1. ) PRITAM SINGH AGENCY SDN BHD 2. ) GULSHANJIT KAUR A/P PRITAM SINGH 3. ) JAGDEV SINGH SIDHU BRAR v MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD

aa-22ncvc-102-11-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 October 2024 • AA-22NCvC-102-11/2023 • 11 min read

9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Injunction — Interlocutory injunction — Grounds to consider — Whether bona fide serious issue to be tried — Plaintiffs alleged breach of hire-purchase agreements and refusal of payments by Defendant — Whether Plaintiffs acted in good faith — Whether Plaintiffs' claim disclosed a serious issue requiring trial — Principles of "clean hands" in equity applied. Whether damages is adequate remedy — Plaintiffs quantified financial losses — Defendant capable of compensating Plaintiffs if successful at trial. Where the Balance of convenience lies — Risk of greater harm assessed — Whether Plaintiff’s business losses outweighed Defendant’s financial harm and vehicle depreciation — Repossession deemed lawful under hire-purchase agreements

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (5)

Harjit Sandhu, Wan & Associates Firm Mad Diah Faizal & Co Firm Faizal bin Kamaruddin Counsel Defendant Pramjit Singh Counsel Plaintiff Zaizuraimy Abd Rahim Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD Defendant PRITAM SINGH AGENCY Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Gulshanjit Kaur a/p Pritam Singh Plaintiff Jagdev Singh Sidhu Brar Plaintiff

Cases Cited (9)

MY (9)

[1990] 2 CLJ 157 [1990] 2 MLJ 408 [1992] 2 MLJ 368 [1995] 1 CLJ 293 [1995] 1 MLJ 193 [1995] 2 AMR 1859 [2004] 6 MLJ 1 [2019] AMEJ 1706 [2019] MLJU 1850

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