GEO HILL CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD v PESAT BUMI SDN BHD PIHAK TERKILAN 1. ) LEONG POH HONG 2. ) JUN YIN CAPITAL SDN BHD 3. ) GEO METAL SDN BHD 4. ) Rangkai Bintang (M) Sdn Bhd

wa-28ncc-468-04-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 20 November 2025 • WA-28NCC-468-04/2025 • 4 min read
4 cases cited (0 SG, 4 foreign)

Catchwords

Company law – Winding up – Inability to pay debts – Companies Act 2016, ss. 465(1)(e) and 466 – Statutory demand – Debt founded on adjudication decisions under Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 – Whether adjudicated construction debt disputable in winding-up proceedings – Binding effect of Court of Appeal decision – Indisputability of CIPAA adjudication award – Ex debito justitiae entitlement to winding-up order – Application for stay of winding-up proceedings – Whether stay ought to be granted – Effect of refusal by Court of Appeal to depart from precedent

Practice Areas

Company law

Judges (1)

Suhendran Sockanathan Delivered

Counsel (6)

Lee & Poh Partnership Firm Ringo Low & Associates Firm See Kwong Yan Firm Hazelyn Khoo Hui Ying Counsel Petitioner See Kwong Yan Counsel Intervener Ting Lee Ping Counsel Respondent

Parties (6)

GEO HILL CONSTRUCTION Sdn Bhd Petitioner GEO METAL Sdn Bhd Aggrieved Party JUN YIN CAPITAL Sdn Bhd Aggrieved Party PESAT BUMI Sdn Bhd Respondent Rangkai Bintang Sdn Bhd Aggrieved Party Leong Poh Hong Aggrieved Party

Case Significance

GEO HILL CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD v PESAT BUMI SDN BHD PIHAK TERKILAN 1. ) LEONG ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 20, 2025 (citation: wa-28ncc-468-04-2025). The case was decided by Suhendran Sockanathan.

What was the outcome of GEO HILL CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD v PESAT BUMI SDN BHD PIHAK TERKILAN 1. ) LEONG ...?

GEO HILL CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD v PESAT BUMI SDN BHD PIHAK TERKILAN 1. ) LEONG ... is a High Court decision dated November 20, 2025. The case was heard by Suhendran Sockanathan. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Cases Cited (4)

UK (1)
[2024] UKPC 16
MY (3)
[2024] 4 MLJ 67 [2025] MLJU 4627 [2026] MLJU 119

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-28ncc-468-04-2025)