1. ) MAZLAN BIN HAMID 2. ) FAUZIAH BINTI HAMID 3. ) RASIDAH BINTI HAMID v 1. ) MOHD HAIRI BIN KAMARDIN 2. ) PENGHUNI PENGHUNI YANG MENDUDUKI DI PLOT 2, PLOT 4 DAN PLOT 5 HARTANAH YANG DIKENALI SEBAGAI GMM 270, LOT 1201, MUKIM TANGGA BATU, DAERAH MELAKA TENGAH, DALAM NEGERI MELAKA
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Civil Procedure – Originating summons – Conversion to writ action – Order 28 rule 8 Rules of Court 2012 – Discretion of court – Threshold for conversion – Whether existence of triable issue sufficient – Whether requirement is bona fide dispute or fully proved defence – Proper test clarified – Distinction between “triable issue” and “positive factual case” Civil Procedure – Summary procedure – Order 89 Rules of Court 2012 – Recovery of possession of land – Scope and limits of Order 89 – Whether proceedings confined to clear cases – Whether applicable only to squatters simpliciter – Whether unsuitable where entry or occupation arguably lawful – Whether presence of licence or consent defeats summary process Land Law – Possession – Vacant possession – Occupation without consent – Consent of predecessor in title – Legal relevance of prior permission – Whether successor in title bound – Distinction between trespasser and occupier with licence – Long occupation – Whether duration alone confers rights (negative) – Relevance only when coupled with consent or acquiescence Evidence – Affidavit evidence – Suitability for final determination – Conflicting affidavit evidence – When insufficient for disposal – Need for viva voce evidence – Role of cross-examination under Order 28 rule 4 and Order 38 rule 2 – Whether cross-examination of deponents sufficient – When broader evidential process required Evidence – Oral evidence – Proof of facts – Sections 3 and 59 Evidence Act 1950 – Admissibility of oral testimony – Absence of documentary evidence – Whether fatal (negative) – Requirement of plausibility and materiality Evidence – Documentary evidence – “Surat Akuan” – Nature and evidential value – Whether establishes proprietary right (negative) – Whether capable of supporting factual narrative – Treatment as limited corroborative material – Distinction between admissibility and weight – Hearsay and authenticity issues reserved for trial Civil Procedure – Case management – Choice of procedural vehicle – Whether dispute can be conveniently and justly disposed of on affidavit evidence – Principles from The Summit Subang USJ Management Corporation – Balancing expedition and fairness – Avoidance of procedural injustice Civil Procedure – Conversion principles – Whether Order 28 rule 8 applicable to Order 89 proceedings – Effect of Cheow Chew Khoon – Whether conversion barred (negative) – Proper interpretation of Court of Appeal reservation – Requirement to confine Order 89 to proper limits Civil Procedure – Appellate principles – Exercise of discretion – Avoidance of premature fact-finding – Ensuring full ventilation of material disputes – Prevention of misuse of summary procedure
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