1. ) FORESTRY ASSETS SDN. BHD. 2. ) ESHMAEL RAO SOOSAY DASS v 1. ) ROSMA AIDA BINTI RAMELI 2. ) LEE CHIH CHIANG

ba-12bncvc-62-10-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 8 April 2026 • BA-12BNCvC-62-10/2024 • 21 min read
15 cases cited (0 SG, 15 foreign)

Catchwords

Appeal — Contracts — Sale and management agreements — Aquilaria/Agarwood trees — Beneficial ownership — Misrepresentation — Fraud — Corporate veil — Personal liability of director — Winding up of company before delivery of judgment — Section 471 Companies Act 2016 — Retrospective or nunc pro tunc leave — Whether absence of leave rendered judgment void — Whether judgment after full trial should be maintained — Appeal dismissed.

Judges (1)

Asmah binti Musa Delivered

Counsel (2)

Mogan & Co Firm Magita Hari Mogan Counsel Respondent

Parties (4)

FORESTRY ASSETS Sdn Bhd Appellant Eshmael Rao Soosay Dass Appellant Lee Chih Chiang Respondent Rosma Aida binti Rameli Respondent

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
s 471
Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
s 30

Cases Cited (15)

UK (1)
[1941] 2 All ER 205
MY (14)
[1981] 2 MLJ 150 [1996] 2 MLJ 12 [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [2004] 7 MLJ 493 [2013] 6 MLJ 189 [2016] 5 MLJ 91 [2016] 6 CLJ 666 [2017] 2 MLJ 819 [2017] MLJU 707 [2020] MLJU 2261 [2021] 10 MLJ 118 [2021] MLJU 1388 [2021] MLJU 1847 [2024] MLJU 2479

Judgment

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