YOGANANTHAM A/L KODIESARN v SIAMALAH A/P GNANASEGARAN

ma-33-80-10-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 28 April 2026 • MA-33-80-10/2025

Catchwords

Family Law – Divorce – Ancillary relief – Child maintenance – Financial capacity – Discovery of documents – Scope – Whether limited to personal financial documents and proven sources of income – Distinction between personal income and corporate earnings Civil Procedure – Discovery – Particular discovery – Order 24 rule 7, Rules of Court 2012 – Requirements – Identification, relevance, possession, custody or power, necessity – Order 24 rr 8 & 13 – Necessity as controlling limitation – Proportionality Civil Procedure – Discovery – Agreed disclosure – Whether court required to adjudicate agreed categories – Distinction between agreed and disputed documents – Scope of judicial determination confined to disputed categories Civil Procedure – Discovery – Corporate entity – Separate legal personality – Whether corporate documents discoverable against individual – Distinction between structural documents and operational records – Whether SSM documents discoverable – Whether clinic bank statements and accounts necessary Civil Procedure – Discovery – Scope – Whether business records discoverable in matrimonial proceedings – Distinction between personal financial benefit and internal business operations – Whether disclosure of operational documents amounts to fishing expedition Civil Procedure – Discovery – Fishing expedition – Meaning – Whether application abusive – Whether court may allow in part and refuse in part – Refinement of overbroad categories Civil Procedure – Discovery – Property transaction – Matrimonial property – Alleged disposal – Scope of disclosure – Whether limited to principal transactional documents (sale and purchase agreement, transfer, completion, proceeds) Civil Procedure – Discovery – Third party documents – Medical expenses of non-party – Whether discoverable – Requirement of clear nexus to issues – Protection of third-party information Evidence – Burden of proof – Financial capacity – Whether party relying on business expenses must prove personal liability – Corporate expenses vs personal obligations

Practice Areas

Judges (1)

Raja Segaran a/l S.krishnan Delivered

Parties (2)

Siamalah a/p Gnanasegaran Respondent Yoganantham a/l Kodiesarn Petitioner

Judgment

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