CHEVRON MALAYSIA LIMITED v RAZQ MERDEKA SERVICE STATION SDN BHD

ma-22ncc-3-04-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 14 May 2026 • MA-22NCC-3-04/2022

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Interrogatories — Further and better answers — Sufficiency of answers to interrogatories — Whether answers adequately responded to interrogatories ordered by consent — Distinction between insufficient answer and answer not favourable to interrogating party — Whether Defendant obliged to provide further particulars to best of present knowledge, information and belief — Scope of Court’s powers under O 26 r 6 Rules of Court 2012 — Whether interrogatories oppressive or fishing in nature — Whether interrogatories directed to pleaded issues and necessary for fair disposal of action — Corporate dealings with third party oil company — Meetings, communications and corporate documents relating to alleged business arrangement — Whether absence of precise records excused incomplete answers — Whether Court should compel identification of corporate documents handed over during negotiations — Internal corporate decision-making process — Whether further answers required concerning approvals and authorisation process — Striking out — Whether insufficiency in interrogatory answers justified striking out defence and counterclaim — Threshold for striking out under O 18 r 19 Rules of Court 2012 — Proportionality of sanctions for non-compliance — Rules of Court 2012, O 26 rr 1, 6, 7, O 18 r 19, O 92 r 4

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Raja Segaran a/l S.krishnan Delivered

Parties (2)

CHEVRON MALAYSIA LIMITED Plaintiff RAZQ MERDEKA SERVICE STATION Sdn Bhd Defendant

Judgment

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