Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Commissioner of buildings powers

Legal area

Court

7 Apr 2025

PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN DIAMOND F 1. ) PESURUHJAYA BANGUNAN KUALA LUMPUR 2. ) MAYBANK ISLAMIC BERHAD PENCELAH PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN DIAMOND F

Citation

WA-24NCvC-1263-04/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-24NCvC-1263-04/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

COBKL had no statutory power under SMA 2013 to demand statutory declarations or other documents beyond those listed in paragraph 7(8) of the Second Schedule, nor to make 'letters of recognition' a precondition for banks to accept committee signatories; accordingly COBKL's letter requiring a statutory declaration and parts of its 2016 circular were ultra vires, and Maybank was not justified in withholding recognition solely on COBKL's position and must release the account and pay interest at 4% p.a.
8 Aug 2024

BADAN PENGURUSAN BERSAMA COVA SUITES PESURUHJAYA BANGUNAN, MAJLIS BANDARAYA PETALING JAYA

Citation

BA-25-57-09/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-25-57-09/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The High Court held the Commissioner acted within statutory powers under subparagraph 11(5) of the Second Schedule to the SMA 2013 because the applicant failed to hold annual AGMs, failed to convene an EGM within the statutory period after requisition, failed to file audited accounts and breached subparagraph 2(5) concerning office tenure; the Commissioner is not required to verify the detailed validity of requisitions before authorizing a person to convene an EGM, therefore the impugned decision was lawful, rational and procedurally proper.
26 Aug 2020

COMMISSONER OF BUILDINGS HANG TUAH JAYA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 1. JOINT MANAGEMENT BODY OF IXORA APARTMENTS 2. HOUSING AND STRATA MANAGEMENT TRIBUNAL

Citation

JB-25-4-11/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JB-25-4-11/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The Tribunal erred by failing to deal with all relevant issues and thus committed a serious irregularity under s121 of the Strata Management Act 2013; payment of allowances requires prior approval by a General Meeting with transparency and recordal, whereas the Commissioner’s statutory role is to approve the rates of allowances not to authorize payment; accordingly the Tribunal's award is quashed and remitted for proper process (EGM and resubmission for rate determination).

Malaysia Case Law

PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN DIAMOND F 1. ) PESURUHJAYA BANGUNAN KUALA LUMPUR 2. ) MAYBANK ISLAMIC BERHAD PENCELAH PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN DIAMOND F

BADAN PENGURUSAN BERSAMA COVA SUITES PESURUHJAYA BANGUNAN, MAJLIS BANDARAYA PETALING JAYA

COMMISSONER OF BUILDINGS HANG TUAH JAYA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 1. JOINT MANAGEMENT BODY OF IXORA APARTMENTS 2. HOUSING AND STRATA MANAGEMENT TRIBUNAL