MOHD HAFIZUDDIN BIN MOHD KHAR v 1. ) AMBANK (M) BERHAD 2. ) Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) 3. ) Tan Siew Hoon 4. ) Ong Keng Hoe [Kedua-duanya Adalah Rakan Kongsi Dalam Nama Dan Gaya Teong Seng Enterprise] 5. ) PUSPAKOM SDN BHD

aa-12ancc-1-01-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 16 December 2024 • AA-12ANCC-1-01/2024 • 24 min read
20 cases cited (0 SG, 20 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure ─ Disposal of action without trial ─ vesting order transferring rights and liabilities ─ Whether appellant's claim against respondent was sustainable ─ Whether claim should have been directed to Aiqon Amanah ─ Whether Sessions Court correctly struck out claim under Order 14A and Order 33 Rule 2 and 5 of the Rules of Court 2012. Contract ─ Hire purchase agreement ─ Transfer of liabilities ─ Effect of vesting order ─ Whether respondent remained liable for misrepresentation and negligence ─ Whether appellant’s cause of action predated vesting order. Civil Procedure ─ Third party proceedings ─ Effect of striking out main action ─ Whether third party proceedings can continue independently ─ Whether respondent had valid indemnity claims against third parties ─ Discretion of court to strike out third party proceedings under Order 16 Rule 6 of the Rules of Court 2012.

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (11)

Krish Mano & Associates Firm Maxwell Kenion Cowdy Firm Perak Legal Advisor Offices Firm Xavier & Koh Partnership Firm Afiq Iskandar Bin Aziz Counsel Respondent Jeyaramm Rajan Counsel Respondent Kenneth Koh Counsel Respondent Muhammad Wafi bin Abdullah Counsel Appellant Shassidaren Deva Sana Pathy Counsel Respondent Siti Norashikin binti Hassanor Counsel Respondent T. Manoharan Counsel Appellant

Parties (6)

AMBANK BERHAD Respondent Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Respondent PUSPAKOM Sdn Bhd Respondent Mohd Hafizuddin bin Mohd Khar Appellant Ong Keng Hoe Respondent Tan Siew Hoon Respondent

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012
Sale of Goods Act 1957 (Cap 382)

Cases Cited (20)

UK (1)
[1971] 3 All ER 534
MY (19)
[1957] MLJ 27 [1983] 1 MLRH 416 [1984] 2 MLJ 280 [1997] 2 CLJ 131 [2000] 2 MLRH 513 [2001] 4 CLJ 788 [2003] 4 CLJ 337 [2004] 1 MLJ 82 [2008] 8 MLJ 553 [2009] 7 AMR 763 [2010] 1 CLJ 665 [2010] 2 AMR 590 [2010] 2 MLJ 188 [2015] 11 MLJ 360 [2015] AMEJ 755 [2016] 5 AMR 297 [2018] 11 MLJ 481 [2018] 6 CLJ 772 [2018] AMEJ 0246

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