SATHIAH A/P SHANMUGAM v SURESH A/L BALAKRISHNAN

ja-24ncvc-24-01-2026 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 8 April 2026 • JA-24NCvC-24-01/2026 • 26 min read
13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign)

Catchwords

Family law — Divorce — Consent Order — Setting aside — Absence of genuine consent — No consensus ad idem — Contemporaneous documents — Evidential weight — Audio recording — No proof of agreement/pronouncement — Counsel’s authority — Want of authority — Nullity/irregularity — Enforcement Order — Natural justice — Inadequate notice — Unrepresented party — Draconian powers — Procedural unfairness — Estoppel — Partial compliance under coercion — Not estoppel — Welfare of children — Best interests — Restoration for full hearing — Interim custody and access — Costs in cause

Practice Areas

Family law

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (5)

Gunalan & Associates Firm Kalpana & Partners Firm Gunasundary a/p Chandramohan Counsel Respondent Pamastha a/p Selvam Counsel Applicant Shamala a/p Puvananthiran Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Sathiah a/p Shanmugam Applicant Suresh a/l Balakrishnan Respondent

Statutes Cited

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

Cases Cited (13)

UK (1)
[1970] AC 583
MY (12)
[1971] 2 MLJ 75 [1979] 2 MLJ 229 [1996] 1 MLJ 761 [1996] 5 MLJ 381 [1998] 1 MLJ 393 [2004] 5 MLJ 13 [2004] 7 MLJ 151 [2010] 4 MLJ 796 [2010] MLJU 481 [2018] 5 MLJ 125 [2019] 4 MLJ 726 [2024] MLJU 945

Judgment

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