SHELL MALAYSIA TRADING SDN BHD v 1. ) ABDUL LATIFF BIN HALIM 2. ) MAHAYUN BINTI ABDUL HALIM

aa-24ncc-34-12-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 15 July 2025 • AA-24NCC-34-12/2024 • 24 min read

19 cases cited (0 SG, 19 foreign)

Catchwords

LAND LAW: Lease — Option to renew — Whether lessee validly exercised renewal right — Whether lessors bound to grant renewed lease — Whether new terms or dealership conditions affected enforceability — Whether renewal right survived expiry — Whether continued possession constituted trespass — National Land Code ss 215(3), 216 — Contracts Act 1950 s 38 CONTRACT: Specific performance — Valid exercise of option to renew — Refusal to perform and imposition of extraneous conditions — Whether breach of contract — Equitable right to renewal — Adequacy of damages — Availability of injunction — Principle of sanctity of contract reaffirmed PROCEDURE: Originating summons — Appropriateness of mode of commencement — Whether issues purely legal and documentary

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (5)

Amin Petra & Partners Firm LAW Parthership Firm Aron Ganapathy Counsel Defendant Jaden Teo Counsel Plaintiff Nimisha Jaya Gobi Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

SHELL MALAYSIA TRADING Sdn Bhd Applicant Abdul Latiff bin Halim Respondent Mahayun binti Abdul Halim Respondent

Case Significance

SHELL MALAYSIA TRADING SDN BHD v 1. ) ABDUL LATIFF BIN HALIM 2. ) MAHAYUN BIN... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated July 15, 2025 (citation: aa-24ncc-34-12-2024). The case was decided by Moses Susayan.

What was the outcome of SHELL MALAYSIA TRADING SDN BHD v 1. ) ABDUL LATIFF BIN HALIM 2. ) MAHAYUN BIN...?

SHELL MALAYSIA TRADING SDN BHD v 1. ) ABDUL LATIFF BIN HALIM 2. ) MAHAYUN BIN... is a High Court decision dated July 15, 2025. The case was heard by Moses Susayan. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

National Land Code (Cap 828)

Cases Cited (19)

UK (1)

[1973] 2 All ER 260

MY (18)

[1983] 2 MLJ 211 [1995] 3 AMR 2871 [1995] 3 MLJ 331 [1995] 4 CLJ 283 [1997] 1 AMR 1036 [1997] 1 MLJ 77 [1997] 2 CLJ 36 [1998] 1 CLJ 1035 [1998] 1 MLJ 89 [2010] 17 MLRH 442 [2010] 4 MLJ 788 [2010] 6 MLRH 523 [2010] 9 MLJ 29 [2013] 8 MLJ 533 [2016] 1 CLJ 177 [2019] 2 CLJ 1 [2019] 2 MLJ 1 [2020] MLJU 1598

Judgment

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