Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Deeming provisions

Legal area

Court

5 Aug 2022

Malaysian Motor Insurance Pool AQMAL BIN DAKHIRUDDIN

Citation

02(f)-8-01/2020(B) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Court

f
Case number

02(f)-8-01/2020(B) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)

The Federal Court held that (1) registration under the RTA imposes liability on the insurer for third party claims despite the insured having ceased to have insurable interest in the vehicle if the vehicle remains registered in the insured's name and statutory deeming provisions apply; (2) an insurer seeking a declaratory order under s96(3) must comply with the proviso requiring notice to the plaintiff in existing proceedings before or within seven days of commencing the declaratory action or the insurer cannot rely on that declaration against that plaintiff; and (3) s96(3) is not to be used…
1 Mar 2021

1. ) 1. Continental Choice Sdn Bhd 2. CB Ventures Sdn Bhd 2. ) Ketua Pengarah Hasi Dalam Negeri 1. ) Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri 2. ) 1. Continental Choice Sdn Bhd 2. CB Ventures Sdn Bhd

Citation

W-01(A)-275-04/2018 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

A
Case number

W-01(A)-275-04/2018 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

Paragraph 34A Schedule 2 RPGTA unambiguously defines a 'real property company' where defined value of real property and/or shares equals at least 75% of total tangible assets and deems acquisition/disposal of shares in such a company to be acquisition/disposal of a chargeable asset; Bioford met that statutory test (real property >75% of tangible assets) and paragraph 34A applies irrespective of the company's business purpose or shareholders' intention, therefore RPGT is payable on the gains from disposal of the Bioford shares.
14 Dec 2020

Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hulu Langat

Citation

BA-15-186-06/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-15-186-06/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Under the pre-amendment Land Acquisition Act 1960 the deeming provision s.37(3) conferred locus standi on LLM as a corporation undertaking a public utility to object and appeal; defects in Enclosure 48 were curable; TSSB's Form N lacked specificity except as to land value so its reference was limited to land value only; comparable method produced fair market value RM2,500/m2 (total RM13,617,500) and all other special claims were either not pleaded, not proven on balance of probabilities or legally subsumed in market value, hence the Land Administrator's award reduced to RM13,617,500 and other…
7 Aug 2020

Jaks Resources Berhad Star Media Group Berhad

Citation

WA-22NCVC-258-04/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCVC-258-04/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court held JRB, as privy to JIC, is barred by res judicata and issue estoppel from re-litigating the alleged new completion date and variations decided against JIC in prior proceedings; Clause 16.4's deeming of completion upon CCC is a rebuttable presumption which on the facts is rebutted because the issued document of title has not been transferred, so the Vendor's Entitlement was not completed; there is no contractual obligation to provide the full set of construction drawings beyond the documents specified in the SPA; the defects liability period commenced on 6.7.2020; accordingly mate…
3 Jul 2020

Tebin bin Mostapa 1. Hulba-Danyal bin Balia 2. Sophee Sulong bin Balia

Citation

02(f)-23-04/2018(Q) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Court

f
Case number

02(f)-23-04/2018(Q) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)

Reading s 177 purposively and harmoniously with the Sarawak Land Code ss 113,115,218, the Sarawak Estates Ordinance ss 4,15,17 and Civil Law Act s 8(1), an administrator is deemed to be the registered proprietor for purposes of s 177 and therefore has locus standi to apply to remove a caveat; appeal allowed and lower courts' orders set aside.

Malaysia Case Law

Malaysian Motor Insurance Pool AQMAL BIN DAKHIRUDDIN

1. ) 1. Continental Choice Sdn Bhd 2. CB Ventures Sdn Bhd 2. ) Ketua Pengarah Hasi Dalam Negeri 1. ) Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri 2. ) 1. Continental Choice Sdn Bhd 2. CB Ventures Sdn Bhd

Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hulu Langat

Jaks Resources Berhad Star Media Group Berhad

Tebin bin Mostapa 1. Hulba-Danyal bin Balia 2. Sophee Sulong bin Balia