VANTAGE ENERGY GROUP SDN BHD v 1. ) GEOWELL SDN BHD 2. ) KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN INSOLVENSI MALAYSIA

ba-22ncvc-399-09-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 2 December 2025 • BA-22NCvC-399-09/2025 • 5 min read

Catchwords

Vantage Energy Group Sdn. Bhd. filed a writ action against Geowell Sdn. Bhd. and the Director-General of Insolvency, acting as liquidator of Vantage Oilfield Solutions Sdn. Bhd., seeking declarations that a winding-up order dated 2 May 2024 was null and void, along with related reliefs. The Plaintiff claimed standing as a contributory and characterised the action as a collateral impeachment of the winding-up order. During case management, the Second Defendant objected that the suit was procedurally incompetent as it was commenced without leave under section 486 of the Companies Act 2016. The Plaintiff withdrew its application, rendering the striking-out application academic. The Court held the action was procedurally incompetent and correctly disposed of without determining the merits.

Judges (1)

Anita binti Harun Delivered

Counsel (9)

Harjit Singh Sandhu, Wan & Associates Firm Jeffrey Wong, Noorul Ho & Lim Firm Malaysia Department of Insolvency Firm Ahmed Khalil Kushairi Counsel Defendant Anehajit Counsel Plaintiff Dev Chai Ming Shun Counsel Plaintiff Firdaus Chai Counsel Defendant Norizan Mohamed Counsel Defendant Nur Ras Firzaa binti Muhammad Raz Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

GEOWELL Sdn Bhd Defendant KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN INSOLVENSI MALAYSIA Defendant VANTAGE ENERGY GROUP Sdn Bhd Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Judgment

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