ADZAM BIN ANUAR (sebagai waris dan wakil waris Zainah Binti Mohd Sham (No.K/P-480430085848) dan cucu kepada Robea'ah Binti Mat Sapi Rabiah Binti Mat Safi (Sijil Mati-B918528)) v 1. ) AHMAD ZUHARI BIN MOHD SHAM 2. ) SHABARIAH BINTI MOHD SHAM 3. ) SERI INTAN BINTI MOKHTAR

aa-22ncvc-121-11-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 22 June 2025 • AA-22NCvC-121-11/2024

Catchwords

Distribution — Administration of estates — Small estate — Distribution by Land Administrator — Plaintiff’s suit to set aside distribution order made under the Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955, alleging fraud and omission by the Defendants. — The Defendants applied to strike out the writ under Order 18 rule 19(1) ROC 2012. — Whether the High Court has no original jurisdiction to invalidate a distribution order; the exclusive remedy lies in appeal under section 29 of the 1955 Act. Citing Fatimah binti Mat Akir [1977] 1 MLJ 107 — Whether collateral challenges through fresh suits should be allowed when the Plaintiff and his family had knowledge of the distribution order since 2015, affirmed it in later proceedings, and yet failed to appeal. — Whether equity, laches, and estoppel further barred the claim. — Whether the action was found to be jurisdictionally unsustainable, inequitable, and an abuse of process, and as such ought to be struck out to preserve finality and certainty in estate administration.

Practice Areas

Distribution

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Parties (4)

Adzam bin Anuar Dan Cucu Kepada Robea'ah binti Mat Sapi Rabiah binti Mat Safi (sijil Mati-b918528)) Plaintiff Ahmad Zuhari bin Mohd Sham Defendant Seri Intan binti Mokhtar Defendant Shabariah binti Mohd Sham Defendant

Case Significance

ADZAM BIN ANUAR (sebagai waris dan wakil waris Zainah Binti Mohd Sham (No.K/P... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated June 22, 2025 (citation: aa-22ncvc-121-11-2024). The case was decided by Moses Susayan.

What was the outcome of ADZAM BIN ANUAR (sebagai waris dan wakil waris Zainah Binti Mohd Sham (No.K/P...?

ADZAM BIN ANUAR (sebagai waris dan wakil waris Zainah Binti Mohd Sham (No.K/P... is a High Court decision dated June 22, 2025. The case was heard by Moses Susayan. See the full judgment for details.