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Rajah Ramachandran v. Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd
02
MARCH 2004 - HIGH COURT OF MALAYA
[CIVIL SUIT NO: 22-716-2003]
PUBLIC
UTILITIES:Water - Water bill - Recovery of
money owing - Powers of water authority - Whether could cut off water supply -
Whether should take "such other means as it thinks fit and proper" - Water
Supply En 3/1998 (Penang), s. 49(1)
WORDS & PHRASES:"such other means as it
thinks fit and proper" - Water Supply En 3/1998 (Penang), s. 49(1)
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Borneo Housing
Mortgage Finance Bhd V. Mygal Gibie & Anor
09 MARCH 2004 - HIGH COURT SABAH & SARAWAK, SANDAKAN
[SUIT NO: TSC (52) 48-2002]
LIMITATION:
Commencement of action - When action commenced - Breach of contract - Recovery
of interest - Whether action statute-barred - Limitation Ordinance (Cap 72) (Sabah),
s. 19(1), Sch. items 95, 101
CONTRACT: Breach - Limitation - Recovery of interest - Whether action
statute-barred - Limitation Ordinance (Cap 72) (Sabah), s. 19(1), Sch. items
95, 101
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Tribunal for Homebuyers Claims - vs - Westcourt Corporation Sdn Bhd
06 APRIL 2004 - COURT OF APPEAL, MALAYSIA
CIVIL APPEAL NOS: W-01-55-2003, W-01-54-2003, W-02-758-2003, W-02-759-2003 &
W-02-760-2003]
LAND LAW: Housing
developers - Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims - Threshold jurisdiction -
Homebuyers' claims (liquidated damages for late delivery) arising from sale
and purchase agreements entered into with developer before 1 December 2002 -
Whether tribunal has jurisdiction to hear and determine - Whether Housing
Developers (Control And Licensing) (Amendment) Act 2002 operates
retrospectively - Social legislation and statutory interpretation - Whether
penal element in s. 16AD Housing Developers (Control And Licensing) Act 1966
renders Act incapable of retrospective operation - Whether s. 16AD
criminalises breach of sale and purchase agreement or only developer's failure
to comply with award of tribunal
STATUTORY INTERPRETATION: Construction of statutes - Social legislation
- How to construe - Purposive approach - Nature and purpose of Act - Intention
of Parliament - Mischief rule - Fair and liberal interpretation - Statutes
must be looked at as a whole - Whether literal interpretation suitable -
Whether Housing Developers (Control And Licensing) (Amendment) Act 2002
operates retrospectively - Housing Developers (Control And Licensing) Act 1966
- Federal Constitution, art. 7(1) - Criminal law and retrospective operation
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M-Concept Sdn
Bhd v. Berjaya Times Square Sdn Bhd
06 MAY 2004 - HIGH COURT MALAYA, KUALA LUMPUR
[ORIGINATING SUMMONS NO: S3-24-473-2003]
This originating summons is essentially the plaintiff's application for a
declaration that the plaintiff be entitled to rescind a sale and purchase
agreement dated 24 August 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the 'agreement')
entered into between the plaintiff as purchaser and the defendant as seller in
respect of a property known as parcel No. 07-63, Commercial Shop Lot, Berjaya
Star City (now known as Berjaya Times Square) held under Grant No. 7866, Lot
No. 339, and Grant No. 10798, Lot No. 145, both of which located in Section 52
of Kuala Lumpur (hereinafter referred to as 'the property').
