Red Sea Housing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. v Chew Soon Beng

ja-16a-1-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 9 December 2025 • JA-16A-1-07/2024 • 6 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

Industrial Relations – S 33C Industrial Relations Act 1967 – dismissal of Managing Director – alleged redundancy and restructuring – requirement of concrete proof of genuine redundancy – influence of incoming shareholder (MMC) – recorded conversation – findings of fact of Industrial Court – whether plainly wrong – backwages and compensation in lieu of reinstatement – appeal dismissed

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (5)

Syarizad Zaman & Seah Firm T. Thavalingam & Co Firm Dato' Thavalingam C. Thavarajah Counsel Plaintiff Khutubul Zaman bin Bukhari Counsel Defendant Manvuir Baljit Singh Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Red Sea Housing Malaysia Sdn Bhd Appellant Chew Soon Beng Respondent

Case Significance

Red Sea Housing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. v Chew Soon Beng is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 9, 2025 (citation: ja-16a-1-07-2024). The case was decided by Noradura binti Hamzah.

What was the outcome of Red Sea Housing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. v Chew Soon Beng?

Red Sea Housing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. v Chew Soon Beng is a High Court decision dated December 9, 2025. The case was heard by Noradura binti Hamzah. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Industrial Relations Act 1967
s 33C

Cases Cited (6)

MY (6)
[1981] 2 MLJ 129 [1992] 1 MLJ 564 [1996] MLJU 641 [1999] 4 MLJ 361 [2018] 2 MLJ 177 [2020] 12 MLJ 67

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (ja-16a-1-07-2024)