AFFIN BANK BERHAD v GAURI A/P ALUMALAI

ba-24fc-716-06-2019 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 4 June 2026 • BA-24FC-716-06/2019 • 17 min read
17 cases cited (0 SG, 17 foreign)

Catchwords

Land Law — Charge — Order for sale — Stay of execution — Application by administrator of deceased chargor’s estate for stay of execution of order for sale and consequential auction proceedings pending appeal — Whether special circumstances established — Whether auction would render appeal nugatory — Whether land had special or sentimental value — Whether damages adequate remedy — Whether successful chargee should be deprived of fruits of litigation. Civil Procedure — Stay of execution — Discretion of court — Stay not granted as of right — Burden on applicant to establish special circumstances — Whether filing of notice of appeal sufficient ground — Whether merits or correctness of decision appealed against relevant — Whether court concerned with circumstances relating to execution rather than validity of judgment — Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s 73. Probate and Administration — Administrator of estate — Locus standi — Whether administrator entitled to commence proceedings and apply for stay on behalf of deceased’s estate — Whether estate property remained subject to existing charge and secured indebtedness — Probate and Administration Act 1959, s 59 — Civil Law Act 1956, s 8 — Probate and Administration Act 1972, s 70. Civil Procedure — Application — Procedural objection — Whether stay application premature when initially filed before notice of appeal — Whether application became academic after dismissal of substantive setting-aside action — Whether failure to cite proper procedural provision rendered application defective — Whether technical non-compliance curable in interest of justice — Rules of Court 2012, O 1A. Civil Procedure — Abuse of process — Multiplicity of proceedings — Fresh action filed to set aside order for sale on ground of alleged nullity — Whether allegations of res judicata, duplicity and afterthought relevant to stay application.

Practice Areas

Land Law

Judges (1)

Asmah binti Musa Delivered

Counsel (5)

Sasha Lyna Firm Zulpadli & Edham Firm Abd Shukor bin Tokachil Counsel Defendant Nur Athirah binti Ahmad Counsel Plaintiff Saha Lyna binti Abd Latif Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

AFFIN BANK BERHAD Applicant Gauri a/p Alumalai Respondent

Statutes Cited

Civil Law Act 1956
s 8
Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Cap 91)
Probate and Administration Act 1959
s 59
Probate and Administration Act 1972
s 70
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (17)

MY (17)
[1953] 19 MLJ 116 [1966] 1 MLJ 86 [1982] 2 MLJ 37 [1983] 1 MLJ 406 [1993] 3 MLJ 514 [1993] 4 CLJ 476 [1995] 1 CLJ 15 [1997] 4 CLJ 185 [2002] 3 CLJ 380 [2003] 2 CLJ 514 [2004] 1 MLJ 257 [2008] 3 CLJ 429 [2008] 3 CLJ 470 [2008] 3 MLJ 608 [2017] 5 MLJ 771 [2018] MLJU 780 [2020] 1 CLJ 702

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