NORAINI BINTI MOKHTAR v 1. ) ZAIDI BIN MD YUSOFF 2. ) YUAN TRADING & AGENCY SDN BHD 3. ) YEAP PEI LEE 4. ) MUHAMMAD SHAKIRRULLAH BIN LUKMAN 5. ) NG CHAN WANG 6. ) WONG TAI HAU 7. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Kulim

ka-21ncvc-8-06-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 4 November 2025 • KA-21NCvC-8-06/2021 • 36 min read
13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign)

Catchwords

LAND LAW: Indefeasibility of title — Fraud — Allegation that transfer of land was a loan disguised as a sale — Burden of proof — Standard of proof — Whether plaintiff established actual fraud or conspiracy — Whether full purchase consideration sum has been paid — Protection under proviso to s 340(3) of National Land Code — Caveat — Private caveat — Lodged by registered proprietor on own land — Whether registered proprietor has caveatable interest — Validity of caveat — National Land Code ss 323(1), 340(2) & (3) CONTRACT: Validity — Sale and purchase agreement — Execution — Non est factum — Plaintiff alleged lack of understanding and illiteracy — Plaintiff affixed thumbprint to documents witnessed by solicitor — Whether plaintiff bound by documents executed — Whether plea of non est factum sustainable where documents were explained — Estoppel — Conduct — Plaintiff accepted part payment and negotiated cancellation — Whether plaintiff estopped from rescinding contract — Contracts Act 1950 TORT: Negligence — Professional negligence — Solicitor — Duty of care — Preparation and attestation of sale and purchase agreement — Allegation of failure to explain documents — Standard of care of reasonably competent solicitor — Solicitor halting registration upon notice of dispute — Whether duty of care breached — Statutory duty — Land Administrator — Registration of transfer — Whether Land Administrator negligent in registering transfer despite existence of private caveat — Administrative duty under National Land Code s 324 EVIDENCE: Burden of proof — Fraud — Standard of proof — Balance of probabilities — Necessity for clear and cogent evidence — Contemporaneous documentary evidence vs oral testimony — Whether documentary evidence of payment and execution outweighed oral assertion of loan — Evidence Act 1950 s 101

Judges (1)

John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee Delivered

Counsel (10)

C.P Ang & Company Firm Chambers of Zabidah Ahmad Firm Kedah State Legal Advisor's Office Firm T.H Wong & Co Firm Hanis Nabila Counsel Defendant KC Ang Counsel Defendant Nor Hayati Ibrahim Counsel Defendant Nor Syazana Counsel Plaintiff Wong Tai Hau Counsel Defendant Zabidah Ahmad Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (8)

Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Kulim Defendant YUAN TRADING & AGENCY Sdn Bhd Defendant Muhammad Shakirrullah bin Lukman Defendant Ng Chan Wang Defendant Noraini binti Mokhtar Plaintiff Wong Tai Hau Defendant Yeap Pei Lee Defendant Zaidi bin Md Yusoff Defendant

Case Significance

NORAINI BINTI MOKHTAR v 1. ) ZAIDI BIN MD YUSOFF 2. ) YUAN TRADING & AGENCY S... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 4, 2025 (citation: ka-21ncvc-8-06-2021). The case was decided by John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee.

What was the outcome of NORAINI BINTI MOKHTAR v 1. ) ZAIDI BIN MD YUSOFF 2. ) YUAN TRADING & AGENCY S...?

NORAINI BINTI MOKHTAR v 1. ) ZAIDI BIN MD YUSOFF 2. ) YUAN TRADING & AGENCY S... is a High Court decision dated November 4, 2025. The case was heard by John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
National Land Code (Cap 828)

Cases Cited (13)

UK (3)
[1905] AC 176 [1934] 2 KB 394 [1951] 1 All ER 631
MY (10)
[1949] MLJ 150 [1989] 1 MLJ 195 [1990] 2 MLJ 155 [1996] 2 MLJ 627 [1998] 5 MLJ 162 [2007] 6 CLJ 337 [2012] 6 MLJ 475 [2015] 6 MLJ 1 [2017] 4 MLJ 207 [2021] MLJU 2661

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ka-21ncvc-8-06-2021)