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PENGERUSI SURUHANJAYA PILIHANRAYA MALAYSIA v. SEE CHEE HOW & ANOR [2015] 8 CLJ 367 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Election - State Constituency, Sarawak - Review of division of Federal and State Constituencies for purpose of election by election commission - Publication of notice on proposed recommendations - Whether notice provided enough particulars of proposed recommendations - Whether notice defective in law and liable to be set aside
PAKAS RAO APPLANAIDOO & ORS v. PENDAFTAR PERTUBUHAN MALAYSIA & ORS [2015] 8 CLJ 521 UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS: Societies - Political party - Malaysian Indian Congress ('MIC') - Allegation of irregularities in party election - Whether Registrar of Societies ('ROS') exceeded authority in giving directions to Malaysian Indian Congress to hold re-elections - Whether ROS acted beyond powers under s. 16(1) of Societies Act 1966 - Whether s. 3A of Societies Act 1966 conferred additional powers on ROS UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS: Societies - Judicial review - Appeal against dismissal of appellants' judicial review application to quash directives given by respondents - Investigations carried out following complaints from members of MIC regarding irregularities in election - Whether ROS exceeded authority in giving directions to MIC to hold re-elections - Whether ROS acted beyond powers under s. 16(1) of Societies Act 1966 - Whether s. 3A of Societies Act 1966 conferred additional powers on ROS |
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CLJ 2015 Volume 8 (Part 3) COURT COURT OF APPEAL Chua Kim Hock v. PP & Other Appeals Chukwudi Hassan lwn. PP Darumalingam Sinniah v. Asian Shield Warehousing Sdn Bhd Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya Malaysia v. See Chee How & Anor HIGH COURT Juta Rasmi (M) Sdn Bhd v. Magilds Park Sdn Bhd Koay Hean Khoon v. Abdul Jamil Abdul Mutalib & Anor See Chee How & Anor v. Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia (Election Commission Of Malaysia) Tiow Weng Theong v. Melawangi Sdn Bhd & Other Cases SUBJECT INDEX CIVIL PROCEDURE Assessment of damages - Application for directions - Delay - Extension of time to apply for directions - Whether delay of 27 months amounted to inordinate delay - Whether defendant's contumelious or reprehensible conduct was a ground to grant extension of time - Whether extension of time to be granted - Rules of Court 2012, O. 37 r. 1 Discovery - Application for - Discovery of documents - Whether application for discovery of documents ought to be granted when applicant failed to specify documents - Whether documents sought relevant to applicant's defence and issues to tried - Whether production of documents necessary for a fair disposal of case - Rules of Court 2012, O. 24 Time - Extension of - Application for extension of time to apply for directions for assessment of damages - Whether delay of 27 months amounted to inordinate delay - Whether defendant's contumelious or reprehensible conduct was a ground to grant extension of time - Whether extension of time to be granted - Rules of Court 2012, O. 3 & O. 37 r. 1 Trial - Procedure - Witness statement - Whether examination-in-chief of witness in action begun by writ must be by way of witness statement - Whether witness statement to be read out by witness himself - Counsel allowed to read out witness statement and answers - Whether there was a serious procedural flaw - Whether curable - Whether trial rendered a nullity - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 35A r. 1 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Election - State constituency, Sarawak - Review of division of Federal and State Constituencies for purpose of election by election commission - Publication of notice on proposed recommendations - Whether notice provided enough particulars of proposed recommendations - Whether notice defective in law and liable to be set aside Elections - Review of constituencies by Election Commission - Notice published in newspapers under s. 4 of Part II of Thirteenth Schedule to Federal Constitution - Whether manner of publication of notice proper - Whether sufficient information given in notice - Whether proposed review constitutional - Whether notice should be republished - Federal Constitution, First Schedule; Second Schedule; Third Schedule; Thirteenth Schedule; art. 113 COMPANY LAW Winding up - Stay - Whether stay of winding up order had retrospective effect to validate entering into infrastructure contract - Failure to obtain sanction or approval of official receiver when entering contract - Whether contract void and unenforceable CONTRACT Claim for works done - Infrastructure contract - Appellant company wound up before infrastructure contract issued - Whether contract void ab initio - Whether appellant entitled to compensation for works done - Appellant entered