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Topic

Civil law act 1956 s28(4)(a)

Legal area

Court

26 May 2022

1. ) Twinsky Seafood Restaurant 2. ) Chang Peng San 3. ) Lim Ngat Kean 4. ) Chang Yin Fei Sebumi Magnetik Sdn Bhd

Citation

S-02(IM)(NCvC)-1984-12/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

IM
Case number

S-02(IM)(NCvC)-1984-12/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

The claim for double rental or double value under s28(4)(a) of the Civil Law Act 1956 is an optional cause of action that must be specifically pleaded and prayed for; a general claim for damages and compensation for trespass does not suffice to put defendants on notice of an election to claim double rent/double value, and the court has no jurisdiction to award it absent such specific pleading.
26 May 2022

Sebumi Magnetik Sdn Bhd 1. ) Twinsky Seafood Restaurant 2. ) Chang Peng San 3. ) Lim Ngat Kean 4. ) Chang Yin Fei

Citation

S-02(IM)(NCvC)-1973-12/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

IM
Case number

S-02(IM)(NCvC)-1973-12/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

Section 28(4)(a) CLA 1956 gives the landlord an option to claim double rent or double value; because the right is not mandatory but elective it constitutes a distinct chose in action/remedy which must be specifically pleaded in the statement of claim under the rules of pleadings; a general prayer for damages for trespass is insufficient to invoke the double rent/double value remedy, and the court may not grant such unpleaded relief.