KALBANA A/P SATHASIVAM v ASHVIN A/L SATHASIVAM

ba-22ncvc-186-05-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 23 October 2025 • BA-22NCvC-186-05/2024 • 27 min read

11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Summary judgment - O14 ROC - preliminary objection - Plaintiff's affidavit affirmed in India before notary public - whether notarization contravened O 41 r12 ROC - whether declaratory reliefs can be prayed in O 14 application - O14 r (1)&(2) - affidavit in reply does not dispute facts in affidavit in support - TRUSTS: Resulting trust - Plaintif and defendant are siblings - deposit and purchase price paid by plaintiff - property registered in names of plaintiff and defendant - plaintiff paid quit rent, assessment and utilities - whether resulting trust created - whether court can make finding of resulting trust in O14 application CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - counterclaim - 018 r19(1)(a),(b) and/or (d) - plaintiff's affidavit sworn before notary in India - whether notarization is in compliance with O41 r12 ROC - whether counterclaim is obviously unsustainable

Judges (1)

Donald Joseph Franklin Delivered

Counsel (4)

Hanah, Chong & Co Firm Sandosh Anandan Firm Fahrhanah Nisshaa binti Sk Syed Ambrul Zaman Counsel Defendant Gunaletchumi a/p Alagan Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Ashvin a/l Sathasivam Defendant Kalbana a/p Sathasivam Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (11)

MY (11)

[1955] 2 MLJ 363 [1981] 2 MLJ 196 [1985] 2 MLJ 209 [1991] 2 CLJ 1602 [1993] 2 AMR 1929 [1993] 3 MLJ 36 [1995] 2 MLJ 363 [2004] 4 CLJ 1 [2005] 3 CLJ 35 [2011] 5 MLJ 512 [2022] MLJU 3512

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