1. SIVA KUMAR A/L JEYAPALAN (No. K/P: 711229-10-6235) 2. AMMSA PROPERTY SDN BHD (No. Syarikat: 1272577-X) FIRWAS SDN BHD (No. Syarikat: 108654-T)

1. SIVA KUMAR A/L JEYAPALAN (No. K/P: 711229-10-6235) 2. AMMSA PROPERTY SDN BHD (No. Syarikat: 1272577-X) FIRWAS SDN BHD (No. Syarikat: 108654-T)

Application (Kandungan 153) dismissed. Court held injunction was inappropriate and academic because complaint to the Board had already been made and the Board alone determines whether to proceed; the court will not restrain a statutory disciplinary body or prevent lodging of complaints to it; the Board proceedings are different in nature and public interest, would not necessarily prejudice the High Court proceedings, and the balance of convenience favoured refusal of the injunction.

Citation
WA-22NCvC-677-10/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Plaintiff (original) / Defendant (counterclaim): Siva Kumar a/l Jeyapalan; Plaintiff (original): AMMSA Property Sdn Bhd; Defendant (original) / Counterclaim Plaintiff: Firwas Sdn Bhd; Defendant 3 (in Counterclaim) / Counterclaim Plaintiff: Thevandran a/l K. Ragavan; Defendant (counterclaim): Shoba a/p Govindasamy; Defendant (in Counterclaim by Thevandran): Jasim Sura Puthucheary
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
17 September 2021
Case Number
WA-22NCvC-677-10/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Civil Suit (property, Contract, Fiduciary and Discipline Issues) / Interlocutory Application for Interim Injunction (order 29 R.1 / Order 92 R.4)
Outcome
Kandungan 153 dismissed (application for interim injunction refused)
Legal Topics
Interim Injunction, Duplication of Proceedings, Disciplinary Proceedings Before Statutory Tribunal, Fiduciary Duty, Balance of Convenience
Source Language
Malay/English
Civil Procedure Property Law Contract Equity and Trusts Professional Disciplinary Law Interim Injunction Duplication of Proceedings Disciplinary Proceedings Before Statutory Tribunal +2 more

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Parties

Siva Kumar a/l Jeyapalan

Plaintiff (original) / Defendant (counterclaim)

AMMSA Property Sdn Bhd

Plaintiff (original)

Firwas Sdn Bhd

Defendant (original) / Counterclaim Plaintiff

Thevandran a/l K. Ragavan

Defendant 3 (in Counterclaim) / Counterclaim Plaintiff

Shoba a/p Govindasamy

Defendant (counterclaim)

Jasim Sura Puthucheary

Defendant (in Counterclaim by Thevandran)

Procedural Posture

Civil Suit (property, Contract, Fiduciary and Discipline Issues) / Interlocutory Application for Interim Injunction (order 29 R.1 / Order 92 R.4)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether court should grant an interlocutory injunction restraining the plaintiff from lodging or pursuing disciplinary complaints/proceedings at the professional regulatory board until disposal of the civil suit
  2. 2 Whether the disciplinary proceedings before the Board amount to an impermissible duplication of proceedings and would cause real prejudice to the defendant
  3. 3 Whether the court may grant an injunction against a non-party statutory tribunal or restrain the lodging of a complaint to such a body

Ratio Decidendi

Application (Kandungan 153) dismissed. Court held injunction was inappropriate and academic because complaint to the Board had already been made and the Board alone determines whether to proceed; the court will not restrain a statutory disciplinary body or prevent lodging of complaints to it; the Board proceedings are different in nature and public interest, would not necessarily prejudice the High Court proceedings, and the balance of convenience favoured refusal of the injunction.

Court Disposition

Kandungan 153 dismissed (application for interim injunction refused)

Orders

  • Kandungan 153 dismissed
  • Costs awarded to Plaintif in the sum of RM5,000.00, subject to taxation (Alokatur)