QAISRA NAZEER v 1. ) MANJEET SINGH DHILLON 2. ) Manjeet Singh Dhillon

wa-22ncvc-94-02-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 12 February 2026 • WA-22NCvC-94-02/2022

Catchwords

Trusts — Irrevocable trust — Settlor and spouse expressly excluded from beneficial entitlement — Property settled into trust — Transfers inconsistent with trust — Whether transfers void. Power of Attorney — Validity — Execution witnessed by solicitor — Signature admitted but plea of non est factum raised — POA not produced — Secondary evidence — Whether POA admissible — Whether POA authorised self‑transfer of land. Separation Agreement — Existence and effect — Plaintiff admitted telling deceased husband she shredded SA — Estoppel — Whether plaintiff precluded from relying on SA — Whether SA overrides trust. Land Law — National Land Code — s 340(2)(b) — Instruments executed ultra vires trust — Transfers by settlor to plaintiff and transfers by attorney to himself — Whether void or insufficient instruments — Indefeasible title. Evidence — Admissibility — Secondary evidence of POA — Failure to extract court‑filed copy — Neglect — Evidence Act ss 65, 91–92. Private International Law — Lex situs — Malaysian immovable property — UK family court orders and Barder principle — Whether foreign matrimonial orders can affect Malaysian land.

Judges (1)

Avinder Singh Gill a/l Ranjit Singh Delivered

Parties (2)

Manjeet Singh Dhillon Defendant Qaisra Nazeer Plaintiff

Judgment

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