SYARIKAT PETALING CORPORATION SDN BHD v TOPMATIC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES SDN. BHD.

ba-22ncvc-487-10-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 4 February 2026 • BA-22NCvC-487-10/2025 • 13 min read

9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Catchwords

KEYWORD: CIVIL PROCEDURE- Discovery Application- documents relating to a fire that occurred at the Plaintiffs’ premises- Defendant’s seeking a counterclaim and compensation – Does the Defendant bear the obligation to insure its own goods - the threshold requirements for an order of discovery- documents sought are sufficiently specified, relevant, and necessary to the fair disposal- Lack of adequate particulars- Insufficient establishment of relevance and necessity- Possession, custody or power- Alternative means of obtaining the information- Undue burden and Broad Terms- The risk of abuse of process

Judges (1)

Shoba Rajah a/p Dorai Rajah Delivered

Counsel (5)

Ariff Rozhan & Co. Firm Firoz Julian Firm Lee Hui Wen Counsel Defendant Long Jie Ren Counsel Defendant Neo Chi Chyn Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

SYARIKAT PETALING CORPORATION Sdn Bhd Plaintiff TOPMATIC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES Sdn Bhd Defendant

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (9)

MY (9)

[1981] 1 MLJ 105 [1990] 2 MLJ 282 [1994] 2 CLJ 581 [2004] 6 MLJ 235 [2009] 5 MLJ 40 [2010] 10 CLJ 491 [2018] MLJU 1726 [2021] 6 MLJ 1 [2021] MLJU 2509

Judgment

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