1. ) Kamaruzzaman Bin Rosli 2. ) MOHAMAD HARIS BIN LATIF MOHAMAD 3. ) HAWA ATIQAH BINTI ABDUL WAHID 4. ) SYAMIMI BIN SAARI 5. ) NOOR AINI WAHIDA BINTI ZAKARI 6. ) NURFATIN ATIKAH BINTI MOHD SHARUDIN 7. ) ILI NUR'IZZATI BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN 8. ) MUHAMMAD AFIQ BIN ABD TALIB 9. ) NORAZIMA BINTI MAT ZAIDI 10. ) FUZIAH BINTI AHMAD 11. ) NORHAYATI BINTI MOHD ALWI 12. ) AIDAHARYANI BINTI MAZLAND 13. ) RABIATUL ADAWIAH BINTI ZAID 14. ) RASHIDAH BINTI MOHAMMAD SHAPIEN 15. ) WAN MARYAN NUR AIN BINTI WAN ...

wa-22ncvc-757-12-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 14 January 2026 • WA-22NCvC-757-12/2024 • 23 min read
11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Catchwords

Whether developer liable to pay Liquidated Ascertained Damages (LAD) for late delivery in cases where the approval of the Federal Territories Ministry (KWP) is required for the purchaser to purchase – Whether period of 36 months for delivery of vacant possession as stipulated in the SPAs starts from the respective date of payment of booking fees by the respective Plaintiff to the Defendant – Judgments of the Federal Court in PJD Regency and B U Development are applicable – Whether the Plaintiffs can challenge the validity of the extensions of time granted by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) without adding KPKT as a party to the proceedings or to challenge the same by way of Judicial Review – KPKT must be named as a party and the challenge by way of judicial review as was held by the Federal Court in Obata-Ambak – Date of delivery of vacant possession for the purpose of calculation of LAD is 30 days from the date of service of the Defendant’s notice of delivery of vacant possession or when the Plaintiffs/purchasers actually collected the keys, whichever earlier.

Judges (1)

Gan Techiong Delivered

Counsel (5)

Bharathi & Associates Firm KH Wong & Co Firm Bharathi Sinnathamby Counsel Plaintiff Emily Chua Yan Feng Counsel Defendant Wong Kah Hui Counsel Defendant

Parties (19)

ALMAVENTURES DEVELOPMENT Sdn Bhd Defendant Aidaharyani binti Mazland Plaintiff Fuziah binti Ahmad Plaintiff Hawa Atiqah binti Abdul Wahid Plaintiff Ili Nur'izzati binti Abdul Rahman Plaintiff Kamaruzzaman bin Rosli Plaintiff Mohamad Haris bin Latif Mohamad Plaintiff Muhammad Afiq bin Abd Talib Plaintiff Noor Aini Wahida binti Zakari Plaintiff Norazima binti Mat Zaidi Plaintiff Norfatihah binti Omar Plaintiff Norhayati binti Mohd Alwi Plaintiff Nurfatin Atikah binti Mohd Sharudin Plaintiff Rabiatul Adawiah binti Zaid Plaintiff Rashidah binti Mohammad Shapien Plaintiff Razif Danial bin Md Ramli Plaintiff Siti Noorhashimah binti Ismail Plaintiff Syamimi bin Saari Plaintiff Wan Maryan Nur Ain binti Wan Mansor Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 (Cap 118)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (11)

UK (1)
[1985] 1 WLR 310
MY (10)
[1986] 2 MLJ 327 [2014] 6 CLJ 285 [2021] 2 CLJ 441 [2021] 2 MLJ 60 [2023] 3 MLJ 503 [2023] 7 MLJ 262 [2024] 5 MLJ 897 [2024] 8 CLJ 519 [2025] 9 MLJ 193 [2025] MLJU 780

Judgment

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