Nautilus Tug & Towage Sdn. Bhd. v 1. ) Dato Sri Suresh Emmanuel Abishegam 2. ) Dato Ahmad Johari Bin Abdul Razak 3. ) Ajaib Hari Dass 4. ) Dato Abd Latiff Bin Ahmad 5. ) Jaya Sudhir A/L Jayaram 6. ) Mak Lin Kum 7. ) Ahmad Lutfi Bin Abd Latiff 8. ) Dato Sri Abd Rahim Bin Jaafar 9. ) Azimuth Marine Sdn. Bhd.
46 cases cited
(1 SG, 45 foreign)
Catchwords
Striking out – First & 9th Defendant filed to strike out Plaintiff’s claim – Whether former Director has locus standi to act in a derivative action on behalf of the company – Whether the former Director has sufficient interest in continuing the claim. Withdraw application – Interim order – remain a Director – Defendants – withdraw application with liberty to file fresh – Whether it is fair for the First and 9th Defendants to be given the liberty to file fresh? Struck out – Without liberty to file fresh – Merits of Defendants defence will be dealt with in trial.
Judges (1)
Counsel (17)
Chetan Jethwani & Company Firm Ghandi Firm Himahlini & Co. Firm Jasper Hee Partnership Firm Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership Firm Aiman Haqeem Counsel Defendant Chetan Jethwani Counsel Defendant Dato' Lim Chee Wee Counsel Plaintiff Emily Ho Mei Li Counsel Plaintiff Gopi Seshadari Counsel Defendant Himahlini Ramalingam Counsel Defendant Ivy Shu Counsel Defendant Kanarasan Ghandinesan Counsel Defendant Kuhan Pillai Counsel Defendant Kuljeet Kaur Sidhu Brar a/p Kulwindar Singh Counsel Plaintiff Stephanie Chong Counsel Defendant Wee Hee Counsel Plaintiff
Parties (10)
AZIMUTH MARINE Sdn Bhd Defendant NAUTILUS TUG & TOWAGE Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Ahmad Lutfi bin Abd Latiff Defendant Ajaib Hari Dass Defendant Dato Abd Latiff bin Ahmad Defendant Dato Ahmad Johari bin Abdul Razak Defendant Dato Sri Abd Rahim bin Jaafar Defendant Dato Sri Suresh Emmanuel Abishegam Defendant Jaya Sudhir a/l Jayaram Defendant Mak Lin Kum Defendant
Case Significance
Nautilus Tug & Towage Sdn. Bhd. v 1. ) Dato Sri Suresh Emmanuel Abishegam 2. ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated May 12, 2025 (citation: wa-22ncc-403-06-2024). The case was decided by Mohd Arief Emran bin Arifin.
Key issues: Struck out – Without liberty to file fresh – Merits of Defendants defence will be dealt with in trial..
What was the outcome of Nautilus Tug & Towage Sdn. Bhd. v 1. ) Dato Sri Suresh Emmanuel Abishegam 2. ...?
Nautilus Tug & Towage Sdn. Bhd. v 1. ) Dato Sri Suresh Emmanuel Abishegam 2. ... is a High Court decision dated May 12, 2025. The case was heard by Mohd Arief Emran bin Arifin. See the full judgment for details.
Statutes Cited
Cases Cited (46)
SG (1)
[2020] SGHC 79
UK (18)
[1938] 1 KB 176 [1943] KB 587 [1971] 3 All ER 531 [1973] 2 All ER 273 [1975] 1 All ER 849 [1977] 1 WLR 510 [1980] 2 All ER 655 [1985] 1 WLR 1337 [1986] 2 All ER 409 [1986] AC 965 [1987] QB 565 [1992] QB 483 [1993] 4 All ER 143 [1994] QB 179 [2004] 1 WLR 2807 [2005] 4 All ER 195 [2007] EWHC 1180 [2017] EWHC 1217
AU (5)
[2002] NSWSC 58 [2002] NSWSC 583 [2022] FCA 1490 [2023] FCA 943 [2024] FCA 489
MY (21)
[1986] 2 MLJ 310 [1995] 2 CLJ 951 [1999] 5 MLJ 663 [2000] 1 MLJ 556 [2000] 5 CLJ 379 [2000] 7 MLJ 371 [2002] 5 CLJ 100 [2003] 2 CLJ 402 [2007] 1 MLJ 722 [2010] 1 CLJ 429 [2010] 1 CLJ 470 [2010] 1 MLJ 631 [2010] 7 CLJ 808 [2011] 3 MLJ 636 [2014] 3 CLJ 915 [2014] 6 CLJ 251 [2020] 9 CLJ 192 [2022] 7 MLJ 354 [2023] MLJU 3212 [2024] 4 CLJ 499 [2024] 4 MLJ 1
HK (1)
[2006] HKC 601
Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.
Read on eJudgmentSource: eJudgment (wa-22ncc-403-06-2024)