21 Nov 1977
NG KEE v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Citation
- NG KEE v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV8/1977
The Court held that refusal of the declaration solely on the basis of delay simpliciter was an error; delay must be coupled with prejudice or circumstances amounting to laches to justify withholding equitable declaratory relief, and because no prejudice to the respondent was shown and the delay was not pleaded, the declaration should be granted; furthermore a defendant cannot use regulatory changes made after writ to defeat the plaintiff's remedy.