Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Limitation/laches

Legal area

Court

16 Jul 2025

1. ) PANG SHIAO YIN 2. ) PANG SOK FENG 3. ) PANG HUI CHING 1. ) PANG WOON NYOK 2. ) HON MOEY YING

Citation

JA-24NCvC-1368-12/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JA-24NCvC-1368-12/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The Originating Summons is dismissed because the High Court lacked jurisdiction to grant the relief sought since the proper remedy was an appeal under s.29 of the Small Estate (Distribution) Act 1955 within the statutory period (no such appeal was filed); alternatively, on the merits the evidence established that the 1st Defendant paid the premium and the parents (including the widow) participated and relinquished rights at the Land Administrator hearing, creating or supporting a resulting trust in favour of the 1st Defendant and estopping subsequent challenges.
23 Feb 2023

1. ) XXXX 2. ) SHIRIN BINTI MOBARAK AHMAD 1. ) JAMILAH BINTI SHEIKH DAUD 2. ) DR.ABDUL RAHIMAN BIN DATUK A.S. DAWOOD 3. ) MOHAMED IBRAHIM BIN DATUK A.S. DAWOOD 4. ) NASEEM BINTI MOHAMED ABDULLA 5. ) PASLA HOLDINGS SDN.BHD. 6. ) AZINAL SDN.

Citation

WA-22NCvC-629-11/2017 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCvC-629-11/2017 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Leave to amend was granted because plaintiffs satisfied Order 20 rule 5: the application was bona fide, would not cause prejudice that cannot be compensated by costs, would not change the character of the suit, and there was no inordinate delay; issues of res judicata, estoppel and limitation are substantive defences to be determined at trial, not at the interlocutory amendment stage.
11 Aug 2022

Geo Hill Construction Sdn Bhd JAYANDREN A/L SUBRAMANIAN

Citation

BA-22NCvC-152-04/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-22NCvC-152-04/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

On balance of probabilities the Plaintiff failed to establish a reasonable cause of action: there is no documentary proof of appointment or privity, material inconsistencies in lot numbers and project location, Defendant's evidence (including affidavits and documents from Pesat Bumi and the site information board) rebut Plaintiff's narrative, and the claim is therefore obviously unsustainable; accordingly the Court allowed the Defendant's striking out application and dismissed the action with costs.
28 Jan 2019

B-02(NCVC)(W)-416-02/2018 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

Citation

B-02(NCVC)(W)-416-02/2018 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

NCVC
Case number

B-02(NCVC)(W)-416-02/2018 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

The Court allowed the appeal, set aside the High Court’s declaratory orders and dismissed the Respondent’s action because declaratory relief was inappropriate where adequate contractual remedies existed, the Respondent had taken inconsistent positions (accepted strata titles and benefited from services yet sought declarations of individual title), and the 2nd Appellant is empowered under the Strata Management Act 2013 to impose and collect maintenance charges; limitation/laches did not bar the claim because the Respondent only obtained definitive knowledge in 2015, but declaratory relief was…

Malaysia Case Law

1. ) PANG SHIAO YIN 2. ) PANG SOK FENG 3. ) PANG HUI CHING 1. ) PANG WOON NYOK 2. ) HON MOEY YING

1. ) XXXX 2. ) SHIRIN BINTI MOBARAK AHMAD 1. ) JAMILAH BINTI SHEIKH DAUD 2. ) DR.ABDUL RAHIMAN BIN DATUK A.S. DAWOOD 3. ) MOHAMED IBRAHIM BIN DATUK A.S. DAWOOD 4. ) NASEEM BINTI MOHAMED ABDULLA 5. ) PASLA HOLDINGS SDN.BHD. 6. ) AZINAL SDN.

Geo Hill Construction Sdn Bhd JAYANDREN A/L SUBRAMANIAN

B-02(NCVC)(W)-416-02/2018 (Mahkamah Rayuan)