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[2013] 1 LNS 1361	SUPERINTENDENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS KUCHING v. JAMILAH ABDUL HAMID & ORS	ARBITRATION: Award - Question of law - Arbitrator's decision - Finding of fact and his assessment of the evidence - Whether arbitrator committed any error of law in holding that the custom of 'tonyoh or kompokng' had given rise to a right to use the land and so was part and parcel of native customary rights - Whether arbitrator committed an error of law in using the Proclamation to establish the Pasir-Jangkar Protected Forest - Whether he had utilized evidence on the Proclamation only to establish linkages to two of the claimants - Whether any error of law on the face of the record - Whether any cause to set aside or vary the award of the arbitrator NATIVE LAW AND CUSTOM: Land dispute - Customary rights over land - ss. 5(1) and (2) of the Land Code provided for the creation of native customary rights from the cut-off date of 1.1.1958 by the five means specified therein not before it - As foraging in the jungles for livelihood not listed in paragraph (a) to (e), whether it was native customary rights and thus could be part of the law of the land - Whether these five methods were the only ways in which native customary rights could be created - Whether concept of using land to forage for livelihood and sustenance was part of native customary rights before the cut-off date specified in s. 5(1) of the Land Code
[2013] 1 LNS 1362	KETUA PENGARAH HASIL DALAM NEGERI v. WOODVILLE DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD	REVENUE LAW: Income tax - Company taxation - Special Commissioners - Whether onus was on the taxpayer respondent, to satisfy the Special Commissioners that the assessments were wrong or should be set aside - Appeal brought by appellant and not by respondent - Whether appellant bore onus that the decisions of the Special Commissioners on the questions of law raised were wrong - Whether the Special Commissioners were correct in allowing the construction costs of RM90,178,955.00 to be deductible for tax computation - Whether respondent entitled to the deduction under s. 33(1) of the Income Tax Act 1967 (Act) when it had already claimed the Industrial Building Allowance - Whether Special Commissioners allowed any double deductions as contended REVENUE LAW: Income tax - Company taxation - Special Commissioners - Whether the Special Commissioners were correct in assessing the land at RM78 million - Imposition of penalty under s. 113(2) of the Act - Cash payment of RM10 million and the alienation of the land were disclosed in respondent's annual return and audited financial statements - Whether these were technical adjustments and not an incorrect return by omitting or understating any income or an incorrect information relating to any matter affecting its chargeability to tax - Whether Special Commissioners correct in disallowing imposition of the penalty under s. 113(2) of the Act
[2014] 1 LNS 13	AHMAD SAYUTI OTHMAN lwn. PP	UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Kanun keseksaan - Seksyen 376 - Kesalahan merogol - Mangsa gadis di bawah umur 16 tahun - Sama ada elemen-eleman kesalahan merogol telah dibuktikan KETERANGAN: Keterangan sokongan - Kesalahan merogol - Mangsa berumur 14 tahun - Saksi-saksi - Sama ada keterangan saksi kanak-kanak memerlukan sokongan PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pendakwaan - Kes pendakwaan - Perbezaan dalam laporan polis - Sama ada perbezaan dalam laporan polis telah menjejaskan kes pendakwaan PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pertuduhan - Pindaan - Pindaan berkenaan tarikh kejadian - Sama ada pindaan yang telah dibuat terhadap pertuduhan berkenaan tarikh kejadian telah menjejaskan kes pendakwaan PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pembelaan - Alibi - Pembelaan alibi dikemukakan selepas hampir 8 bulan tertuduh dituduh di mahkamah - Sama ada tertuduh berjaya membuktikan pembelaan alibi - Sama ada mahkamah boleh menerima pembelaan alibi yang hanya dikemukakan selepas hampir 8 bulan setelah tertuduh dituduh di mahkamah PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Penghukuman - Sebatan - Kesalahan merogol - Penggunaan kekerasan dan kecederaan - Mangsa mengalami trauma - Sama ada keadaan kes mewajarkan pengenaan penghukuman sebatan
[2014] 1 LNS 14	MOHD YUSRI BABA lwn. PP & KES YANG LAIN	UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Kanun keseksaan - Seksyen 376A & 376B - Kesalahan sumbang mahram - Persetubuhan antara golongan yang terlarang - Kesalahan yang telah dilakukan oleh bapa saudara - Sama ada elemen-elemen kesalahan sumbang mahram telah dibuktikan PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pembelaan - Alibi - Sama ada pihak pembelaan telah menimbulkan sebarang keraguan yang munasabah ke atas kes pendakwaan PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pertuduhan - Pertuduhan yang cacat - Pertuduhan sumbang mahram - Kewujudan perkataan 'rogol' dalam pertuduhan di bawah s. 376B Kanun Keseksaan - Sama ada ketiadaan sebutan 'sumbang mahram' dalam pertuduhan telah menyebabkan pertuduhan menjadi cacat dan mengelirukan - Sama ada tertuduh telah diprejudiskan PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Penghukuman - Sebatan - Kesalahan sumbang mahram - Keadaan kes - Kesalahan telah dilakukan oleh bapa saudara - Mangsa mengalami trauma - Sama ada keadaan kes mewajarkan pengenaan penghukuman sebatan
[2014] 1 LNS 255	LEE HENG v. CHIN PENG SIN	CONTRACT: Agreement - Nature of - Whether documents executed by the parties were in reality a security for a friendly loan cloaked as a Sale and Purchase Agreement - Whether S&P was a sham agreement and was in reality a security for a loan of RM1.2 million with interest CONTRACT: Estoppel - Estoppel by conduct - Agreement of parties was that once plaintiff had fully repaid the loan plus interest, said lands were to be transferred back to plaintiff- Whether doctrine of estoppel prevented defendant from insisting that the S&P had been concluded with full purchase price paid and that there was no collateral term to transfer back the land to plaintiff even if plaintiff able to repay the loan plus interest - Evidence Act 1950, s. 115 - Whether plaintiff entitled to the restitutionary remedy of getting its 2 pieces of land back upon full repayment of the loan plus interest - Whether to allow defendant to retain the said Lands would be to allow defendant to perpetrate fraud on plaintiff - Whether to allow defendant to keep the 2 pieces of land in his name as registered owner would cause him to be unjustly enriched by a clear breach of the intention of the parties

