SAGE 3 SDN BHD v ANDREW HOH TJUN MEE

wa-24ncc-681-12-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 21 May 2026 • WA-24NCC-681-12/2025 • 13 min read

7 cases cited (0 SG, 7 foreign)

Catchwords

Companies Act 2016 — section 123 — prohibition against a company acquiring its own shares — rule in Trevor v Whitworth — alleged unlawful capital reduction — section 116 and section 117 Companies Act 2016 — rectification of register of members — section 50 Companies Act 2016 — Originating Summons — substantial dispute of fact — Order 5 rule 2 and Order 28 rule 8 of the Rules of Court 2012 — Article 13 of the Federal Constitution — property right of a registered shareholder — cogent reasons to displace registered title — fraud — forgery — statutory nullity — non-joinder of transferor — laches — acquiescence — delay of five years — bona fide purchaser — warehousing arrangement — estoppel — quasi-criminal allegation — affidavit evidence — credibility — dismissal with liberty to file afresh by writ — obiter dictum.

Judges (1)

Mohamad Redzuan bin Idrus Delivered

Counsel (7)

Lim Chee Wee Partnership Firm Teja Singh Penesar & Co Firm Cherry Huang You You Counsel Defendant Dharmesh Singh Penesar Counsel Plaintiff Lee Shih Counsel Defendant Lim Zhi Ying Counsel Defendant Mahesh Kalai Selvan Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

SAGE 3 Sdn Bhd Applicant Andrew Hoh Tjun Mee Respondent

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

Federal Constitution

Art 13 Art 13(1)

Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (7)

UK (1)

[1947] 2 All ER 372

MY (6)

[1979] 2 MLJ 244 [1991] 1 MLJ 301 [2007] 8 MLJ 50 [2013] 10 MLJ 553 [2022] 2 MLJ 119 [2025] 3 MLJ 22

Judgment

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