MARCUS CHAN JAU CHWEN v 1. ) SURIA WARAS DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD. 2. ) PUJIAN SEKATA SDN. BHD. 3. ) BENCHMARK LINK SDN. BHD. 4. ) IMPIANPURI SDN. BHD. 5. ) CHEW YEW YEK 6. ) CHEN AH FOOK 7. ) OON SIM HOR @ THUM SIN HOR 8. ) DATUK ARIF SHAH BIN HAJI OMAR SHAH PENCELAH 1. ) DATO' SATHARUBAN SIVASUBRAMANIAM 2. ) KHOO SIEW KIAT

wa-24ncc-575-11-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 August 2025 • WA-24NCC-575-11/2024 • 20 min read
25 cases cited (1 SG, 24 foreign)

Catchwords

Administrators Pendente Lite - Section 19 Probate and Administration Act 1959 - Court-appointed officers subject to court control - Leave requirement to commence proceedings against administrators pendente lite - Locus standi - Beneficiary under disputed will lacking crystallised interest - Minority shareholder unable to restrain administrators from exercising majority shareholding rights - Proper plaintiff rule - Company as separate legal entity - Duplicity of proceedings - pending application to remove Administrators Pendente Lite in Probate Court - Academic questions - Withdrawal of requisition notices rendering reliefs moot - Section 109 Companies Act 2016 - Share transmission prerequisite to membership rights.

Judges (1)

Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya Delivered

Counsel (8)

Dennis Nik & Wong Firm Simon Hong Firm Thangaraj & Assoc. Firm Foong Kar Yee Counsel Plaintiff Goik Kenwayne Counsel Plaintiff Nadeem Rafiq Counsel Defendant Simon Hong Counsel Defendant Thangaraj a/l Balasundram Counsel Defendant

Parties (11)

BENCHMARK LINK Sdn Bhd Respondent IMPIANPURI Sdn Bhd Respondent PUJIAN SEKATA Sdn Bhd Respondent SURIA WARAS DEVELOPMENT Sdn Bhd Respondent Chen Ah Fook Respondent Chew Yew Yek Respondent Dato' Satharuban Sivasubramaniam Intervener Datuk Arif Shah bin Haji Omar Shah Respondent Khoo Siew Kiat Intervener Marcus Chan Jau Chwen Applicant Oon Sim Hor @ Thum Sin Hor Respondent

Case Significance

MARCUS CHAN JAU CHWEN v 1. ) SURIA WARAS DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD. 2. ) PUJIAN SE... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated August 24, 2025 (citation: wa-24ncc-575-11-2024). The case was decided by Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya.

What was the outcome of MARCUS CHAN JAU CHWEN v 1. ) SURIA WARAS DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD. 2. ) PUJIAN SE...?

MARCUS CHAN JAU CHWEN v 1. ) SURIA WARAS DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD. 2. ) PUJIAN SE... is a High Court decision dated August 24, 2025. The case was heard by Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
s 109 s 311
Supreme Court Act 1981
s 117

Cases Cited (25)

SLR (1)
[2012] 4 SLR 476
UK (4)
[1925] AC 619 [1925] All ER 51 [1944] 1 All ER 469 [1964] 2 All ER 332
MY (20)
[1989] 2 MLJ 290 [1996] 1 MLJ 761 [1997] 3 MLJ 188 [1999] 1 MLJ 257 [1999] 4 MLJ 637 [2001] 6 MLJ 417 [2005] 3 CLJ 355 [2005] MLJU 225 [2008] 6 MLJ 686 [2012] 3 MLJ 616 [2012] 5 CLJ 169 [2014] 6 MLJ 629 [2018] 10 CLJ 129 [2019] MLJU 477 [2020] 12 MLJ 121 [2020] 4 MLJ 773 [2021] 4 MLJ 323 [2022] MLJU 3678 [2023] 5 MLJ 284 [2024] 5 MLJ 580

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-24ncc-575-11-2024)