Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Section 76 lra 1976

Legal area

Court

14 Oct 2025

PRABAKAREN A/L MUKUNAN AMRITAKUMARI A/P SAVANDARAJAN

Citation

BA-24F-78-03/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-24F-78-03/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

A consent order recorded contemporaneously with the decree nisi constitutes a final and conclusive division of matrimonial assets under s76; absent clear, cogent evidence of fraud, misrepresentation, coercion or jurisdictional defect and in light of inordinate unexplained delay, the court will not set aside or reopen a consent order; parties may lawfully agree to divide assets (including pre-marital assets) by consent and the court will uphold such agreements.
12 Mar 2024

PEMPETISYEN S. KALAWATHY A/P S.SIVAPRAGASAM (NO. K/P: 590116-08-6292) KAJENDARAN A/L MUNIANDY (NO. K/P: 601220-07-5551)

Citation

PA-33-91-03/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

PA-33-91-03/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Divorce recorded; court held petitioner entitled to maintenance but not monthly order — respondent ordered to pay lump-sum maintenance of RM300,000 to petitioner and to maintain the daughter until she completes a first degree; petitioner awarded one half share in properties No.152 and No.154 Jalan P. Ramlee; claims for company salaries, business profits, transfer of company vehicles and several other property claims dismissed; petitioner awarded RM141,040 for pawned jewellery; half of the proceeds of sale of Lot 713, 714 and No.2 Jalan USJ 3/4Y Subang Jaya (RM7,333,279.36) to be returned to r…
16 Dec 2020

1. G. NAGARAJAN A/L GANESAN 2. MALATI A/P SUBRAMANIAM SUTHAKARI A/P RENU

Citation

JB-32NCVC-182-07/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JB-32NCVC-182-07/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Section 76 relief is confined to the time of granting a decree of divorce or judicial separation; the respondent applied years after the decree and failed to discharge the burden to prove substantial, quantifiable improvement or contribution to property acquired before marriage, the Deceased's will is valid and governs the estate, therefore the Enclosure 60 claim is dismissed with costs.

Malaysia Case Law

PRABAKAREN A/L MUKUNAN AMRITAKUMARI A/P SAVANDARAJAN

PEMPETISYEN S. KALAWATHY A/P S.SIVAPRAGASAM (NO. K/P: 590116-08-6292) KAJENDARAN A/L MUNIANDY (NO. K/P: 601220-07-5551)

1. G. NAGARAJAN A/L GANESAN 2. MALATI A/P SUBRAMANIAM SUTHAKARI A/P RENU