Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Laches (acquiescence)

Legal area

Court

17 Sept 2024

1. ) MEE KIOW 2. ) LOO TOON WAH 3. ) LOO SOON CHYE 4. ) LOO SOON SUM 5. ) LOO SOON TEIK LOO SOON HONG

Citation

PA-22NCvC-163-10/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

PA-22NCvC-163-10/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

P3–P5 as registered co-proprietors retained rights to contest; defendant was entitled to remove decayed, dangerous oil palm trees and to permit an extension to existing House 371 because the extension did not exceed his 1/5 undivided share and House 371 carried special equitable recognition; P1 and P2 lacked locus standi to sue in personal capacity while title remained in deceased's name and administrators acted jointly; defendant failed to prove the counterclaim as to the said structures and profits, and his counterclaim was barred by laches/acquiescence; accordingly both the plaintiffs' cla…
12 Aug 2024

AHMAD KAMAL BIN ABDULL SAMAD 1. ) TONG CHUN DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD 2. ) Majlis Perbandaran Klang

Citation

BL-12BNCvC-26-11/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BL-12BNCvC-26-11/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Appeal dismissed because trial judge correctly found appellant lacked locus to sue alone over an unpartitioned co-owned title, the claim was barred by laches due to excessive delay in asserting rights, appellant failed to plead a specific statutory breach or properly frame a negligence cause against the local authority, and the trial court properly weighed witness credibility and contemporaneous documents such that appellate intervention was not warranted.
15 Aug 2022

TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD 1. ) KANG MENG HUAK 2. ) TEE LEONG YOKE 3. ) KESEMUA INDIVIDU DAN ATAU ENTITI-ENTITI YANG BERADA DAN ATAU MENJALANKAN SEBARANG AKTIVITI DI LOT 458GN 2771 (NOMBOR LOT BARUl 5427) MUKIM RINGLET CAMERON HIGHLANDS

Citation

CB-22NCvC-25-12/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

CB-22NCvC-25-12/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Registered title in favor of Tenaga Nasional Berhad was conclusive; defendants were occupying without proven legal permission and could not defeat title or establish laches/acquiescence sufficient to deny relief; equitable considerations required a reasonable vacate period, fixed at 90 days, and the court declined to award the general damages claimed given the factual matrix.
15 Aug 2022

TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD 1. ) NORASHIMAH BINTI YAHYA 2. ) NORSIAH BINTI ISMAIL 3. ) KESEMUA INDIVIDU DAN ATAU ENTITI-ENTITI YANG BERADA DAN ATAU SEDANG MENJALANKAN SEBARANG AKTIVITI DI KAWASAN DI LOT 242, PN 2934 ( NOMBOR LOT BARU 5422) MUKIM

Citation

CB-22NCvC-26-12/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

CB-22NCvC-26-12/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Court held that Tenaga Nasional Berhad is the registered proprietor with conclusive title; defendants were unauthorised occupants (trespassers); representations by company officers did not amount to lawful permission; no fraud was shown to defeat the registered title; laches/acquiescence did not bar plaintiff's claim; plaintiff entitled to possessory relief but not to the damages sought; court ordered defendants to give vacant possession within a reasonable period (90 days) and to remove structures and restore the land at their cost.

Malaysia Case Law

1. ) MEE KIOW 2. ) LOO TOON WAH 3. ) LOO SOON CHYE 4. ) LOO SOON SUM 5. ) LOO SOON TEIK LOO SOON HONG

AHMAD KAMAL BIN ABDULL SAMAD 1. ) TONG CHUN DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD 2. ) Majlis Perbandaran Klang

TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD 1. ) KANG MENG HUAK 2. ) TEE LEONG YOKE 3. ) KESEMUA INDIVIDU DAN ATAU ENTITI-ENTITI YANG BERADA DAN ATAU MENJALANKAN SEBARANG AKTIVITI DI LOT 458GN 2771 (NOMBOR LOT BARUl 5427) MUKIM RINGLET CAMERON HIGHLANDS

TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD 1. ) NORASHIMAH BINTI YAHYA 2. ) NORSIAH BINTI ISMAIL 3. ) KESEMUA INDIVIDU DAN ATAU ENTITI-ENTITI YANG BERADA DAN ATAU SEDANG MENJALANKAN SEBARANG AKTIVITI DI KAWASAN DI LOT 242, PN 2934 ( NOMBOR LOT BARU 5422) MUKIM