CLJ 2014 Volume 9 (Part 8)

COURT

SC INDIA

Mohd Haroon v. Union Of India
P Sathasivam CJ, Ranjana P Desai, Ranjan Gogoi JJ
(Constitutional Law - Discrimination in rehabilitation of communal riot victims on ground of religion) [2014] 9 CLJ 1009 [SC India]

FEDERAL COURT

CIMB Investment Bank Bhd v. Metroplex Holdings Sdn Bhd
Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Abdull Hamid Embong, Ahmad Maarop, Zaleha Zahari, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ
(Civil Procedure; Land Law - Whether order for sale contravenes substantive statutory prohibition) [2014] 9 CLJ 1012 [FC]

Lawrence Masuni & Anor v. PP
Arifin Zakaria CJ, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdull Hamid Embong, Ahmad Maarop, Zainun Ali FCJJ
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Evidence - Criteria for determining whether witness is accomplice) [2014] 9 CLJ 1038 [FC]

Merita Merchant Bank Singapore Ltd v. Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka
Raus Sharif PCA, Zaleha Zahari, Zainun Ali, Jeffrey Tan, Ramly Ali FCJJ
(Contract - Non-assignment clauses - Whether valid and binding) [2014] 9 CLJ 1064 [FC]

COURT OF APPEAL

RHB Bank Bhd v. Malaysian International Trading Corporation Sdn Bhd
David Wong Dak Wah, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Varghese George JJCA
(Banking; Civil Procedure - Securities - Execution - Whether garnishee could attach debt which was equitably assigned) [2014] 9 CLJ 1086 [CA]

Yii Ming Tung v. PP
Zaharah Ibrahim, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Varghese George JJCA
(Criminal Law; Evidence; Words & Phrases - Autopsy report - Admissibility) [2014] 9 CLJ 1102 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Messrs Lip Leow & Associates v. Jerah Bina Sdn Bhd (In Liquidation); CIMB Bank Bhd (Intervener)
Azizah Nawawi J
(Civil Procedure; Company Law - Leave to commence action against liquidator) [2014] 9 CLJ 1117 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

