NOVABRITE LIGHTING SDN BHD v EMRAIL SDN BHD PENCELAH 1. ) PARUSHAN WINPOINT SDN BHD 2. ) BALARANEE CONSTRUCTION. 3. ) Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad 4. ) SUTRA RAIL SDN BHD (sebelum ini dirujuk sebagai SUTRA FABRICATORS SDN BHD) 5. ) JACOBS ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN BHD 6. ) TRACKWORK & SUPPLIES SDN. BHD. PIHAK TERKILAN 1. ) Sutra Rail Sdn Bhd 2. ) PUNCAK GALI HARMONI SDN BHD

wa-28jm-14-04-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 6 April 2026 • WA-28JM-14-04/2024 • 30 min read
13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign)

Catchwords

COMPANIES LAW — Judicial Management — Moratorium — Leave to commence or continue proceedings — Application for leave nunc pro tunc under s 410(c) Companies Act 2016 — Whether intervention in judicial management proceedings prerequisite to seek leave — Whether court has jurisdiction to grant retrospective leave — Interpretation of s 410(c) — Meaning of "commenced or continued" — Statutory construction — Inherent jurisdiction of court — Nunc pro tunc orders — Bona fide application — Prima facie contractual dispute — Arbitration and mediation proceedings — Whether proceedings would impede judicial management process — Balance of interests between applicant and creditors — Whether prejudice suffered if leave refused — Leave granted nunc pro tunc.

Judges (1)

Jamhirah binti Ali Delivered

Counsel (11)

Lo Chambers Firm O S Kim & Associates Firm Sia Siew Mun & Co Firm Alvin Oh Seong Yew Counsel Third Party Boo Honn Chin Counsel Respondent Chan Yi Zheng Counsel Applicant Chong Jen Hui Counsel Third Party Irwin Lo Counsel Applicant Ooi Suan Kim Counsel Respondent Priscilla Faith Lim Counsel Third Party Steven Thiru Counsel Third Party

Parties (10)

EMRAIL Sdn Bhd Respondent JACOBS ENGINEERING SERVICES Sdn Bhd Intervener Kuwait Finance House Berhad Intervener NOVABRITE LIGHTING Sdn Bhd Applicant PARUSHAN WINPOINT Sdn Bhd Intervener PUNCAK GALI HARMONI Sdn Bhd Aggrieved Party SUTRA RAIL Sdn Bhd (sebelum ini dirujuk sebagai SUTRA FABRICATORS Sdn Bhd) Intervener Sutra Rail Sdn Bhd Aggrieved Party TRACKWORK & SUPPLIES Sdn Bhd Intervener Balaranee Construction Intervener

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act 2005 (Cap 646)
Bankruptcy Act 1967 (Cap 360)
s 8(1)
Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
s 410(c) s 471(1)
Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Cap 91)
s 44

Cases Cited (13)

UK (2)
[1997] Ch 60 [2007] EWHC 919
AU (1)
[2005] VSCA 53
MY (10)
[2009] 3 CLJ 704 [2013] 8 CLJ 73 [2014] 9 MLJ 32 [2015] 6 MLJ 374 [2018] 10 CLJ 412 [2020] 4 MLJ 721 [2020] 5 MLJ 614 [2021] 1 MLJ 527 [2022] 1 MLJ 570 [2026] 1 AMR 696

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