1. ) MAZNAH BINTI CHE DON 2. ) NAZRI BIN MD NOOR 3. ) MOHAMAD SAHARRUDIN BIN SHUIB v 1. ) WAKIL PERIBADI kepada SOO KOK BENG 2. ) THYE NAM SENG (ALOR SETAR) SDN BHD 3. ) PENGARAH TANAH DAN GALIAN NEGERI KEDAH

ka-22ncvc-11-03-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 23 September 2024 • KA-22NCvC-11-03/2024 • 15 min read

12 cases cited (0 SG, 12 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil procedure - Application by Second Defendant - Order 14A and Order 33 Rules of Court 2012 - Application to determine point of law without need for full trial - Whether the Plaintiffs’ action against the 2nd Defendant can be struck out by way of 2nd Defendant’s Notice of Application under Order 14A and Order 33 of ROC 2012.6. The Plaintiffs seek to set aside the Consent Judgment - alleging they were misadvised, pressured into agreement, and were not fully informed of the implications, particularly concerning the land's status as Malay Reserve Land.- 2nd Defendant asserts that the Consent Judgment was entered into validly and with the full knowledge and authority of the Plaintiffs’ legal representatives with full authority to negotiate and enter into the Consent Judgment on their behalf, and that there is no evidence suggesting that the Plaintiffs’ consent was obtained through fraud, coercion, or misrepresentation.

Practice Areas

Civil procedure

Judges (1)

Mahazan binti Mat Taib Delivered

Counsel (6)

Ganesan Durra & Rakan-Rakan Firm Hisham & Partners Firm Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Kedah Firm Ganesan A/L Subramaniam Counsel Defendant Muhammad Falaq Adnan Counsel Plaintiff Norhayati binti Ibrahim Counsel Defendant

Parties (6)

PENGARAH TANAH DAN GALIAN NEGERI KEDAH Defendant THYE NAM SENG (ALOR SETAR) Sdn Bhd Defendant Maznah binti Che Don Plaintiff Mohamad Saharrudin bin Shuib Plaintiff Nazri bin Md Noor Plaintiff Wakil Peribadi Kepada Soo Kok Beng Defendant

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

National Land Code (Cap 828)

Cases Cited (12)

MY (12)

[1981] 1 MLJ 137 [1989] 2 MLJ 199 [1994] 1 MLJ 294 [2000] 4 MLJ 485 [2001] 1 MLJ 241 [2003] 4 CLJ 337 [2008] 2 MLJ 812 [2010] 2 MLJ 1 [2014] 7 CLJ 597 [2016] 1 MLJ 1 [2020] MLJU 2132 [2022] MLJU 1465

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