Yeo Eng Lam v Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL)
wa-24ncvc-1973-05-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 23 September 2025 • WA-24NCvC-1973-05/2025 • 6 min read
2 cases cited
(0 SG, 2 foreign)
Catchwords
application for discovery of certain documents relating to a construction project adjacent to the Plaintiff’s residence. Order 24 rule 7A of the Rules of Court 2012. Defendant resists the application on two grounds: (a) The jurisdictional ground: that the Plaintiff’s originating summons is defective and does not properly confer jurisdiction on the Court under Order 7 rule 2(1A) ROC. (b) The substantive ground: that the Plaintiff has not satisfied the requirements of Order 24 rule 7A ROC, and that the application amounts to an impermissible fishing expedition. Issues that arise for determination are: (a) Whether the Plaintiff’s originating summons is fatally defective for failure to properly cite provisions in the intitulement (Order 7 rule 2(1A) ROC). (b) Whether the Plaintiff has satisfied the threshold under Order 24 rule 7A ROC for discovery, having regard to the nature and purpose of the documents sought.
Judges (1)
Counsel (4)
Case Significance
Yeo Eng Lam v Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated September 23, 2025 (citation: wa-24ncvc-1973-05-2025). The case was decided by Mahazan binti Mat Taib.
What was the outcome of Yeo Eng Lam v Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL)?
Yeo Eng Lam v Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) is a High Court decision dated September 23, 2025. The case was heard by Mahazan binti Mat Taib. See the full judgment for details.
Statutes Cited
Rules of Court 2012
Cases Cited (2)
MY (2)
[2015] 7 CLJ 930 [2017] 6 MLJ 363
Judgment
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