1. ) CHONG KAK FANG 2. ) CHEONG KOK PIAU v 1. ) ROKONMA (M) SDN BHD 2. ) HARMONY PARADE SDN. BHD. 3. ) NG SENG KONG 4. ) NG SENG HUAT 5. ) NG SIOW HWA @ NG KOK HWA 6. ) ONG AH WAN 7. ) HOH TSU SOON 8. ) CHUNG SIEW LAN

wa-24ncc-366-07-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 25 February 2026 • WA-24NCC-366-07/2025 • 38 min read
8 cases cited (0 SG, 8 foreign)

Catchwords

Company Law — Oppression — Shareholder dispute — Section 346 of the Companies Act 2016 — Exercise of majority power vs. minority oppression — Private limited company with clear majority-minority shareholding — Whether company operated as a quasi-partnership — Elements of quasi-partnership under Ebrahimi v Westbourne Galleries Ltd — Long-standing 3–2 board composition — Alleged 1994 Arrangement guaranteeing managerial participation — Whether breach of understanding creates a legitimate expectation overriding the company constitution — Exercise of majority voting rights at general meetings — Restructuring of management and appointment of new directors — Alleged "board packing" — Plaintiffs' veto creating a board deadlock — Repudiatory conduct and fundamental breach of governance framework — Right of majority to treat arrangement as discharged — Lawful exercise of statutory and constitutional mechanisms — Reversion to governance under corporate articles — Loss of managerial office and non-re-election of directors retiring by rotation — Subjective commercial disappointment vs. commercial unfairness — Failure to establish lack of probity or fair dealing — Claim dismissed.

Practice Areas

Company Law

Judges (1)

Muhammad Adam bin Abdullah Delivered

Counsel (5)

Ricky Tan & Co. Firm Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership Firm Eunice Kwong Sook Wen Counsel Plaintiff Fong Yin Kee Counsel Plaintiff Tan Jun Yu Counsel Defendant

Parties (10)

HARMONY PARADE Sdn Bhd Respondent ROKONMA Sdn Bhd Respondent Cheong Kok Piau Applicant Chong Kak Fang Applicant Chung Siew Lan Respondent Hoh Tsu Soon Respondent Ng Seng Huat Respondent Ng Seng Kong Respondent Ng Siow Hwa @ Ng Kok Hwa Respondent Ong Ah Wan Respondent

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Cases Cited (8)

UK (2)
[1973] AC 360 [1999] 1 WLR 1092
MY (6)
[1978] 2 MLJ 227 [2013] 2 MLJ 305 [2021] 3 MLJ 549 [2024] MLJU 2174 [2025] 3 MLJ 401 [2025] 5 MLJ 467

Judgment

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