contract without official receiver's sanction and approval - Failure to come to court with clean hands - Whether appellant entitled to quantum meruit - Contracts Act 1950, s. 66 Void contract - Void for illegality - Allegation of - Appellant company wound up before entering into infrastructure contract - Whether directors had authority to enter into contract - Whether stay of winding up order had retrospective effect to validate entering into contract - Failure to obtain sanction or approval of official receiver when entering into contract - Whether contract void and unenforceable - Whether appellant entitled to compensation for works done - Failure to come to court with clean hands - Whether appellant entitled to quantum meruit - Whether appellant entitled to invoke s. 66 Contracts Act 1950 CRIMINAL LAW Common intention - Participation in criminal act - Fatal injury - Whether who among appellants had inflicted fatal injury matters - Whether all appellants criminally responsible for act inflicted by one of them in furtherance of their common intention - Penal Code, s. 34 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Appeal - Evidence - Evidence supporting finding - Failure of trial judge to consider possibility of offence under s. 299 instead of s. 300 of Penal Code - Whether trial judge was justified in finding appellants guilty of murder Charge - Defective charge - Allegation of wrong location of commission of crime stated in charge - Whether charge was defective - Whether prosecution tendered sufficient evidence to justify exact location of commission of crime as stated in charge Defence - Alibi - Availability of defence - Accused raised alibi at scene which was missing in charge - Whether defence of alibi must address itself to allegation as contained in charge that was preferred against accused - Whether accused had successfully justified defence of alibi Prosecution - Prosecution's case - Break in chain of causation - Murder - Cause of death - Failure of investigating officer to conduct forensic investigation - Whether there was break in chain of causation in prosecution's case - Whether nova actus interveniens exist ELECTION Election Commission - Review of constituencies - Notice published in newspapers under s. 4 of Part II of Thirteenth Schedule to Federal Constitution - Whether manner of publication of notice proper - Whether sufficient information given in notice - Whether proposed review constitutional - Whether notice should be republished - Federal Constitution First Schedule; Second Schedule; Third Schedule; Thirteenth Schedule; art. 113 EVIDENCE Adverse inference - Failure of prosecution to call witness - Invocation of adverse inference for non-calling of witness by prosecution - Existence of other independent evidence - Whether adverse inference ought to be invoked against prosecution INDEKS PERKARA KETERANGAN Kenyataan - Kenyataan beramaran - Sama ada hakim bicara gagal mempertimbangkan kenyataan beramaran perayu - Sama ada kenyataan beramaran perayu konsisten dengan pembelaan perayu di mahkamah PROSEDUR JENAYAH Rayuan - Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman - Dadah dijumpai di dalam beg perayu semasa berada di lapangan terbang - Sama ada perayu mempunyai pengetahuan mengenai dadah yang dijumpai - Sama ada beg diberi oleh pihak ketiga kepada perayu - Sama ada sabitan dan hukuman selamat UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B(1)(a) - Pengedaran dadah jenis methamphetamine seberat 1,686.7g - Dadah dijumpai di dalam beg perayu semasa berada di lapangan terbang - Sama ada perayu mempunyai pengetahuan mengenai dadah yang dijumpai - Sama ada beg diberi oleh pihak ketiga kepada perayu - Sama ada sabitan dan hukuman selamat CLJ 2015 Volume 8 (Part 4) COURT FEDERAL COURT Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd v. Tony Pua Kiam Wee COURT OF APPEAL Enthiran Rajoo v. PP Pakas Rao Applanaidoo & Ors v. Pendaftar Pertubuhan Malaysia & Ors HIGH COURT Dato' See Teow Guan v. Yeoh Jin Hoe & Ors Mulpha Kluang Maritime Carriers Sdn Bhd v. Philip Koh Tong Ngee & Ors Re Daljit Kaur Harjan Singh; ex p Perbadanan Pengurusan Ixora Shanta Manickam v. Teik Joo Chan Sdn Bhd & Anor SUBJECT INDEX BANKRUPTCY Creditor's petition - Verifying petition - Dispute over authority of creditor's deponent to affirm verifying affidavit - Deponent elected as member of management corporation's council in 2012 - Failure to convene AGM in 2013 - Whether management corporation's council in 2012 remained in office until next annual general meeting - Whether creditor's deponent had locus standi to affirm verifying affidavit Jurisdiction - Jurisdiction of court - Validity of management corporation's circular resolution - Whether bankruptcy court could question validity of management corporation's circular resolution - Whether could only be challenged in Civil High Court CIVIL PROCEDURE Pleadings - Statement of claim - Cause of action - Whether plaintiff's