TEH TENG CHENG v 1. ) LAM LAI FUN 2. ) YIP KIM HOONG 3. ) YUVARAJ KUMARAN A/L MURUGAYAH 4. ) NUR ATIKAH BINTI MD SAAD 5. ) THAYAIAN A/L SHANMUGAM 6. ) Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) 7. ) PEGUAM NEGARA MALAYSIA 8. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

ba-21ncvc-26-06-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 26 April 2026 • BA-21NCvC-26-06/2025 • 23 min read

15 cases cited (0 SG, 15 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Striking out — Amended writ and amended statement of claim — Applications under O 18 r 19 Rules of Court 2012 — Whether pleadings disclosed reasonable cause of action — Whether pleadings scandalous, frivolous or vexatious — Whether pleadings prejudicial, embarrassing or an abuse of process — Whether claims plainly unsustainable. Tort — Malicious prosecution — Civil claim against private complainants and public authorities — Whether Plaintiff pleaded facts showing 1st and 2nd Defendants instituted or controlled prosecution — Whether proceedings terminated in Plaintiff’s favour — DNAA in Kuantan case — Shah Alam charge still pending — Whether lack of reasonable and probable cause, malice and damage sufficiently pleaded. Constitutional Law — Public Prosecutor — Article 145(3) Federal Constitution — Prosecutorial discretion — Whether private litigant may challenge institution or continuation of criminal proceedings by ordinary civil action — Whether claims against 7th and 8th Defendants misconceived. Administrative Law — Statutory investigation — Complaint under MACC Act 2009 — Investigation and freezing action under AMLA — Whether private law claim maintainable against officers and statutory body for lawful complaint, investigation and enforcement steps — Whether Plaintiff entitled to interfere with ongoing investigation. Criminal Procedure — DNAA — Whether discharge not amounting to acquittal constituted termination in Plaintiff’s favour — Whether pending criminal proceedings undermined civil claim. Civil Procedure — Withdrawal — Proposed withdrawal of Enclosure 24 — Whether Court nevertheless entitled to determine maintainability of Plaintiff’s claim against 3rd to 8th Defendants. Held — Enclosure 12 allowed — Enclosure 24 allowed / alternatively disposed of in accordance with Court’s ruling on maintainability — Plaintiff’s amended writ and amended statement of claim struck out against all Defendants — Costs to Defendants.

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Asmah binti Musa Delivered

Counsel (7)

Chun Hoo & Partners Firm Jabatan Peguam Negara Firm M Manoharan & Co. Firm Loh Chun Hoo Counsel Defendant Loh Xian Yee Counsel Defendant Nur Syamimi Adriana Counsel Plaintiff Shaharim Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (9)

Kerajaan Malaysia Defendant PEGUAM NEGARA MALAYSIA Defendant Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia Defendant Lam Lai Fun Defendant Nur Atikah binti Md Saad Defendant Teh Teng Cheng Plaintiff Thayaian a/l Shanmugam Defendant Yip Kim Hoong Defendant Yuvaraj Kumaran a/l Murugayah Defendant

Statutes Cited

Federal Constitution

Art 145 Art 145(3)

MACC Act

s 29(2)

MACC Act 2009

s 18 s 29(2)

Penal Code (Cap 574)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (15)

MY (15)

[1974] 2 MLJ 152 [1977] 2 MLJ 66 [1985] 1 MLJ 226 [1986] 2 MLJ 100 [1991] 2 MLJ 544 [1993] 3 MLJ 36 [1997] 3 MLJ 681 [1999] 4 MLJ 637 [2005] 3 MLJ 522 [2013] 3 MLJ 511 [2013] 4 MLJ 545 [2018] 6 CLJ 217 [2021] 5 MLJ 209 [2025] 3 MLJ 339 [2025] 7 CLJ 859

Judgment

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