ISM Sendirian Berhad v 1. ) QUEENSWAY NOMINEES (ASING) SDN BHD 2. ) Mulpha Kluang Maritime Carriers Sdn Bhd 3. ) Queensway Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd 4. ) West Jaya Sdn Bhd 5. ) MPHB Capital Berhad 6. ) Multi-Purpose Shipping Corporation Berhad 7. ) Tan Sri Surin Upatkoon 8. ) Kheoh Ang Yeng 9. ) Ivevei Upatkoon 10. ) Datuk Vijeyaratnam A/l V T. Thamotharam Pillay 11. ) Leisure Dotcom Sdn Bhd

02f-10-03-2025w Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 20 April 2026 • 02(f)-10-03/2025(W) • 52 min read
23 cases cited (2 SG, 21 foreign)

Catchwords

Whether breaches of a shareholders' agreement cannot be a basis for bringing a petition under s.181 of the Companies Act 1965? Whether a complaint under section 181 of the Companies Act 1965 must be confined to matters relating to the affairs of the company?

Judges (3)

Collin Lawrence Sequerah Coram Lee Swee Seng Coram Nordin bin Hassan Delivered

Counsel (12)

Cecil Abraham & Partners Firm Celline & Oommen Firm Cecil Abraham Counsel Appellant Celine Chelladurai Counsel Respondent Gopal Sreenevasan Counsel Respondent Kelvin Manuel Pillay Counsel Respondent Melody Tan Kar Yen Counsel Respondent Michelle Chew Counsel Respondent Mohd Irwan Ismail Counsel Appellant Nicole Lee Sin Yee Counsel Appellant Sunil Abraham Counsel Appellant Woon Yu Jian Counsel Respondent

Parties (11)

ISM Sendirian Berhad Appellant Leisure Dotcom Sdn Bhd Respondent MPHB Capital Berhad Respondent Mulpha Kluang Maritime Carriers Sdn Bhd Respondent Multi-Purpose Shipping Corporation Berhad Respondent QUEENSWAY NOMINEES Sdn Bhd Respondent West Jaya Sdn Bhd Respondent Datuk Vijeyaratnam a/l V T. Thamotharam Pillay Respondent Ivevei Upatkoon Respondent Kheoh Ang Yeng Respondent Tan Sri Surin Upatkoon Respondent

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 1965 (Cap 777)
s 181
Court of Judicature Act 1964
s 96(a)
Federal Constitution

Cases Cited (23)

SG (2)
[1996] SGCA 63 [2018] SGCA 33
UK (3)
[1972] 2 All ER 492 [2006] EWCA Civ 13 [2009] EWCA Civ 291
MY (18)
[1978] 2 MLJ 227 [1987] 1 CLJ 441 [1996] 1 CLJ 393 [1996] 4 CLJ 716 [1999] 1 CLJ 325 [1999] 7 CLJ 1 [2009] 2 CLJ 15 [2010] 6 CLJ 721 [2011] 1 CLJ 51 [2013] 2 CLJ 277 [2013] 2 MLJ 297 [2015] 4 CLJ 561 [2015] 4 MLJ 561 [2020] MLJU 1050 [2020] MLJU 46 [2021] 3 MLJ 549 [2024] 9 CLJ 171 [2025] 1 MLJ 813

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