PEDOMAN ASLI SDN BHD v MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI JOHOR

ja-21ncvc-20-04-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 15 July 2024 • JA-21NCvC-20-04/2021 • 37 min read
28 cases cited (0 SG, 28 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Law — Contract — Breach of contract procedure — Alleged promise to compensate — Termination of project mandate — Relocation project for orphanage — Proof of promise — Absence of written agreement — Whether compensation promise enforceable — Burden of proof — Quantum of damages — Relocation project — Statutory body — Replacement contractor — Consent of State EXCO — Breach of procedure — Alleged promise to compensate — Proof and enforceability — Privity of contract — Whether defendant a party to contract — Appointment and termination made by State Government — No written agreement between parties — Absence of consideration — Whether valid cause of action disclosed — Doctrine of privity reaffirmed — Enforcement of contract by third party — Court’s duty not to reconstruct or create new contract — Separate legal personality of statutory body — Privity of contract — Whether defendant a party to contract — Appointment and termination made by State Government — No written agreement between parties — Absence of consideration — Whether valid cause of action disclosed — Doctrine of privity reaffirmed — Enforcement of contract by third party — Court’s duty not to reconstruct or create new contract — Separate legal personality of statutory body — Waqf land held in trust — No liability of trustee for acts of State Government — Assignment of project to third party — Absence of State Exco consent — Plaintiff seeking to rely on own breach — Whether plaintiff can benefit from own wrong — Absence of contractual relationship — Stranger to contract — Abuse of court process — Claim filed for improper purpose — Whether suit maintainable.

Judges (1)

Noor Hisham bin Ismail Delivered

Counsel (2)

Hazelin & Associates Firm Mohd Faizal Ahmad Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Johor Defendant PEDOMAN ASLI Sdn Bhd Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (28)

UK (4)
[1915] AC 847 [1962] AC 446 [1965] 1 QB 232 [1977] 1 WLR 478
MY (24)
[1939] MLJ 253 [1966] 1 MLJ 257 [1968] 1 MLJ 170 [1979] 2 MLJ 229 [1980] 2 MLJ 86 [1981] 1 MLJ 139 [1981] 1 MLJ 212 [1988] 2 MLJ 12 [1995] 3 CLJ 639 [1998] 5 CLJ 146 [1998] MLJU 41 [1999] 2 CLJ 215 [1999] 2 MLJ 1 [1999] 3 CLJ 577 [2001] 4 CLJ 202 [2006] 1 CLJ 857 [2006] 2 CLJ 1218 [2007] 1 MLJ 536 [2013] 3 MLJ 773 [2014] 4 MLJ 619 [2017] 3 CLJ 569 [2017] 3 MLJ 244 [2021] 6 MLJ 820 [2023] 3 MLJ 393

Judgment

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