Mohanambal A/p Suppiah v 1. ) LEE LEONG TECK 2. ) LEE SENG WAI 3. ) ROBERT MUNIANDY 4. ) TETUAN YAE, SENG WAI & PARTNERS 5. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hulu Langat

ba-22ncvc-240-06-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 22 February 2026 • BA-22NCvC-240-06/2021 • 26 min read
24 cases cited (0 SG, 24 foreign)

Catchwords

Catchwords: Illegal moneylending – Using a Sale and Purchase Agreement as a sham to conceal illegal moneylending—Are there any exceptions to the doctrines of ex turpi causa non oritur actio and pari delicto in favour of the weaker party? Can the weaker party seek relief from the Court? Can the weaker party apply to set aside a consent judgment tainted by illegal moneylending? Can the Plaintiff obtain a fresh issue document of title when the proprietorship of the subsequent/existing proprietor is not being challenged? Award of general, aggravated and exemplary damages.

Judges (1)

Helmi bin Hamzah Delivered

Parties (6)

Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hulu Langat Defendant TETUAN YAE, SENG WAI & PARTNERS Defendant Lee Leong Teck Defendant Lee Seng Wai Defendant Mohanambal a/p Suppiah Plaintiff Robert Muniandy Defendant

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
National Land Code (Cap 828)

Cases Cited (24)

UK (2)
[1963] 2 QB 340 [1990] 1 AC 417
MY (22)
[1939] 8 MLJ 253 [1969] 1 MLJ 236 [1998] 1 MLJ 713 [2009] 6 CLJ 626 [2009] 6 MLJ 1 [2009] 6 MLJ 450 [2010] 1 AMR 501 [2010] 2 MLJ 1 [2015] 5 MLJ 1 [2016] 3 CLJ 851 [2016] 9 CLJ 297 [2017] 4 MLJ 697 [2017] 5 CLJ 418 [2018] 4 AMR 321 [2020] 1 CLJ 776 [2020] 3 MLJ 269 [2020] 6 CLJ 1 [2020] 6 MLJ 333 [2020] 6 MLJ 755 [2024] 5 MLJ 460 [2024] 6 MLJ 220 [2025] 3 MLJ 22

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (ba-22ncvc-240-06-2021)