PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) PENGHUTANG PENGHAKIMAN AHMAD SHUKRI BIN ISMAIL

PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) PENGHUTANG PENGHAKIMAN AHMAD SHUKRI BIN ISMAIL

The court held that computation of the seven‑day period for s3(1)(i) excludes the intervening public holiday (25.12.2019) pursuant to r284 of the Insolvency Rules adopting O3 r2(5), therefore the true date of the act of bankruptcy was 26.12.2019 not 24.12.2019; the erroneous date was material to the petition and vitiated the subsequent proceedings, justifying setting aside the Deputy Registrar's order, the bankruptcy notice, the creditor's petition and the bankruptcy order.

Citation
CB-29PB-159-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Penghutang Penghakiman: AHMAD SHUKRI BIN ISMAIL; Pemiutang Penghakiman: LEMBAGA KUMPULAN WANG SIMPANAN PEKERJA
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
17 February 2023
Case Number
CB-29PB-159-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Kebankrapan / Rayuan Di Mahkamah Tinggi (hakim Dalam Kamar) Terhadap Keputusan Timbalan Pendaftar
Outcome
Appeal allowed.
Legal Topics
Computation of Time for Acts of Bankruptcy, Acts of Bankruptcy Under S3(1)(i), Annulment of Bankruptcy Order (s105), Proper Mode of Application Under Insolvency Rules 2017
Source Language
Malay/English
Insolvency Bankruptcy Civil Procedure Computation of Time for Acts of Bankruptcy Acts of Bankruptcy Under S3(1)(i) Annulment of Bankruptcy Order (s105) Proper Mode of Application Under Insolvency Rules 2017

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Parties

AHMAD SHUKRI BIN ISMAIL

Penghutang Penghakiman

LEMBAGA KUMPULAN WANG SIMPANAN PEKERJA

Pemiutang Penghakiman

Procedural Posture

Kebankrapan / Rayuan Di Mahkamah Tinggi (hakim Dalam Kamar) Terhadap Keputusan Timbalan Pendaftar

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the act of bankruptcy occurred on 24.12.2019 as pleaded or on 26.12.2019 after excluding public holiday
  2. 2 Whether the incorrect date of act of bankruptcy vitiates the creditor's petition and subsequent bankruptcy order
  3. 3 Whether the Deputy Registrar's order dismissing the debtor's chamber summons was correct and whether chamber summons was the proper procedure

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that computation of the seven‑day period for s3(1)(i) excludes the intervening public holiday (25.12.2019) pursuant to r284 of the Insolvency Rules adopting O3 r2(5), therefore the true date of the act of bankruptcy was 26.12.2019 not 24.12.2019; the erroneous date was material to the petition and vitiated the subsequent proceedings, justifying setting aside the Deputy Registrar's order, the bankruptcy notice, the creditor's petition and the bankruptcy order.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed.

Orders

  • Bankruptcy order made on 28.10.2021 against the debtor cancelled and annulled