Adam Primus Varghese Bin Abdullah v KHEE SAN FOOD INDUSTRIES SDN. BHD.

wa-24ncc-455-09-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 20 January 2025 • WA-24NCC-455-09/2024 • 56 min read

13 cases cited (2 SG, 11 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Originating summons – Application to convert to writ action – Whether substantial factual disputes exist requiring trial – Whether documentary evidence sufficient for determination – Whether cross-examination under Order 38 Rule 2 adequate alternative to conversion – Whether conversion justified by proposed counterclaim COMPANY LAW: Judicial management – Interim Judicial Manager's remuneration – Assessment of reasonableness of remuneration claim – Whether detailed statement of work sufficient without oral testimony – Whether composite hourly rate requires examination through trial – Whether work performed by team members requires individual verification – Assessment of pre-appointment and post-termination work – Whether contemporaneous documentation adequate for remuneration determination INSOLVENCY LAW: Remuneration of insolvency practitioners – Statutory requirements under Section 407(4) Companies Act 2016 – Whether taxation-like process required for assessment – Whether Court determination adequate based on documentary evidence – Assessment of work undertaken in course of administration – Whether fair and reasonable remuneration determinable without trial

Judges (1)

Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad Delivered

Counsel (7)

Firoz Julian Firm Izral Partnership Firm Jane Chan Counsel Defendant Nabila Roslee Counsel Plaintiff Saritha Devi Counsel Plaintiff Shahmi Nazir Counsel Defendant Tharminder Singh Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

KHEE SAN FOOD INDUSTRIES Sdn Bhd Respondent Adam Primus Varghese bin Abdullah Applicant

Case Significance

Adam Primus Varghese Bin Abdullah v KHEE SAN FOOD INDUSTRIES SDN. BHD. is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 20, 2025 (citation: wa-24ncc-455-09-2024). The case was decided by Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad.

What was the outcome of Adam Primus Varghese Bin Abdullah v KHEE SAN FOOD INDUSTRIES SDN. BHD.?

Adam Primus Varghese Bin Abdullah v KHEE SAN FOOD INDUSTRIES SDN. BHD. is a High Court decision dated January 20, 2025. The case was heard by Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (13)

SG (2)

[2004] SGHC 49 [2015] SGHC 260

MY (11)

[1979] 2 MLJ 229 [1994] 2 MLJ 789 [2000] 4 CLJ 324 [2000] 4 MLJ 433 [2005] 7 MLJ 389 [2007] 4 CLJ 487 [2010] MLJU 2022 [2016] 2 CLJ 267 [2018] 5 CLJ 751 [2018] MLJU 2189 [2023] 5 MLJ 284

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (wa-24ncc-455-09-2024)