Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Delay/inordinate delay

Legal area

Court

27 Feb 2026

Emranshah Bin Ibrahim 1. ) PENGERUSI, LEMBAGA PENASIHAT 2. ) TIMBALAN MENTERI DALAM NEGERI MALAYSIA 3. ) KETUA POLIS NEGARA 4. ) PENGUASA, PUSAT PEMULIHAN AKHLAK SIMPANG RENGGAM

Citation

WA-44-153-09/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-44-153-09/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Court held applicant failed to prove any mandatory procedural non‑compliance or mala fide; affidavits established lawful and regular arrest and detention, Advisory Board had considered and rejected the applicant's complaints, delays were reasonable, and therefore the habeas corpus application is without merit and must be dismissed.
11 Nov 2024

ALLINON ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY SDN BHD 1. ) TETUAN KAMARUDIN & PARTNERS 2. ) GOBINDRAN A/L THIRUNAVAKARASU 3. ) ATLASINAR SDN BHD 4. ) MOHD JAMAL BIN HAJI OMAR 5. ) AFFIN BANK BERHAD

Citation

WA-22NCvC-88-02/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCvC-88-02/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The discovery application was dismissed because the documents sought were overly broad and constituted a fishing expedition, the plaintiff failed to demonstrate necessity for fair disposal or cost saving under Order 24 Rule 8 ROC 2012, there was inordinate unexplained delay in applying for discovery and many requested documents were already produced or irrelevant; the plaintiff failed to discharge the burden required for an order for discovery.
15 Mar 2023

Lim Cheng Fu ( Berniaga Sebagai Pemilik Tunggal Dibawah Nama Dan Gelaran "My Village Poultry Farm) (No. Pendaftaran : Ct00062494-t) HEAP YEE BROTHERS CONTRACT FARMING SDN BHD

Citation

CB-B52-4-05/2019 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court

Sessions Court
Case number

CB-B52-4-05/2019 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

Application to set aside the default judgment was dismissed because service was valid, the defendant exhibited an inordinate and unexplained delay (approximately 25 months) in applying, and the proposed defence and counterclaim were mere bare denials and lacked merit; accordingly the statutory time limit under Order 42 r.13 was not complied with and the application failed.
26 Apr 2022

Mega Sasa Sdn. Bhd. Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Kedah

Citation

KA-22NCC-17-08/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

KA-22NCC-17-08/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The amendment application was dismissed because the plaintiff filed it after an inordinate delay of 18 months without providing cogent, bona fide reasons; the proposed amendments were extensive, introduced new causes of action and would change the character of the suit causing prejudice; costs were a inadequate remedy; accordingly the application was refused and costs awarded.
7 Apr 2022

SELVAM A/L SUPRAMANIAM 1. ) Lembaga Pencegahan Jenayah 2. ) KETUA POLIS NEGARA, MALAYSIA 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

Citation

BA-25-38-05/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-25-38-05/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The application failed because the applicant did not plead the 15‑day delay issue and therefore the court would not consider it; on the merits the affidavits established that the delays were not inordinate and were justified by investigative steps and the procedural requirement to await the 38‑day remand and both reports, hence there was no procedural non‑compliance with section 4A POCA and the judicial review was dismissed.
27 Nov 2020

Jamal Bin Md Yunos Teresa Kok Suh Sim

Citation

W-02(IM)-188-02/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

IM
Case number

W-02(IM)-188-02/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

The appeal was dismissed because the strike out application was filed after the action had been set down for trial and thus suffered inordinate delay warranting dismissal; further, on the merits the claim disclosed a reasonable cause of action and involved factual issues (justification defence and alleged malice) that required trial, so the claim was not obviously unsustainable and was not amenable to summary striking out.

Malaysia Case Law

Emranshah Bin Ibrahim 1. ) PENGERUSI, LEMBAGA PENASIHAT 2. ) TIMBALAN MENTERI DALAM NEGERI MALAYSIA 3. ) KETUA POLIS NEGARA 4. ) PENGUASA, PUSAT PEMULIHAN AKHLAK SIMPANG RENGGAM

ALLINON ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY SDN BHD 1. ) TETUAN KAMARUDIN & PARTNERS 2. ) GOBINDRAN A/L THIRUNAVAKARASU 3. ) ATLASINAR SDN BHD 4. ) MOHD JAMAL BIN HAJI OMAR 5. ) AFFIN BANK BERHAD

Lim Cheng Fu ( Berniaga Sebagai Pemilik Tunggal Dibawah Nama Dan Gelaran "My Village Poultry Farm) (No. Pendaftaran : Ct00062494-t) HEAP YEE BROTHERS CONTRACT FARMING SDN BHD

Mega Sasa Sdn. Bhd. Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Kedah

SELVAM A/L SUPRAMANIAM 1. ) Lembaga Pencegahan Jenayah 2. ) KETUA POLIS NEGARA, MALAYSIA 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

Jamal Bin Md Yunos Teresa Kok Suh Sim