cause of action based on vicarious liability or occupier's liability - Whether omission to add name of tortfeasor fatal to plaintiff's claim - Whether decision given by trial judge on one stage was binding on later stage - Whether trial judge could volte-face decision passed at earlier stage Striking out - Application for - Whether plaintiff entitled to sue in personal capacity in respect of minority shareholders or derivative action - Whether plaintiff must define or disclose shareholders on whose behalf plaintiff represented - Whether plaintiff correctly intituled claim - Whether action misconceived - Whether plaintiff's claim frivolous, vexatious and abuse of court process COMPANY LAW Derivative or representative actions - Bringing action in name of company - Whether action properly constituted - Whether plaintiff entitled to sue in personal capacity in respect of minority shareholders or derivative action - Whether plaintiff must define or disclose shareholders on whose behalf plaintiff represented - Whether action fell within exception to rule in Foss v. Harbottle - Whether action filed in bad faith CRIMINAL LAW Murder - Defence - Accused person convicted for offence of murder and sentenced to death - Defences of intoxication, grave and sudden provocation, self-defence and sudden fight - Whether defences probable - Whether injuries suffered by deceased proportionate with defences - Whether there was intention to kill - Whether defences raised reasonable doubt against prosecution's case - Whether conviction and sentence safe - Penal Code, ss. 85(2), 96, 300 & 302 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Accused person convicted for offence of murder and sentenced to death - Defences of intoxication, grave and sudden provocation, self-defence and sudden fight - Whether defences probable - Whether injuries suffered by deceased proportionate with defences - Whether there was intention to kill - Whether defences raised reasonable doubt against prosecution's case - Whether conviction and sentence safe - Penal Code, ss. 85(2), 96, 300 & 302 LEGAL PROFESSION Duty to client - Conveyencing - Sale and purchase of property - Client sought damages for breach of contractual duty and/or negligence by solicitors - Whether solicitors owed a duty of care to client - Whether solicitors breached their duty - Whether damages suffered by client too remote - Whether client contributorily negligent Duty of care - Negligence - Sale and purchase of property - Client sought damages for breach of contractual duty and/or negligence by solicitors - Whether solicitors owed a duty of care to client - Whether solicitors breached their duty - Whether damages suffered by client too remote - Whether client contributorily negligent NEGLIGENCE Occupier's liability - Who is an occupier - Lease of premise - Whether second defendant parted with possession and control of premise - Whether second defendant retained sole authority to determine persons permitted to enter premise - Whether second defendant owed duty of care to visitors TORT Defamation - Defences - Reynolds privilege - Whether defence only available to journalist - Whether privilege available to anyone who publishes or discloses material of public interest - Test of responsible journalism - Whether Court of Appeal erred in application of test - Whether sufficient to have honest belief in truth of statements made - Whether defendant had taken responsible and fair steps to gather, verify and publish information - Justification - Whether defendant properly pleaded Lucas-box meaning - Whether impugned words were capable of bearing reasonable meaning ascribed by defendant Negligence - Duty of care - Solicitor-client relationship - Sale and purchase of property - Client sought damages for breach of contractual duty and/or negligence by solicitors - Whether solicitors owed a duty of care to client - Whether solicitors breached their duty - Whether damages suffered by client too remote - Whether client contributorily negligent UNINCORPORATED ASSSOCIATIONS Societies - Judicial review - Appeal against dismissal of appellants' judicial review application to quash directives given by respondents - Investigations carried out following complaints from members of MIC regarding irregularities in election - Whether ROS exceeded authority in giving directions to MIC to hold re-elections - Whether ROS acted beyond powers under s. 16(1) of Societies Act 1966 - Whether s. 3A of Societies Act 1966 conferred additional powers on ROS Societies - Political party - Malaysian Indian Congress ('MIC') - Allegation of irregularities in party election - Whether Registrar of Societies ('ROS') exceeded authority in giving directions to Malaysian Indian Congress to hold re-elections - Whether ROS acted beyond powers under s. 16(1) of Societies Act 1966 - Whether s. 3A of Societies Act 1966 conferred additional powers on ROS |
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