CHINA CONSTRUCTION YANGTZE RIVER (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. (Dahulunya dikenali sebagai China Construction Third Engineering Group (M) Sdn. Bhd.) v WK PLASTERCEIL AND CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD

ja-12bncc-3-01-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 30 September 2025 • JA-12BNCC-3-01/2025 • 21 min read
17 cases cited (0 SG, 17 foreign)

Catchwords

Rayuan Sivil – Kontrak Binaan – Sub-kontrak – Tuntutan kemajuan (Progress Claim No. 22) – Kerja siap & variasi – Bukti “summary of engineering quantity calculation” – QLASSIC certification – Tiada aduan kecacatan – Set-off melalui Perjanjian Jual Beli apartmen (unit kondominium) – Set-off separa, bukan penyelesaian penuh – Minit mesyuarat tulisan tangan 19.4.2022 – Supplementary Agreement (2) tidak ditandatangani – Dokumen lewat dikemukakan – Kegagalan memanggil saksi material (s.114(g) Akta Keterangan 1950) – Kebolehpercayaan saksi SD1 dipertikai – Beban pembuktian s.101 Akta Keterangan – Pembelaan tidak diplidkan / unpleaded defence – Pihak terikat kepada pliding – Peranan pliding elak “trial by ambush” – Kuasa mahkamah rayuan – “Plainly wrong test” – Deference kepada dapatan fakta Mahkamah Sesyen – Tiada salah arah atau misappreciation of evidence – Rayuan ditolak, keputusan Mahkamah Sesyen dikekalkan, set-off diiktiraf, baki hutang disahkan.

Judges (1)

Manira binti Mohd Nor Delivered

Counsel (4)

G.K. Sritharan & Co Firm Sherlene Lai & Co Firm Beil Wong Counsel Appellant GK Sritharan Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

CHINA CONSTRUCTION YANGTZE RIVER Sdn Bhd. Sdn Bhd.) Appellant WK PLASTERCEIL AND CONSTRUCTION Sdn Bhd Respondent

Case Significance

CHINA CONSTRUCTION YANGTZE RIVER (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. (Dahulunya dikenali seb... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated September 30, 2025 (citation: ja-12bncc-3-01-2025). The case was decided by Manira binti Mohd Nor.

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CHINA CONSTRUCTION YANGTZE RIVER (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. (Dahulunya dikenali seb... is a High Court decision dated September 30, 2025. The case was heard by Manira binti Mohd Nor. See the full judgment for details.

Cases Cited (17)

UK (1)
[1936] 1 KB 697
MY (16)
[1956] MLJ 45 [1964] MLJ 99 [1974] 1 MLJ 157 [1975] 2 MLJ 117 [1982] 2 MLJ 124 [1991] 1 CLJ 667 [1991] 1 MLJ 428 [1995] 3 MLJ 141 [1997] 2 MLJ 373 [2010] 9 CLJ 785 [2012] 3 CLJ 551 [2012] MLJU 56 [2015] 2 CLJ 453 [2015] 6 MLJ 1 [2016] 6 MLJ 512 [2017] 5 CLJ 58

Judgment

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