S. ALAGAPPAN A/L N.N.S.SATHAPPA CHETTIAR v 1. ) LOKE GIM TAY 2. ) UNITED OVERSEAS BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD 3. ) PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK TANAH NEGERI PULAU PINANG 4. ) Sivaruban A/L Sivasubraniam 5. ) Senathipathi S/O Om Periyavar

pa-22ncvc-160-10-2018 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 26 November 2025 • PA-22NCvC-160-10/2018 • 46 min read
44 cases cited (0 SG, 44 foreign)

Catchwords

1. The Plaintiff (P): S. Alagappan a/l N.N.S. Sathappa Chettiar is the registered owner of the subject property. He has been the owner since 1976. 2. In 2015, P discovered that his property was registered in the 1st Defendant’s (D1’s) name, and charged to D1’s financier: the 2nd Defendant bank (D2). 3. The 3rd Defendant (D3) is the Penang state land registrar, who registered the title transfer from P to D1 and D2’s charge over the property. 4. The 4th Defendant (D4) is the advocate and solicitor who purported to have acted for P in the transfer (sale). The 5th Defendant (D5) is the donee (holder) of the power of attorney purportedly given to him by P. D5 signed, on P’s behalf, all the documents that P was required to sign to effect the property transfer to D1. 5. P sued the Defendants to recover his ownership and title to the property. Should the reliefs and remedies that he seeks be given to him?

Judges (1)

Kenneth Yoong Ken Chinson St James Delivered

Parties (6)

PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK TANAH NEGERI PULAU PINANG Defendant UNITED OVERSEAS BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD Defendant Loke Gim Tay Defendant S. Alagappan a/l N.n.s.sathappa Chettiar Plaintiff Senathipathi s/o Om Periyavar Defendant Sivaruban a/l Sivasubraniam Defendant

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
s 85
National Land Code (Cap 828)
National Land Code 1965 (Cap 828)
s 340

Cases Cited (44)

MY (44)
[2000] 4 AMR 4062 [2000] 4 CLJ 324 [2010] 1 AMR 557 [2010] 2 CLJ 269 [2010] 2 MLJ 1 [2013] 5 AMR 805 [2013] AMEJ 0289 [2014] 10 MLJ 809 [2014] 2 MLJ 322 [2014] 3 CLJ 869 [2014] 5 CLJ 88 [2014] 7 MLJ 652 [2014] AMEJ 0020 [2016] 10 CLJ 112 [2016] 5 AMR 666 [2016] 5 MLJ 602 [2016] 8 CLJ 765 [2016] 9 CLJ 474 [2016] MLJU 1768 [2017] 3 AMR 625 [2017] 4 MLJ 697 [2017] 5 CLJ 418 [2017] 5 MLJ 142 [2017] 6 AMR 309 [2017] 9 CLJ 145 [2018] 4 AMR 321 [2018] 5 MLJ 711 [2018] 6 CLJ 1 [2018] AMEJ 0959 [2018] AMEJ 1658 [2018] MLJU 1108 [2019] 2 MLJ 334 [2019] 9 CLJ 493 [2021] 5 MLJ 759 [2021] 6 CLJ 650 [2021] AMEJ 0587 [2023] 5 CLJ 47 [2023] AMEJ 0393 [2023] MLJU 417 [2024] 10 CLJ 501 [2024] 6 MLJ 220 [2025] 1 MLJ 813 [2025] 2 AMR 381 [2025] 2 CLJ 683

Judgment

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