evidence shown that there was real risk of dissipation of assets by loan borrowers - Whether injunction could be granted through arbitration - Whether injunction should be granted by High Court - Arbitration Act 2005, s. 11
Interactive Brokers LLC v. Neo Kim Hock & Ors
(Abu Bakar Jais JC) [2014] 8 CLJ 747 [HC]Mareva injunction - Abuse of process - Application by brokerage firm to restrain loan borrowers from disposing of and dealing with their assets - Similar application in Singapore High Court - Whether non-disclosure of crucial and relevant facts - Whether amounted to non-compliance of O. 29 r. 1 of Rules of Court 2012 - Whether abuse of court process
Interactive Brokers LLC v. Neo Kim Hock & Ors
(Abu Bakar Jais JC) [2014] 8 CLJ 747 [HC]CRIMINAL LAW
Dangerous drugs - Trafficking - Accused person convicted on charge of trafficking in 18630g of cannabis - Sentenced to death - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Whether defence mere denial - Discrepancy in weights of drugs exhibits - Whether explained - Whether there was break in chain of evidence - Whether trial judge appreciated defence and cautioned statement - Whether there was non-direction amounting to misdirection - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 s. 39B(1)(a)
Natcha Dabkaew v. PP
(Azahar Mohamed, Rohana Yusuf, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 719 [CA]Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 707.5g methamphetamine - Homogenisation of substance - Whether substance homogenised before or during analysis - Material contradiction between chemist's oral evidence and chemist report - Interpretation of words used - Whether prosecution could rely on chemist's oral testimony
PP v. Nolose Albert Raleshome
(Raus Sharif PCA, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Ramly Ali FCJJ) [2014] 8 CLJ 689 [FC]CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Exhibits - Break in chain of evidence - Accused person convicted on charge of trafficking in 18630g of cannabis and sentenced to death - Discrepancy in weights of drugs exhibits - Whether explained - Whether there was break in chain of evidence - Whether conviction and sentence safe
Natcha Dabkaew v. PP
(Azahar Mohamed, Rohana Yusuf, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 719 [CA]EVIDENCE
Expert evidence - Chemist report - Material contradiction between chemist's oral evidence and chemist report - Interpretation of words used - Whether words employed in chemist report affected propriety of whole report when viewed against oral testimony - Whether prosecution could rely on chemist's oral testimony
PP v. Nolose Albert Raleshome
(Raus Sharif PCA, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Ramly Ali FCJJ) [2014] 8 CLJ 689 [FC]SUCCESSION
Administration of estates - Grant of probate - Failure to apply for letters of administration first before obtaining grant of probate - Locus standi - Whether Amanah Raya Berhad had locus standi to continue trial proceedings on behalf of estate - Whether letter of administration pendente lite could be granted with backward effect - Doctrine of relation back - Whether applicable to give party locus standi to actions commenced, undertaken or continued
Jigarlal Kantilal Doshi v. Amanah Raya Bhd & Other Appeals
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Lim Yee Lan, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA) [2014] 8 CLJ 704 [CA]TORT
Trespass to land - Erection of electric pylons - Defendant's contractor entered into plaintiff's land with purported permission from Assistant Collector of Land Revenue - Whether in compliance with ss. 11 & 16 of Electricity Supply Act 1990 - Whether plaintiff had knowledge of defendant's right to enter land - Whether knowledge imputed
Voon Yun Kim v. Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd
(Chew Soo Ho J) [2014] 8 CLJ 804 [HC]WORDS AND PHRASES
'Registrar' - Sabah Land Ordinance - Whether Assistant Collector of Land Revenue under Land Ordinance falls under definition of 'Registrar' under Electricity Supply Act 1990
Voon Yun Kim v. Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd
(Chew Soo Ho J) [2014] 8 CLJ 804 [HC]INDEKS PERKARA
PROSEDUR JENAYAH
Perbicaraan - Tanggungjawab mahkamah - Keperluan mematuhi s. 257 Kanun Tatacara Jenayah - Tertuduh diwakili peguam - Sama ada s. 257 terpakai - Sama ada hakim telah menjelaskan cara memberikan keterangan kepada tertuduh - Sama ada alasan penghakiman yang terperinci diberikan - Sama ada penghakiman adalah 'speaking judgment'
Kumarasamy Naciappan lwn. PP
(Samsudin Hassan PK) [2014] 8 CLJ 760 [HC]Pertuduhan - Pertuduhan cacat - Sama ada pertuduhan mengandungi kesemua elemen kesalahan - Sama ada elemen-elemen pertuduhan dibuktikan - Sama ada pertuduhan menzahirkan kesalahan yang berkait langsung dengan s. 132(1) Akta Syarikat 1965 - Sama ada kes prima facie dibuktikan
Kumarasamy Naciappan lwn. PP
(Samsudin Hassan PK) [2014] 8 CLJ 760 [HC]PROSEDUR SIVIL
Res judicata - Isu-isu sama dibangkitkan dalam tindakan terdahulu - Permohonan untuk mengenepikan perintah terdahulu - Sama ada isu dan merit kes telah diputuskan oleh mahkamah
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Pahang & Satu Lagi lwn. Cembung Maju Raya Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Mariana Yahya H) [2014] 8 CLJ 786 [HC]UNDANG-UNDANG SYARIKAT
Pengarah-pengarah - Pelanggaran kewajipan - Pertuduhan di bawah s. 132(1) Akta Syarikat 1965 - Sama ada pertuduhan dibuktikan - Sama ada kes prima facie dibuktikan - Sama ada pembelaan berjaya membangkitkan keraguan munasabah
Kumarasamy Naciappan lwn. PP
(Samsudin Hassan PK) [2014] 8 CLJ 760 [HC]UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH
Pindah milik - Tanah ladang - Kanun Tanah Negara, s. 214A - Kegagalan mendapat kelulusan Lembaga Tanah Ladang - Sama ada transaksi jualan bertentangan dengan peruntukan s. 214A - Kegagalan membayar baki harga belian - Sama ada permohonan untuk kelulusan lembaga hanya boleh dibuat setelah baki harga belian dibayar - Obligasi pihak-pihak di bawah perjanjian - Sama ada disempurnakan
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Pahang & Satu Lagi lwn. Cembung Maju Raya Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi
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