PERBADANAN SETIAUSAHA KERAJAAN PAHANG v GREEN LION SDN BHD

wa-22ncvc-185-03-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 17 May 2026 • WA-22NCvC-185-03/2025 • 44 min read
19 cases cited (0 SG, 19 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract – Lease agreement – Commencement of lease – Clause stipulating lease term to begin upon registration – Lease never registered – Whether enforceable leasehold interest created – Whether obligation to pay rent accrued Contract – Breach – Non payment of rent – Clause requiring payment “sebaik baik Perjanjian ditandatangani” – Whether obligation immediate upon execution or contingent upon registration – Interpretation of contractual language – Effect of plaintiff’s failure to furnish issue document of title Land Law – Lease of state land – Temporary title issued in plaintiff’s name – Plaintiff’s failure to deliver registrable title and lawful access – Whether plaintiff capable of conferring possession – Whether defendant in breach for non performance Evidence – Admissibility – Documents marked for identification – Section 90A Evidence Act 1950 – Computer generated documents – Photographs and digital maps – Presumption of admissibility – Burden on party challenging authenticity – Section 32(1)(b) Evidence Act – Statements by deceased person – Whether admissible Contract – Waiver and estoppel – Plaintiff issuing show cause notice but subsequently executing lease agreement – Whether plaintiff elected to affirm contractual relationship – Whether antecedent breaches abandoned Company Law – Change of corporate name and business activities – Whether breach of lease clause requiring consent for changes in equity or directorship – Timing of change prior to execution of lease – Whether clause applicable retrospectively Agriculture project – Feedlot cattle and pandan coconut cultivation – Delay in commencement – Proposal to vary crop – Whether deviation amounted to breach – Proposal withdrawn before lease executed Termination – Plaintiff’s right to terminate – Clause 10.1(a) Lease Agreement – Whether defendant failed to implement project as scheduled – Whether termination valid – Forfeiture of earnest deposit RM90,000 – Whether lawful

Practice Areas

Contract Land Law Evidence Company Law

Judges (1)

Moh Kok Wai Delivered

Counsel (8)

Rahman Rohaida Firm Ravi Moorthi Noriza Mala & Partners Firm Faiz Idris Counsel Defendant Habizan Rahman Counsel Defendant Nurshuhaida Bahrin Counsel Plaintiff Ravi Moorthi Counsel Plaintiff Thevini Nayagam Counsel Defendant Yeoh Hui Xian Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

GREEN LION Sdn Bhd Defendant PERBADANAN SETIAUSAHA KERAJAAN PAHANG Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
s 52
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
s 32(1)(b) s 90A

Cases Cited (19)

UK (1)
[1956] 2 WLR 81
MY (18)
[1964] 1 MLJ 76 [1967] 2 MLJ 174 [1977] 1 MLJ 180 [1977] 1 MLRH 438 [1983] 1 CLJ 26 [1992] 1 MLJ 117 [1996] 3 MLJ 385 [2010] 1 MLJ 206 [2010] 2 MLJ 188 [2013] 4 MLJ 59 [2015] MLJU 2374 [2016] MLJU 909 [2017] 4 CLJ 234 [2019] 2 CLJ 1 [2020] 6 MLJ 289 [2020] MLJU 802 [2021] MLJU 1491 [2022] 3 MLJ 699

Judgment

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