SURESH KUMAR RAJADURAI 1. FABINA PROPERTIES SDN BHD 2. LOW YANG CHEOK 3. DATO TANASEGARAN A/L NAGURU 4. NORAN BIN SHARIF 5. LOW LUP YOU 6. ABLE AGRO PRODUCE SDN BHD

SURESH KUMAR RAJADURAI 1. FABINA PROPERTIES SDN BHD 2. LOW YANG CHEOK 3. DATO TANASEGARAN A/L NAGURU 4. NORAN BIN SHARIF 5. LOW LUP YOU 6. ABLE AGRO PRODUCE SDN BHD

The application to set aside the 12.3.2020 judgment was dismissed because the defendants filed after an inordinate and unexplained delay, their explanations were afterthoughts and implausible, the judgment was a regular final judgment obtained after a full trial, and the doctrine of functus officio applies such that...

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Citation
B52NCVC-96-03-2019 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Parties
Plaintiff: Suresh Kumar Rajadurai; Defendant: Fabina Properties Sdn Bhd; Defendant: Low Yang Cheok; Defendant: Dato' Tanasegaran A/L Naguru; Defendant: Noran bin Sharif; Defendant: Low Lup You; Defendant: Able Agro Produce Sdn Bhd
Court
Sessions Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
22 April 2021
Case Number
B52NCVC-96-03-2019 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Procedural Posture
Civil Claim (debt/enforcement) / Post Judgment Application to Set Aside Final Judgment Under Order 35 Rule 2 KKM 2012
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Setting Aside Judgment, Default Judgment, Functus Officio, Delay/laches, Costs
Civil Procedure Judgment Enforcement Setting Aside Judgment Default Judgment Functus Officio Delay/laches Costs

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Parties

Suresh Kumar Rajadurai

Plaintiff

Fabina Properties Sdn Bhd

Defendant

Low Yang Cheok

Defendant

Dato' Tanasegaran A/L Naguru

Defendant

Noran bin Sharif

Defendant

Low Lup You

Defendant

Able Agro Produce Sdn Bhd

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Claim (debt/enforcement) / Post Judgment Application to Set Aside Final Judgment Under Order 35 Rule 2 KKM 2012

  1. 1 Whether the application to set aside the judgment dated 12.3.2020 was brought within time or was subject to inordinate/unexplained delay
  2. 2 Whether the judgment of 12.3.2020 was irregular/defective such that it could be set aside
  3. 3 Whether the doctrine of functus officio prevents the court from setting aside a final judgment after a full trial

Ratio Decidendi

The application to set aside the 12.3.2020 judgment was dismissed because the defendants filed after an inordinate and unexplained delay, their explanations were afterthoughts and implausible, the judgment was a regular final judgment obtained after a full trial, and the doctrine of functus officio applies such that the appropriate remedy is appeal; costs were awarded to the plaintiff.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Application to set aside the judgment dated 12.3.2020 dismissed
  • Judgment of 12.3.2020 stands as a final and regular judgment