PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN JLA MOTORSPORTS SDN BHD PENGHUTANG PENGHAKIMAN HAMIDAH BINTI ISHAK

ja-29ncc-799-07-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 21 April 2026 • JA-29NCC-799-07/2025 • 10 min read
8 cases cited (0 SG, 8 foreign)

Catchwords

INSOLVENCY LAW — Bankruptcy notice — Defects and irregularities — Computation of post-judgment interest — Bankruptcy notice containing error in dates and period of interest calculation — Whether defect rendered bankruptcy notice void ab initio — Whether defect merely formal and curable — Whether debtor misled as to nature or amount of debt — Whether substantial injustice established — Insolvency Act 1967, s. 131 INSOLVENCY LAW — Bankruptcy proceedings — Amendment of bankruptcy notice — Application for leave to amend bankruptcy notice to rectify computational and date-related errors — Whether amendment altered substance of judgment debt or basis of liability — Whether amendment ought to be allowed in interests of substantial justice PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Appeal from registrar — Appeal to Judge in Chambers — Nature of appeal — Whether appeal constituted rehearing de novo — Extent of Judge's powers to exercise discretion afresh — Rules of Court 2012, O. 56 r. 1

Judges (1)

Budiman Lutfi bin Mohamed Delivered

Counsel (4)

Azwad Ihsan & Co. Firm Chor Pee Anwarul & Co. Firm Previesha a/p Narindra Mohan Kumar Counsel Respondent Syahmi Nawawi Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

JLA MOTORSPORTS Sdn Bhd Judgment Creditor Hamidah binti Ishak Judgment Debtor

Statutes Cited

Insolvency Act 1967 (Cap 360)
s 131
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (8)

MY (8)
[1970] 1 MLJ 233 [1988] 1 MLJ 263 [1989] 2 MLJ 142 [1991] 1 MLJ 426 [1994] 2 MLJ 97 [1996] 1 MLJ 30 [2017] 11 MLJ 459 [2024] MLJU 1013

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