1. ) LIM JOO SWEE 2. ) LEONG ENG KEONG 3. ) CHONG BOON KIONG 4. ) Cheah Kim Looi (Menyaman untuk dan bagi pihak kesemua 99 tuan punya dan pemilik Selangor Polo Residency dan ahli-ahli Persatuan Penduduk dan Pemilik Pusat Polo & Ekuestrian Selangor, Kota Damansara) v 1. ) Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) 2. ) SELANGOR POLO SDN. BHD. 3. ) SELANGOR COUNTRY CLUB SDN. BHD. 4. ) MAYANG TIASA SDN. BHD. 5. ) DATUK BANDAR MAJLIS BANDARAYA PETALING JAYA
ba-22ncvc-385-09-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 27 February 2025 • BA-22NCvC-385-09/2023 • 56 min read
42 cases cited
(0 SG, 42 foreign)
Catchwords
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out-Application pleads sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of O.18 r.19 cumulatively- Whether application is void or ineffective because multiple limbs pleaded together CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out- Action- Action arising from dismissal of earlier objections and judicial review proceedings- Res judicata-Allegation that the present action mirrors those previously raised and adjudicated during the Appeal Board Hearing and subsequent High Court judicial review-Whether causes of action similar-Whether parties similar-Whether matters and issues in the present action ventilated in previous proceedings- Whether case caught by res judicata CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out- Action-Cause of action premised on alleged breach of contract, misrepresentation and negligence-Time barred-No fresh breach pleaded-Whether six-year limitation period already sets in-Limitation Act 1953; s.6(1) CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out- Action- 4th defendant, an original purchaser, not a party to SPA involving the Plaintiffs-Whether there is duty of care- Whether sufficient legal proximity between parties CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out-Action-5th defendant, a local planning authority without the power to approve rezoning or change in land-Whether plaintiffs‘ claim discloses reasonable cause of action against 5th defendant- Whether plaintiffs‘ claim against 5th defendant has procedural impropriety pursuant to O.53 CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out- Action-Cause of action- Plaintiffs merely adjacent landowners- Whether plaintiffs have any legal interest or rights to object to the change of land use- Whether Plaintiffs have registered interest, statutory lien, leasehold or easement over the lot- Limited procedural rights to adjacent landowners at specific stage-Town and Country Planning Act 1976; s.13(2); s.21(6) CIVIL PROCEDURE: Pleadings-Issue not pleaded-Cause of action tort of nuisance, but failed to identify specific act of nuisance occurred-Plaintiff’s claim unparticularised and speculative CIVIL PROCEDURE: Representative action- Requirements- Whether prerequisites for a representative action satisfied- Whether pleading disclosed the harm complained of was uniformly suffered -Whether reliefs sought beneficial to all class member-Rules of Court 2012; O.15 r.12
Judges (1)
Counsel (16)
Azlan Hadijah & Associates Firm Ho, Loke & Koh Firm Lainah Yaacob & Zulkepli Firm S.B. Cheah & Associates Firm Skrine Firm Iffah Afrina Counsel Defendant Joshua Teng Counsel Defendant K C Cheng Counsel Plaintiff Khoo Guan Huat Counsel Defendant Ling Chee Wei Counsel Defendant Mohd Azlan Bin Mashod Counsel Defendant Mohd Yaacob bin Bakanali Counsel Defendant Muhammad Uzair Bin Zol Kanain Counsel Defendant Prathib Kumar Patmanabon Counsel Plaintiff Sherwin Raphael Francis Counsel Defendant Siti Hadijah Binti Ahmad Counsel Defendant
Parties (9)
DATUK BANDAR MAJLIS BANDARAYA PETALING JAYA Defendant MAYANG TIASA Sdn Bhd Defendant Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Defendant SELANGOR COUNTRY CLUB Sdn Bhd Defendant SELANGOR POLO Sdn Bhd Defendant Cheah Kim Looi Plaintiff Chong Boon Kiong Plaintiff Leong Eng Keong Plaintiff Lim Joo Swee Plaintiff
Case Significance
1. ) LIM JOO SWEE 2. ) LEONG ENG KEONG 3. ) CHONG BOON KIONG 4. ) Cheah Kim L... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated February 27, 2025 (citation: ba-22ncvc-385-09-2023). The case was decided by Jamhirah binti Ali.
Key issues: CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out-Application pleads sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of O.18 r.19 cumulatively- Whether application is void or ineffective because multiple limbs pleaded together.
What was the outcome of 1. ) LIM JOO SWEE 2. ) LEONG ENG KEONG 3. ) CHONG BOON KIONG 4. ) Cheah Kim L...?
1. ) LIM JOO SWEE 2. ) LEONG ENG KEONG 3. ) CHONG BOON KIONG 4. ) Cheah Kim L... is a High Court decision dated February 27, 2025. The case was heard by Jamhirah binti Ali. See the full judgment for details.
Statutes Cited
Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
National Land Code (Cap 828)
Rules of Court 2012
Town and Country Planning Act 1976
s 21
Cases Cited (42)
UK (10)
[1940] AC 880 [1947] 2 All ER 255 [1949] 1 All ER 337 [1978] AC 728 [1983] QB 398 [1988] AC 175 [1990] 2 AC 605 [1994] 2 AC 264 [1997] AC 655 [2018] 3 WLR 1105
MY (32)
[1974] 2 MLJ 1 [1980] 1 MLJ 109 [1993] 3 MLJ 36 [1995] 3 MLJ 189 [1997] 1 CLJ 775 [1998] 2 MLJ 53 [1998] 4 MLJ 129 [2000] 2 CLJ 601 [2000] 2 MLJ 38 [2006] 6 MLJ 24 [2009] 1 MLJ 737 [2009] 2 CLJ 839 [2009] 2 MLJ 102 [2010] 5 CLJ 865 [2010] 5 MLJ 228 [2010] 5 MLJ 437 [2011] 6 MLJ 70 [2012] 1 MLJ 473 [2013] 3 MLJ 235 [2013] 4 MLJ 520 [2013] 4 MLJ 545 [2015] 4 MLJ 734 [2016] 3 CLJ 1 [2019] 1 MLJ 59 [2019] MLJU 681 [2020] MLJU 516 [2021] 6 CLJ 650 [2021] MLJU 589 [2022] MLJU 2509 [2022] MLJU 3108 [2023] 1 MLJ 459 [2023] MLJU 1344
Judgment
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