Trudy Ranjini Ganendra v 1. ) Dato' Dennis Ganendra 2. ) Minconsult Sdn. Bhd. 3. ) Dato Sri Roslan Bin Muhammad Tahar PIHAK TERKILAN Dato Wan Razali Bin Wan Muda

wa-24ncc-551-12-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 July 2025 • WA-24NCC-551-12/2021 • 25 min read
10 cases cited (0 SG, 10 foreign)

Catchwords

Minority oppression – s.346 Companies Act 2016 – Whether company family-owned or quasi-partnership – Threshold issue – Articles contained no family-specific provisions – Professional qualification requirement inconsistent with family ownership – Board-centric governance with majority independent non-family directors – Legitimate expectation of management participation not established – Mere shareholding or family relationship insufficient – Test for oppression: visible departure from fair dealing, burdensome, harsh and wrongful – Commercial unfairness – Distinction between director’s and member’s rights – Removal as director not oppressive where shareholder rights unaffected – Management within Board’s discretion – Inconsistent alternative reliefs undermining credibility – Abuse of process Counterclaim – Distinction between failed and abusive claims.

Judges (1)

Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya Delivered

Counsel (12)

Christopher Lee & Ong Firm Lim Wei Jiet Firm Zaid Ibrahim & Co Firm Arthur Ng Wei Meng Counsel Defendant Dato' Malik Imtiaz Sarwar Counsel Defendant Lim Wei Jiet Counsel Defendant Nabila Binti Roslee Counsel Defendant Nevyn Vinosh Counsel Defendant Nur Ainnabila Binti Rosdi Counsel Defendant Nur Fathin Amira Binti Sapawi Counsel Defendant Saritha Devi Kirupalani Counsel Defendant Wong Ming Yen Counsel Defendant

Parties (5)

Minconsult Sdn Bhd Respondent Dato Sri Roslan bin Muhammad Tahar Respondent Dato Wan Razali bin Wan Muda Aggrieved Party Dato' Dennis Ganendra Respondent Trudy Ranjini Ganendra Applicant

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Cases Cited (10)

UK (3)
[1958] 3 All ER 689 [1973] AC 360 [1999] 1 WLR 1092
MY (7)
[1978] 2 MLJ 227 [1994] 1 MLJ 520 [1996] 1 CLJ 393 [2010] 6 CLJ 721 [2011] 8 CLJ 476 [2017] MLJU 1303 [2023] 2 CLJ 19

Judgment

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