ALLTRUST INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD LAGENDA ERAJUTA SDN BHD

ALLTRUST INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD LAGENDA ERAJUTA SDN BHD

The court found no special circumstances to grant a stay: the Judgment Notice and committal proceedings are ordinary enforcement consequences of non‑payment; any prejudice is self‑inflicted by the judgment debtor's failure to comply with the Consent Judgment and JDS order; a monetary judgment can be restituted if the appeal succeeds, so the creditor should not be deprived of the fruits of litigation. Therefore the stay was refused.

Citation
WA-37J-31-03/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Plaintiff / Judgment Creditor: ALLTRUST INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD; Defendant / Judgment Debtor: LAGENDA ERAJUTA SDN BHD; Defendant / Judgment Debtor: SIAW SWEE HIN
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
13 October 2022
Case Number
WA-37J-31-03/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Stay Application to Stay Execution of JDS Order (dismissed)
Outcome
Stay application dismissed; costs awarded to judgment creditor; execution of JDS order not stayed.
Legal Topics
Stay of Execution, Judgment Debtor Summons, Debtors Act 1957, Consent Judgment, Appeal
Source Language
Malay/English
Civil Procedure Enforcement of Judgments Contract Enforcement Stay of Execution Judgment Debtor Summons Debtors Act 1957 Consent Judgment Appeal

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Parties

ALLTRUST INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD

Plaintiff / Judgment Creditor

LAGENDA ERAJUTA SDN BHD

Defendant / Judgment Debtor

SIAW SWEE HIN

Defendant / Judgment Debtor

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Stay Application to Stay Execution of JDS Order (dismissed)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether special circumstances exist to justify a stay of execution of a JDS order pending appeal
  2. 2 Whether issuance of a judgment notice under s 4(7) of the Debtors Act 1957 constitutes special circumstances
  3. 3 Whether potential prejudice to officers of the judgment debtor or the risk of rendering the appeal nugatory are sufficient grounds for a stay

Ratio Decidendi

The court found no special circumstances to grant a stay: the Judgment Notice and committal proceedings are ordinary enforcement consequences of non‑payment; any prejudice is self‑inflicted by the judgment debtor's failure to comply with the Consent Judgment and JDS order; a monetary judgment can be restituted if the appeal succeeds, so the creditor should not be deprived of the fruits of litigation. Therefore the stay was refused.

Court Disposition

Stay application dismissed; costs awarded to judgment creditor; execution of JDS order not stayed.

Orders

  • Stay application dismissed
  • Execution of the JDS order to continue