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Chai Lai Fook & 18 ORS v. Sentul Raya Sdn Bhd
15 JULY 2004 - HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR]
SAMAN PEMULA NO; S5-24-225-2003
CONTRACT: Frustration - Sale and purchase agreement -
Delay in handing over vacant possession of condominium units - Delay blamed on
economic downturn beyond developer's control - Application by developer to
Controller of Housing for extension of time to deliver vacant possession
rejected - Whether High Court ought to allow developer's defence of
frustration - Whether such defence would allow developer to escape liability
for late delivery - Whether such defence would have effect of overriding
decision of Controller of Housing - Contracts Acts 1950 s. 57(2)
LAND LAW: Housing developers - Delay in completion - Delay blamed on
economic downturn beyond developer's control - Action by purchasers for
damages for late delivery - Whether developer's defence of frustration could
succeed
Tee Ah Kow
v. Wisma Enhua Realty Sdn Bhd
HIGH COURT [MUAR]
JEFFREY TAN, J
GUAMAN SIVIL NO. 22-49 TAHUN 199915 JULY 2004
DALAM MAHKAMAH TINGGI MALAYA DI MUAR
GUAMAN SIVIL NO. 22-49 TAHUN 1999
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Adorna Properties Sdn
Bhd v. Kobchai Sosothikul
27 AUGUST 2004 - FEDERAL COURT, PUTRAJAYA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: 02-14-1997 (P)]
Civil Procedure: Jurisdiction - Federal Court -
Inherent powers of court - Application under r. 138 Federal Court Rules 1995 -
Order praying for judgment to be set aside in the interest of justice -
Judgment resulted in rightful owner losing lands due to forged documents under
proviso to s. 340 (3) National Land Code - Whether grave injsutice occasioned
- Whether application proper
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Westcourt Corporation Sdn Bhd v. Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah
06 SEPTEMBER 2004 - MAHKAMAH PERSEKUTUAN, PUTRAJAYA
[RAYUAN SIVIL NO: 01-11-2004 (W)]
PROSEDUR SIVIL:
Bidang Kuasa - Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah - Objek penubuhan -
Berkuatkuasa pada 1 Disember 2002 - Sama ada berbidang kuasa mendengar
tuntutan yang berbangkit dari kemungkiran kontrak yang berlaku sebelum 1
Disember 2002 - Akta Pemaju Perumahan (Kawalan dan Pelesenan) (Pindaan) 2002,
ss. 16AD, 16M, 16N, 16N(2) & (3), 16O(1), 32(2) - Perlembagaan Persekutuan
fasal 7
PENTAFSIRAN STATUT: Kesan kebelakangan -
Akta Pindaan - Sama ada statut berkaitan prosedur - Sama ada menyentuh hak-hak
substantif - Sama ada beroperasi secara kebelakangan - Tribunal Tuntutan
Pembeli Rumah - Bidang kuasa - Sama ada boleh mendengar tuntutan yang
berbangkit dari kemungkiran kontrak yang berlaku sebelum tarikh kuatkuasanya -
Tarikh perjanjian - Sama ada tidak material kepada bidang kuasa Tribunal -
Akta Pemaju Perumahan (Kawalan dan Pelesenan) (Pindaan) 2002 ss. 16AD, 16M,
16N, 16N(2) & (3), 16O(1), 32(2) - Perlembagaan Persekutuan fasal 7
KOPERASI NIAGA
PEGAWAI-PEGAWAI LEMBAGA PERTUBUHAN PELADANG BHD LWN. SOUTHERN BANK BHD
27 DISEMBER 2004 - MAHKAMAH TINGGI MALAYA, KUALA
LUMPUR
[SAMAN PEMULA NO: S2-24-412-2003]
MELOMBONG &
PERUMAHAN SDN BHD V. WONG KOK CHIN & ANOR
31 DISEMBER 2004 - HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR]
RAYUAN SIVIL NO. R1-11-307 TAHUN 2003
1. Ini adalah rayuan defendan yang tidak berpuashati dengan keputusan
Majistret yang bijaksana yang membenarkan tuntutan plaintif-plaintif dengan
kos selepas satu perbicaraan penuh.
2. Melalui satu perjanjian jual beli (perjanjian tersebut) yang telah
ditandatangani pada 31hb Julai 1995 oleh plaintif pertama dan kedua (plaintif)
dengan defendan, plaintif telah bersetuju membeli seunit kondominium yang
beralamat di No. A 304, Tingkat 3, Bangunan Amalia, Bandar baru Ampang,
Selangor (kondominium teresebut) pada harga RM172,800.00 (harga belian)
daripada defendan.
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