SYED DZULFAKAR ALI BIN SYED MUSTAFA v ROZITA BINTI IBRAHIM

ba-12ancvc-1-01-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 20 August 2025 • BA-12ANCvC-1-01/2025 • 9 min read

3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Res judicata — Issue estoppel — Defendant ought to have raised issue on substituted service order at the judgement in default setting-aside stage — Whether Defendant is estopped from setting aside substituted service order after having elected to pursue multiple proceedings including appeal to High Court and Court of Appeal CIVIL PROCEDURE — Setting aside — Substituted service order — Judgment in default set aside as a consequence of setting aside substituted service order — Whether validity of order can only be challenged in proceedings instituted for that purpose — Whether can be challenged collaterally in other proceedings

Practice Areas

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Judges (1)

Anita binti Harun Delivered

Counsel (7)

Hasshahari & Partners Firm Manoharan Chambers Firm Amirfarid Nawawi Counsel Appellant Hasshahari bin Johari Mawi Counsel Respondent Muhammad Danish Bin Manoharan Abdullah Counsel Appellant Shah Nurul Afzan Binti Abdullah Counsel Respondent Wan Nur Amirah Binti Wan Aman Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Rozita binti Ibrahim Respondent Syed Dzulfakar Ali bin Syed Mustafa Appellant

Case Significance

SYED DZULFAKAR ALI BIN SYED MUSTAFA v ROZITA BINTI IBRAHIM is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated August 20, 2025 (citation: ba-12ancvc-1-01-2025). The case was decided by Anita binti Harun.

What was the outcome of SYED DZULFAKAR ALI BIN SYED MUSTAFA v ROZITA BINTI IBRAHIM?

SYED DZULFAKAR ALI BIN SYED MUSTAFA v ROZITA BINTI IBRAHIM is a High Court decision dated August 20, 2025. The case was heard by Anita binti Harun. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (3)

MY (3)

[1995] 3 MLJ 189 [1995] 3 MLJ 472 [2009] 4 MLJ 610

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (ba-12ancvc-1-01-2025)