1. ) CHUEN PUAT CHOOI REALTY SDN BHD 2. ) LIM YEW SEONG @ TAN YEW SEONG v 1. ) MUTIARA JOHAN PROPERTIES SDN BHD 2. ) NICE PROPERTIES SDN BHD 3. ) MUTIARA GENTING JOINT MANAGEMENT BODY

wa-24ncvc-5491-11-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 5 April 2026 • WA-24NCvC-5491-11/2025 • 10 min read
2 cases cited (0 SG, 2 foreign)

Catchwords

Strata Management – Management Corporation – Joint Management Body – Establishment of Management Corporation upon opening of strata register – Whether Management Corporation came into existence by operation of law – Transitional role of Joint Management Body under Strata Management Act 2013 – Whether Joint Management Body automatically dissolved upon establishment of Management Corporation – Whether transitional role may continue indefinitely – Failure to convene 1st AGM for approximately ten years – Whether prolonged delay inconsistent with statutory framework and legislative intent – Statutory objective of transferring management control to purchaser-controlled body – Judicial intervention to compel compliance with statutory scheme – Declaratory and consequential reliefs – Prayer seeking declaration that Joint Management Body unlawful and dissolved refused – Strata Titles Act 1985 – Strata Management Act 2013, ss. 3, 15, 27, 46, 55 & 57 – Palm Spring Joint Management Body & Anor v Muafakat Kekal Sdn Bhd & Anor [2016] 2 MLJ 191.

Practice Areas

Strata Management

Judges (1)

Mahazan binti Mat Taib Delivered

Counsel (10)

A.J Ariffin, Yeo & Harpal Firm K B Chua & Co. Firm Wong & Wong Firm Dhanesh Subramaniam Counsel Applicant Harwinder Kaur Counsel Applicant Ivanpal Singh Grewal Counsel Applicant Jesrina Kaur Counsel Applicant Liew Kwok Han Counsel Respondent Nur Laila Azwa Counsel Respondent Wong Chun-Keat Counsel Respondent

Parties (5)

CHUEN PUAT CHOOI REALTY Sdn Bhd Applicant MUTIARA JOHAN PROPERTIES Sdn Bhd Respondent NICE PROPERTIES Sdn Bhd Respondent Lim Yew Seong @ Tan Yew Seong Applicant Mutiara Genting Joint Management Body Respondent

Statutes Cited

Strata Titles Act 1985 (Cap 318)

Cases Cited (2)

MY (2)
[2016] 2 MLJ 191 [2016] 2 MLJ 19115

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-24ncvc-5491-11-2025)