DAYA ASAL SDN. BHD. v 1. ) TLC PLANTATION SDN. BHD. 2. ) HANSEN MARIADY 3. ) SIN WI KOCK

ba-24ncvc-384-02-2026 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 2 March 2026 • BA-24NCvC-384-02/2026 • 8 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Transfer of proceedings — Application to transfer suit from Sessions Court to High Court — Discretion of Court — Whether sufficient grounds shown — Order 57 r 1(3)(a) Rules of Court 2012 — Order 92 r 4 Rules of Court 2012 — Paragraph 12 Schedule Courts of Judicature Act 1964 — Sections 65 & 90 Subordinate Courts Act 1948 Jurisdiction — Sessions Court — Monetary jurisdiction — Claim for RM300,000 — Whether within jurisdiction — Whether allegations of fraud oust jurisdiction — Whether Sessions Court competent to adjudicate contractual and fraud claims Company Law — Fraudulent trading — Section 540 Companies Act 2016 — Whether invocation mandates High Court jurisdiction — Meaning of “Court” under Companies Act — Whether claim properly characterised as fraudulent trading action Company Law — Corporate veil — Lifting of corporate veil — Personal liability of directors — Whether such issues exclusively within High Court jurisdiction Contract Law — Breach of contract — Misrepresentation — Recovery of deposit — Nature and substance of claim — Whether primary claim contractual despite allegations of fraud Practice and Procedure — Nature of claim — Substance over form — Whether pleadings disclose real dispute as contractual claim — Principles in determining jurisdiction Held — Application dismissed — Claim essentially contractual in nature — Allegations of fraudulent trading ancillary — Sessions Court retains jurisdiction — No exceptional circumstances warranting transfer.

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Asmah binti Musa Delivered

Counsel (4)

G K Soh & Partners Firm Shu Yin, Teh & Taing Firm Chan Chee Yeen Counsel Respondent Mohammad Badrul Amen bin Saman Counsel Applicant

Parties (4)

DAYA ASAL Sdn Bhd Applicant TLC PLANTATION Sdn Bhd Respondent Hansen Mariady Respondent Sin Wi Kock Respondent

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
s 540
Rules of Court 2012
Subordinate Courts Act 1948 (Cap 92)

Cases Cited (6)

UK (1)
[1897] AC 22
MY (5)
[1979] 2 MLJ 28 [1993] 3 MLJ 36 [1995] 1 MLJ 160 [1995] 2 MLJ 317 [2014] 3 MLJ 329

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