Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Amendment of petition

Legal area

Court

5 Mar 2026

PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN 1. ) Saling Bin Lau Bee Chiang 2. ) KAMIL BIN JANTAN 3. ) NORLIAH BINTI SALLEH 4. ) ANTOI BIN MABOT 5. ) MOHD NOR KAMISAN BIN WAHAB 6. ) TAN BIN JANTAN 7. ) SOOI TEE TOOTOI 8. ) SABTU BIN BATIN SALLEH 9. ) ISMAIL BIN J

Citation

WA-29NCC-306-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-29NCC-306-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Deleting three named petitioning creditors from a multi-creditor Bankruptcy Notice and Creditor's Petition without application or court order changed the character of the petition and recharacterised the act of bankruptcy, thereby invalidating the Creditor's Petition and any Bankruptcy Order made pursuant thereto; appeals allowed and costs awarded.
5 Mar 2026

PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN 1. ) Saling Bin Lau Bee Chiang 2. ) KAMIL BIN JANTAN 3. ) NORLIAH BINTI SALLEH 4. ) ANTOI BIN MABOT 5. ) MOHD NOR KAMISAN BIN WAHAB 6. ) TAN BIN JANTAN 7. ) SOOI TEE TOOTOI 8. ) SABTU BIN BATIN SALLEH 9. ) ISMAIL BIN J

Citation

WA-29NCC-306-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-29NCC-306-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The deletion of three named petitioning creditors from a multi-creditor creditor's petition, without application to amend or court order, substantively changed the character of the creditor's petition as originally founded on a collective act of bankruptcy by 26 creditors; per Ambank v Lim Sue Beng this is fatal to the petition and renders the resultant Bankruptcy Order invalid, therefore the appeal setting aside the CP must be allowed and the BO set aside.
5 Mar 2026

PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN 1. ) Saling Bin Lau Bee Chiang 2. ) KAMIL BIN JANTAN 3. ) NORLIAH BINTI SALLEH 4. ) ANTOI BIN MABOT 5. ) MOHD NOR KAMISAN BIN WAHAB 6. ) TAN BIN JANTAN 7. ) SOOI TEE TOOTOI 8. ) SABTU BIN BATIN SALLEH 9. ) ISMAIL BIN J

Citation

WA-29NCC-306-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-29NCC-306-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The deletion of three named petitioning creditors from a creditor's petition that was originally grounded on a collective act of bankruptcy by 26 creditors materially changed the character of the petition; following the Federal Court in Ambank v Lim Sue Beng this recharacterisation is fatal and invalidates the creditor's petition and any Bankruptcy Order made pursuant to it. Accordingly the appeal to set aside the petition succeeds and the consequent appeals setting aside the Bankruptcy Order are allowed.
10 Jul 2024

PEMPETISYEN DR. SHIVANI A/P NAGANDRAN 1. ) DR. RAJ KUMAR A/L S. MAHARAJAH 2. ) Cherry Hamdi Ramos PIHAK YANG DINAMAKAN AIA BHD.

Citation

BA-33-503-07/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-33-503-07/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Petitioner failed to demonstrate special grounds under section 58 LRA 1976 or to justify the seven-month delay and prior knowledge of the alleged adulterer; no credible steps or evidence were shown to locate the alleged co-respondent or to prove impecuniosity; amendment is not justified given unexplained delay and prejudice can be compensated only by costs; petitioner elected exemption prayer and cannot rely on alternative; therefore application to be excused or to amend is dismissed.
8 May 2023

PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN Heap Yee Brothers Contract Farming Sdn Bhd PENGHUTANG PENGHAKIMAN Lim Cheng Fu

Citation

CB-29NCC-448-11/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

CB-29NCC-448-11/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The amendment to correct the date of the act of bankruptcy is permitted because the error was clerical, the petition was filed more than seven days after the corrected act date, there was no evidence the debtor had attempted to satisfy the judgment debt or suffered prejudice, and section 131 of the Insolvency Act 1967 allows regularisation of such formal defects; accordingly the Registrar's order allowing amendment is upheld and the appeal is dismissed.
MERIL-RIONEBEL (M) SDN BHD V PERDANA MERCHANT BANKERS BERHAD

Citation

MERIL-RIONEBEL (M) SDN BHD V PERDANA MERCHANT BANKERS BERHAD
Court

Malaysian court

The Court held that winding-up petitions are governed by the Companies (Winding-up) Rules 1972 which require summary disposal on the date fixed; therefore the many interlocutory applications and successive appeals brought under writ procedures (eg O.18 r.19 RHC 1980) amounted to abuse of process and unfairly delayed petitions. The appeals were dismissed and applications for stays pending further appeal were refused, affirming the court's duty to prevent procedural tactics that frustrate the winding-up regime.

Malaysia Case Law

PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN 1. ) Saling Bin Lau Bee Chiang 2. ) KAMIL BIN JANTAN 3. ) NORLIAH BINTI SALLEH 4. ) ANTOI BIN MABOT 5. ) MOHD NOR KAMISAN BIN WAHAB 6. ) TAN BIN JANTAN 7. ) SOOI TEE TOOTOI 8. ) SABTU BIN BATIN SALLEH 9. ) ISMAIL BIN J

PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN 1. ) Saling Bin Lau Bee Chiang 2. ) KAMIL BIN JANTAN 3. ) NORLIAH BINTI SALLEH 4. ) ANTOI BIN MABOT 5. ) MOHD NOR KAMISAN BIN WAHAB 6. ) TAN BIN JANTAN 7. ) SOOI TEE TOOTOI 8. ) SABTU BIN BATIN SALLEH 9. ) ISMAIL BIN J

PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN 1. ) Saling Bin Lau Bee Chiang 2. ) KAMIL BIN JANTAN 3. ) NORLIAH BINTI SALLEH 4. ) ANTOI BIN MABOT 5. ) MOHD NOR KAMISAN BIN WAHAB 6. ) TAN BIN JANTAN 7. ) SOOI TEE TOOTOI 8. ) SABTU BIN BATIN SALLEH 9. ) ISMAIL BIN J

PEMPETISYEN DR. SHIVANI A/P NAGANDRAN 1. ) DR. RAJ KUMAR A/L S. MAHARAJAH 2. ) Cherry Hamdi Ramos PIHAK YANG DINAMAKAN AIA BHD.

PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN Heap Yee Brothers Contract Farming Sdn Bhd PENGHUTANG PENGHAKIMAN Lim Cheng Fu

MERIL-RIONEBEL (M) SDN BHD V PERDANA MERCHANT BANKERS BERHAD