1. ) CHEW YU XIANG 2. ) CHEW FUI KINN 3. ) CHEW MEOW CHEN 4. ) GOH HOCK THUAN 5. ) CHEW FUPENG 6. ) GOH WEI JIE 7. ) NUR ATIKAH BINTI ROSLI 8. ) JUSTIN ONG KHENG YANG 9. ) NG THENG EE 10. ) ROBENDRAN A/L PUCHANDRAN 11. ) ARIF QUSYAIRI BIN BUSTAMI 12. ) ALICIA TENG HUI CHING 13. ) AZLAN SHAH BIN MOHAMED AMALI 14. ) HARZIRA BINTI HARUN 15. ) LIM CHUIN RONG 16. ) SENG LOO CHIN 17. ) ONG KIEN GHEE 18. ) TAN GEOK YEONG 19. ) JUMARI BIN KASMIN 20. ) MOHAMAD FAIZAL BIN ABDULLAH 21. ) TEA WEE LONG 22...
Catchwords
Judicial review — Order 53 rule 3(6) Rules of Court 2012 — Time limit — When grounds first arose — Objective test — Knowledge of operative contractual effect — Later discovery of administrative letter — Failure to seek extension — Jurisdictional bar Judicial review — Consistent application of limitation — Distinction between contractual incorporation and subsequent administrative decision — Different factual matrices — Application of same legal test Housing development — Schedule H agreement — Statutory contract — Modification of delivery period — Extension from 36 months to 48 months — Pre-Ang Ming Lee approval — Contractual effect Administrative law — Prospective overruling — Federal Court decision in Ang Ming Lee — Non-retrospective effect — Application of Obata-Ambak Holdings Sdn Bhd v Prema Bonanza Sdn Bhd & Other Appeals [2024] 8 CLJ 519 (Federal Court) — Preservation of pre-decision approvals Administrative law — Limits of prospective overruling — Distinction between invalidity and retrospective disruption — Legal certainty — Reliance — Regulated housing framework Administrative law — Nullity — Effect of unlawful administrative act — Whether void decisions may be disregarded — Requirement for judicial quashing — Operative effect until set aside Administrative law — Supervisory jurisdiction — Illegality, irrationality, procedural impropriety — Independent public law grounds — Limits of Obata-Ambak Covid-19 legislation — Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Act 2020 (Act 829) — Sections 35 and 38C — Exclusion of time — Separate statutory regime — Distinction from housing extension approvals Administrative decision-making — Ministerial discretion — Whether decision made by Minister or communicated by Housing Controller — Distinction between decision-maker and communicator — Validity of administrative communication Natural justice — Procedural fairness — Right to be heard — Absence of express statutory requirement — Large class of affected persons — Emergency statutory context — Application of Bludream City Development Sdn Bhd v Kong Thye & Ors and Other Appeals [2022] 2 CLJ 829 (Court of Appeal) Judicial review — Prejudice — Whether absence of hearing causes real prejudice — Foreseeable objection — No actionable unfairness Housing development — Liquidated ascertained damages (LAD) — Recalculation of completion period — Effect of extensions and statutory exclusions — Failure to displace operative contractual period Judicial review — Discretionary relief — Certiorari — Refusal despite alleged defect — Completed transactions — Third-party reliance — Stability of housing arrangements Costs — Judicial review — Multiple applicants — Avoidance of oppressive costs multiplication — Single consolidated costs order — Exercise of discretion
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Parties (70)
Ketua Pengarah, Jabatan Perumahan Negara, Kementerian Perumahan Dan Kerajaan Tempatan Respondent POTENSI LESTARI Sdn Bhd Respondent Adam bin Mohammad Applicant Alicia Teng Hui Ching Applicant Alifah binti Baharudin Applicant Almanzo Andrew De Roche Applicant Ang Chiou Jiin Applicant Arif Qusyairi bin Bustami Applicant Azlan Shah bin Mohamed Amali Applicant Cecilia Bai a/p Rajendran Applicant Chew Fui Kinn Applicant Chew Fupeng Applicant Chew Meow Chen Applicant Chew Yu Xiang Applicant Chiew Qiu Lin Applicant Ee Lai Huat Applicant Fam Li Yuan Applicant Gan Kok Siak Applicant Gan Pei Se Applicant Gan Sieh Ling Applicant Goh Hock Seng Applicant Goh Hock Thuan Applicant Goh Wei Jie Applicant Goh Yee Ling Applicant Harzira binti Harun Applicant Inda Norhakiki binti Rahmat Applicant Jaymani Rasiklal a/p R.c. Kothari Applicant Jumari bin Kasmin Applicant Justin Ong Kheng Yang Applicant Lai Pong Toa Applicant Lim Chuin Rong Applicant Liow Hoi Lee Applicant Lok Phui See Applicant Loo Geok Choo Applicant Maria Victoria Rodrigues Applicant Mohamad Faizal bin Abdullah Applicant Mohamad Najib bin Mohamed Applicant Mohd Akmal bin Adam Applicant Mohd Ariff bin Mohd Said Applicant Mohd Ridzwan bin Zahari Applicant Mohd Sabri bin Md Sharip Applicant Muhammad Nashution bin Rohazid Applicant Muhammad Zhafri bin Mokhtar Applicant Ng Swee How Applicant Ng Theng Ee Applicant Ng Yan Shin Applicant Noraziah binti Idres Applicant Normah binti Jantan Applicant Nur Asyiqin binti Ahmad Ridzwan Applicant Nur Atikah binti Rosli Applicant Nur Suhaili Nabihah binti Sakdom Applicant Ong Kien Ghee Applicant Rebecca Pang Applicant Robendran a/l Puchandran Applicant Rosni bt Dun Applicant Salwana binti Salim Applicant Seng Loo Chin Applicant Siti Khadijah binti Dolmat Applicant Sivanesh a/l Tamilselvan Applicant Syamsul Syafwan bin Ibrahim Applicant Tan Chee Wei Applicant Tan Geok Yeong Applicant Tan Ming En Applicant Tan Ming Wei Applicant Tea Wee Long Applicant Tee Ching Ching Applicant Than Chong Yao Applicant Wong Sok Quan Applicant Yeow Suelynn Applicant Zulkifli bin Hanifah @ Nipah Applicant
Judgment
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