BANKING

Banker and customer - Securities - Retention of customer's security - Monies in deposit account pledged by judgment debtor (JD) as security for banking facility - Application by judgment creditor to garnish monies in deposit accounts - Whether JD's interests in deposit accounts conditional upon full repayment of banking facility - Whether debt due by JD actionable
RHB Bank Bhd v. Malaysian International Trading Corporation Sdn Bhd
(David Wong Dak Wah, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Varghese George JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 1086 [CA]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Estoppel - Consent judgment - Consent judgment signed on another occasion in same case - Whether liquidator estopped from raising issue of jurisdiction
Messrs Lip Leow & Associates v. Jerah Bina Sdn Bhd (In Liquidation); Cimb Bank Bhd (Intervener)
(Azizah Nawawi J) [2014] 9 CLJ 1117 [HC]

Execution - Garnishee proceedings - Monies in deposit account pledged by judgment debtor (JD) as security for banking facility - Application by judgment creditor to garnish monies in deposit accounts - Monies lifted by bank in exercise of right of set off to pay off JD's debts with bank - Whether only balance monies subject to garnishment - Whether garnishee could attach debt which was equitably assigned
RHB Bank Bhd v. Malaysian International Trading Corporation Sdn Bhd
(David Wong Dak Wah, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Varghese George JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 1086 [CA]

Judgments and orders - Validity of - Order for sale - Whether a final order - Whether collateral proceedings may be commenced to attack validity of order for sale - Whether contravened substantive statutory prohibition
CIMB Investment Bank Bhd v. Metroplex Holdings Sdn Bhd
(Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Abdull Hamid Embong, Ahmad Maarop, Zaleha Zahari, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ) [2014] 9 CLJ 1012 [FC]

Jurisdiction - High Court - Setting aside - Whether one High Court has jurisdiction to set aside order of another court of concurrent jurisdiction - Whether judge had become functus officio
Messrs Lip Leow & Associates v. Jerah Bina Sdn Bhd (In Liquidation); Cimb Bank Bhd (Intervener)
(Azizah Nawawi J) [2014] 9 CLJ 1117 [HC]

Res judicata - Charge action - Failure to raise issues pertaining cause to contrary in charge action - Whether collateral proceedings to show cause to contrary barred by doctrine of res judicata
CIMB Investment Bank Bhd v. Metroplex Holdings Sdn Bhd
(Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Abdull Hamid Embong, Ahmad Maarop, Zaleha Zahari, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ) [2014] 9 CLJ 1012 [FC]

COMPANY LAW

Liquidation - Company wound-up - Leave to commence action against liquidator - Whether applicant had done enough to protect interest - Whether applicant legal and lawful assignee of properties - Companies Act 1965, s. 233(2)
Messrs Lip Leow & Associates v. Jerah Bina Sdn Bhd (In Liquidation); Cimb Bank Bhd (Intervener)
(Azizah Nawawi J) [2014] 9 CLJ 1117 [HC]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Constitution of India - Arts. 14, 15, 21, 32 and 136 - Discrimination in rehabilitation of communal riot victims on ground of religion - Rehabilitation should be of all affected persons and not community based - Muzaffarnagar Riots, 2013 - Direction issued for rehabilitation by State Government of particular community (Muslim families) alone, found unacceptable - State agreed to recall such communication and to reissue directions taking care of all affected persons in the riots - Human and Civil Rights - Displaced Persons and Refugees - Conflict/Violence/Communal riots/violence
Mohd Haroon v. Union Of India
(P Sathasivam CJ, Ranjana P Desai, Ranjan Gogoi JJ) [2014] 9 CLJ 1009 [SC India]

Human and Civil Rights - Displaced Persons and Refugees - Conflict/Violence/Communal riots/violence - Muzaffarnagar Riots, 2013 - Arrangement of relief camps by State Government - Care of affected persons living in those camps - Considering the cold climatic conditions, State Government directed to provide necessary assistance/materials to all affected persons residing in the camps
Mohd Haroon v. Union Of India
(P Sathasivam CJ, Ranjana P Desai, Ranjan Gogoi JJ) [2014] 9 CLJ 1009 [SC India]

CONTRACT

Assignment - Consent - Assignment of payment due by debtor - Whether debtor party to assignment - Non-assignment clauses in contract - Whether valid and binding on parties - Whether qualified by requirement for written consent - Whether consent main prerequisite before valid assignment could be made - Whether condition fulfilled - Whether assignment valid - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 4(3)
Merita Merchant Bank Singapore Ltd v. Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka
(Raus Sharif PCA, Zaleha Zahari, Zainun Ali, Jeffrey Tan, Ramly Ali FCJJ) [2014] 9 CLJ 1064 [FC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Trial judge relied on witness's evidence - Whether witness an accomplice - Whether witness evidence should have been corroborated - Whether trial judge right in convicting and sentencing accused persons
Lawrence Masuni & Anor v. PP
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdull Hamid Embong, Ahmad Maarop, Zainun Ali FCJJ) [2014] 9 CLJ 1038 [FC]

Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder - Autopsy report - Admissibility - Whether report prepared by a medical doctor authorised under s. 34C Medical Act 1971 - Construction of definition of term 'government medical officer' or 'medical officer' in s. 2 Criminal Procedure Code - Usage of word 'includes' - Whether to extend meaning of term 'government medical officer' - Whether government medical officer requires written authorisation by Director General of Health to perform post mortem on deceased - Whether authorisation implied by virtue of appointment in medical service of public service - Whether a medical doctor within meaning of s. 399(2(b) Criminal Procedure Code - Whether autopsy report properly admitted in evidence
Yii Ming Tung v. PP
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Varghese George JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 1102 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Accomplice - Whether witness an accomplice - Witness present at scene when murder was committed by appellants - Whether trial judge correct in convicting by relying on witness's evidence - Whether witness's evidence should have been corroborated - Criteria for determining whether witness is accomplice - Whether accessory after the fact is accomplice - Failure to report murder to police - Whether makes witness an accomplice
Lawrence Masuni & Anor v. PP
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdull Hamid Embong, Ahmad Maarop, Zainun Ali FCJJ) [2014] 9 CLJ 1038 [FC]

Appeal - Conviction and sentence, against - Murder - Penal Code, s. 302 - Autopsy report - Admissibility - Whether report prepared by a medical doctor authorised under s. 34C Medical Act 1971 - Construction of definition of term 'government medical officer' or 'medical officer' in s. 2 Criminal Procedure Code - Usage of word 'includes' - Whether to extend meaning of term 'government medical officer' - Whether government medical officer requires written authorisation by Director General of Health to perform post mortem on deceased - Whether authorisation implied by virtue of appointment in medical service of public service - Whether a medical doctor within meaning of s. 399(2(b) Criminal Procedure Code - Whether autopsy report properly admitted in evidence - Whether conviction and sentence affirmed
Yii Ming Tung v. PP
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Varghese George JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 1102 [CA]

EVIDENCE

Autopsy report - Admissibility - Whether report prepared by a medical doctor authorised under s. 34C Medical Act 1971 - Whether a government medical officer requires written authorisation by Director General of Health to perform post mortem on deceased - Whether authorisation implied by virtue of appointment in medical service of public service - Whether a medical doctor within meaning of s. 399(2(b) Criminal Procedure Code - Whether autopsy report properly admitted in evidence
Yii Ming Tung v. PP
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Varghese George JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 1102 [CA]

Witness - Credibility of - Trial judge's finding that witness was credible - Whether there was corroborative evidence to support witness's testimony - Whether appellate court may interfere with findings
Lawrence Masuni & Anor v. PP
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdull Hamid Embong, Ahmad Maarop, Zainun Ali FCJJ) [2014] 9 CLJ 1038 [FC]

LAND LAW

Charge - Charge action - Cause to contrary - Whether issues pertaining cause to contrary can only be raised in charge action - Whether chargor may bring collateral proceedings to show cause to contrary
CIMB Investment Bank Bhd v. Metroplex Holdings Sdn Bhd
(Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Abdull Hamid Embong, Ahmad Maarop, Zaleha Zahari, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ) [2014] 9 CLJ 1012 [FC]

Charge - Order for sale - Validity of - Foreign guarantor - Failure to obtain approval of State Authority - Whether violated s. 433B National Land Code - Whether charge valid - Whether order for sale contravenes substantive statutory prohibition - Whether collateral attack on validity of order for sale should be allowed
CIMB Investment Bank Bhd v. Metroplex Holdings Sdn Bhd
(Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Abdull Hamid Embong, Ahmad Maarop, Zaleha Zahari, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ) [2014] 9 CLJ 1012 [FC]

WORDS & PHRASES

'includes' - Criminal Procedure Code, s. 2 - Whether usage of word 'includes' extends meaning of term 'government medical officer' - Whether intended to embrace any other medical officer who is not member of medical service in public service of Malaysia or in employment of Government of Malaysia
Yii Ming Tung v. PP
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Varghese George JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 1102 [FC]

ARTICLE

Legal Network Series Article(s)

1. LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
    FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN MALAYSIA ^{[Read excerpt]}
    by: HARLIDA ABDUL WAHAB*, ZAINAL AMIN AYUB**,
          HIRWAN JASBIR JAAFAR*** [2014] 1 LNS(A) cxxxiv

2. KEPERLUAN UNDANG-UNDANG DALAM PERKEMBANGAN
    PENGAMALAN TEKNIK REPRODUKTIF BERBANTU (TRB)* ^{[Read excerpt]}
    oleh: HABIBAH OMAR** [2014] 1 LNS(A) cxxxvi

LEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTS

Principal Acts

Number	Title	Date coming into force	Repealing
ACT 763	Yayasan Guru Tun Hussein Onn Act 2014	Not Yet In Force	-Nil-
ACT 762	Goods And Services Tax Act 2014	1 July 2014 - Parts I, II, IV, VI and XVI, ss 10, 11, 17, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 44, 50, 56, 59, 61, 64, 65, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 160, 163, 183, 184 and 197, the First Schedule and Second Schedule to the Act; 1 April 2015 - Parts IX, XIII, XVII and XVIII, ss 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 84, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 98, 106, 108, 109, 110, 122, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195 and 196, the Third Schedule and Fourth Schedule to the Act [PU(B) 319/2014]	-Nil-
ACT 761	Finance Act 2014	See s 3 for the Income Tax Act; s 33 for the Stamp Act; s 36 for the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act; s 44 for the Real Property Gains Tax Act and s 50 for the Labuan Business Activity Tax Act	-Nil-
ACT 760	Fees (Department Of Museums Malaysia) (Validation) Act 2014	1 January 1991 to 11 June 2012	-Nil-
ACT 759	Islamic Financial Services Act 2013	30 June 2013 [PU(B) 277/2013] - except para(s) 1 to 10 of Schedule 9 and para(s) 13 to 19 of Schedule 9	-Nil-

Amending Acts

Number	Title	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
ACT A1468	Promotion Of Investments (Amendment) Act 2014	See section 1(1) to 1(33) of the Act	ACT 327
ACT A1467	Anti-Money Laundering And Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment) Act 2014	8 August 2014 - s 78 only; 1 September 2014 except ss 22 and 26 - 1 October 2014 [PU(B) 400/2014]	ACT 613
ACT A1466	Supplementary Supply (2014) Act 2014	25 July 2014	-Nil-
ACT A1465	Private Higher Educational Institutions (Amendment) Act 2014	25 July 2014	ACT 555
ACT A1464	Price Control And Anti-Profiteering (Amendment) Act 2014	1 September 2014 [PU(B) 399/2014]	ACT 723

PU(A)

Number	Title	Date of Publication	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
PU(A) 337/2014	National Skills Development (Waiver Of Fee To Member Of Society Of The Blind In Malaysia, Sarawak Branch) Regulations 2014	18 December 2014	1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017	ACT 652
PU(A) 336/2014	Income Tax (Deduction For Expenses In Relation To Secretarial Fee And Tax Filing Fee ) Rules 2014	17 December 2014	Year of assessment 2015 - paragraph 2(1)(a) and subparagraph 2(1)(b)(ii); Year of assessment 2016 - subparagraph 2(1)(b)(i)	ACT 53
PU(A) 335/2014	Renewable Energy (Amendment Of Schedule) (No. 2) Order 2014	17 December 2014	1 January 2015	ACT 725
PU(A) 334/2014	Income Tax (Deduction For Cost Relating To Training For Employees For The Implementation Of Goods And Services Tax) Rules 2014	17 December 2014	Year of assessment 2014 and year of assessment 2015	ACT 53
PU(A) 333/2014	Education (Terms Of Educational Institutions Year 2015) Regulations 2014	16 December 2014	17 December 2014	ACT 550

PU(B)

Number	Title	Date of Publication	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
PU(B) 548/2014	Appointment Of Date Of Coming Into Operation	18 December 2014	19 December 2014	ACT A1265
PU(B) 547/2014	Appointment Of His Excellency The Acting Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Of The State Of Sarawak	17 December 2014	11 December 2014 until 9 January 2015	G.N.S. 163/1963
PU(B) 546/2014	Notice To Third Parties	17 December 2014	19 January 2015	ACT 613
PU(B) 545/2014	Revocation Of Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose	16 December 2014	17 December 2014	ACT 56/1965
PU(B) 544/2014	Notice To Third Parties	15 December 2014	23 December 2014	ACT 613

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