CHAN KOK SENG v 1. ) CHIN MIEW LIM 2. ) CHIN MOLY 3. ) NG AH CHAN 4. ) NG WENG WOY @ NG WING WAI 5. ) TEH KOK MENG

ba-23ncvc-29-07-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 April 2026 • BA-23NCvC-29-07/2023 • 31 min read
17 cases cited (0 SG, 17 foreign)

Catchwords

This action concerns a claim in defamation brought by the Plaintiff against the five Defendants arising from the publication of the minutes of the 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Perbadanan Pengurusan Apartment Bunga Raya held on 20.5.2023. The Plaintiff’s case is that the Defendants altered the original draft minutes prepared by him or his firm, inserted false and pejorative statements concerning his conduct during the meeting, and then published those altered minutes on the apartment notice board and to the Commissioner of Buildings. The Defendants deny liability. They say the minutes accurately reflected what transpired during the meeting, and they rely on justification, fair comment, and qualified privilege. The Defendants also contend that they acted in the course of their duties as committee members of the management corporation. After considering the pleadings, the documentary evidence, the written submissions by the parties, I allow the Plaintiff’s claim. I find that the impugned statements are defamatory of the Plaintiff and direct that damages be assessed.

Judges (1)

Noor Hayati binti Haji Mat Delivered

Counsel (5)

Gurmit Sodhi Chambers Firm Tan & Hong Firm Chan Ding Chong Counsel Defendant R.S Sodhi Counsel Defendant Tan Yan Hong Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (6)

Chan Kok Seng Plaintiff Chin Miew Lim Defendant Chin Moly Defendant Ng Ah Chan Defendant Ng Weng Woy @ Ng Wing Wai Defendant Teh Kok Meng Defendant

Statutes Cited

Defamation Act 1957
s 8

Cases Cited (17)

UK (1)
[1917] AC 309
MY (16)
[1979] 1 MLJ 281 [1987] 1 MLJ 176 [1989] 1 MLJ 315 [1999] 6 MLJ 101 [2002] 7 MLJ 283 [2008] 3 MLJ 492 [2013] 8 MLJ 348 [2014] 2 MLJ 117 [2016] 5 MLJ 631 [2016] 9 MLJ 380 [2017] MLJU 1676 [2018] 11 MLJ 741 [2019] 3 CLJ 720 [2021] 2 MLJ 577 [2021] 7 MLJ 144 [2025] MLJU 2351

Judgment

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