Jurisdiction
10 cases · April 2025 to June 2026
Case Volume by Year
1 25
9 26
2025–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Sessions Court — Monetary limit — Aggregate award exceeding RM1,000,000 — Whether fatal to jurisdiction — Representative claims below statutory ceiling — Jurisdiction preserved. 3 Sessions Court — Territorial jurisdiction — Administrative transfer of judge — Whether judge functus officio upon transfer — Residual authority to deliver reserved judgment — Form versus substance. 3 Sessions Court — Territorial limits — Section 59 Subordinate Courts Act 1948 — Whether local limits assigned by valid Gazette order — Absence of assignment — Jurisdiction extends throughout Peninsular Malaysia 3 Scope of adjudicator’s jurisdiction under s.27 CIPAA — Whether adjudicator exceeded jurisdiction by considering conduct and practice — Whether adjudicator determined dispute beyond matters referred 2 Civil court — Registered land — Cancellation of title — Relief consequent upon Syariah order — Interaction between Syariah jurisdiction and National Land Code. 1 High Court — Whether court hearing s 36(2) application may grant leave notwithstanding admission petition pending in another High Court — Whether determination confined to leave under s 36(2A). 1 High Court — Limits of supervisory probate jurisdiction — No power to review or overturn Court of Appeal order — Application not maintainable in substance 1 Statutory jurisdiction — Limits of court’s power — Whether consent of parties can confer jurisdiction — Court bound by statutory conditions. 1 Civil Court — Shariah Court — Jurisdictional Overlap — Double Proceedings — Joint Fixed Deposit Account — Survivorship Clause — Right of Survivorship — Hibah (Gift) — Pemberian Ikhlas — Alang Semasa Hidup — Shariah Courts (Kedah Darul Aman) Enactment 2008 -Faraid — Islamic Inheritance Law — Estate of the Deceased — Probate and Administration — Sijil Faraid — Contract Law — Breach of Contract — Federal List — State List — Undue influence — Cognitive Capacity — Muslim and Non-Muslim Parties — Corporate Entity — Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) — Conventional Banking — Islamic Banking — Central Bank Act of Malaysia 2009 1
Sessions Court — Monetary limit — Aggregate award exceeding RM1,000,000 — Whether fatal to jurisdiction — Representative claims below statutory ceiling — Jurisdiction preserved. 3 cases
wa-12ancvc-212-12-2024 XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
wa-12ancvc-214-12-2024 XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
wa-12ancvc-41-04-2025 XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
Sessions Court — Territorial limits — Section 59 Subordinate Courts Act 1948 — Whether local limits assigned by valid Gazette order — Absence of assignment — Jurisdiction extends throughout Peninsular Malaysia 3 cases
wa-12ancvc-212-12-2024 XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
wa-12ancvc-214-12-2024 XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
wa-12ancvc-41-04-2025 XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
Scope of adjudicator’s jurisdiction under s.27 CIPAA — Whether adjudicator exceeded jurisdiction by considering conduct and practice — Whether adjudicator determined dispute beyond matters referred 2 cases
Civil court — Registered land — Cancellation of title — Relief consequent upon Syariah order — Interaction between Syariah jurisdiction and National Land Code. 1 case
High Court — Whether court hearing s 36(2) application may grant leave notwithstanding admission petition pending in another High Court — Whether determination confined to leave under s 36(2A). 1 case
High Court — Limits of supervisory probate jurisdiction — No power to review or overturn Court of Appeal order — Application not maintainable in substance 1 case
Statutory jurisdiction — Limits of court’s power — Whether consent of parties can confer jurisdiction — Court bound by statutory conditions. 1 case
Civil Court — Shariah Court — Jurisdictional Overlap — Double Proceedings — Joint Fixed Deposit Account — Survivorship Clause — Right of Survivorship — Hibah (Gift) — Pemberian Ikhlas — Alang Semasa Hidup — Shariah Courts (Kedah Darul Aman) Enactment 2008 -Faraid — Islamic Inheritance Law — Estate of the Deceased — Probate and Administration — Sijil Faraid — Contract Law — Breach of Contract — Federal List — State List — Undue influence — Cognitive Capacity — Muslim and Non-Muslim Parties — Corporate Entity — Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) — Conventional Banking — Islamic Banking — Central Bank Act of Malaysia 2009 1 case
Key Statutes
Subordinate Courts Act 1948 (Cap 92)
cited in 3 cases Federal Constitution
cited in 1 case Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
cited in 1 case Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
cited in 1 case Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Top Judges
Top Firms
Cases
ma-24ncvc-375-09-2025
MOHD HUSZAD BIN MOHAMED ALI v 1. ) ABU BAKAR BIN AHMAD 2. ) ISMAIL BIN JOHAN
30 June 2026
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ma-17c-15-03-2026
CHIA CHENG WEE
21 May 2026
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ma-24ncvc-397-09-2025
LIZAWATI BINTI JAMAL v 1. ) ZAIDA BINTI AHMAD 2. ) MASLAN BIN A. LATIF
26 April 2026
MYHC
ma-24f-6-02-2026
1. ) THOMAS REYNOLD 2. ) NG SHU RU
17 March 2026
MYHC
ba-24c-44-07-2025
GEOSTRENGTH ENGINEERING SDN. BHD. v VISTAMORE SDN. BHD.
2 March 2026
MYHC
ba-24c-46-07-2025
Vistamore Sdn Bhd v Geostrength Engineering Sdn Bhd
2 March 2026
MYHC
wa-12ancvc-212-12-2024
XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
MYHC
wa-12ancvc-214-12-2024
XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
MYHC
wa-12ancvc-41-04-2025
XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
MYHC
ka-22ncc-7-06-2022
WAN BADARUDDIN BIN CHE WAN BASOR ALI v 1. ) CIMB BANK BERHAD 2. ) Yang Teramat Mulia Dato' Seri Diraja Tan Sri Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz Binti Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah
28 April 2025
MYHC