KALBANA A/P SATHASIVAM v ASHVIN A/L SATHASIVAM

ba-22ncvc-186-05-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 23 October 2025 • BA-22NCvC-186-05/2024 • 27 min read
11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Outcome

Hence, the plaintiff’s application to strike out the defendant’s counterclaim is allowed with costs of RM4,000.00 subject to allocatur fee.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ba-22ncvc-186-05-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Summary judgment - O14 ROC - preliminary objection - Plaintiff's affidavit affirmed in India before notary public - whether notarization contravened O 41 r12 ROC - whether declaratory reliefs can be prayed in O 14 application - O14 r (1)&(2) - affidavit in reply does not dispute facts in affidavit in support - TRUSTS: Resulting trust - Plaintif and defendant are siblings - deposit and purchase price paid by plaintiff - property registered in names of plaintiff and defendant - plaintiff paid quit rent, assessment and utilities - whether resulting trust created - whether court can make finding of resulting trust in O14 application CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - counterclaim - 018 r19(1)(a),(b) and/or (d) - plaintiff's affidavit sworn before notary in India - whether notarization is in compliance with O41 r12 ROC - whether counterclaim is obviously unsustainable

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Equity & Trusts

Judges (1)

Donald Joseph Franklin Delivered

Counsel (4)

Hanah, Chong & Co Firm Sandosh Anandan Firm Fahrhanah Nisshaa binti Sk Syed Ambrul Zaman Counsel Defendant Gunaletchumi a/p Alagan Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Ashvin a/l Sathasivam Defendant Kalbana a/p Sathasivam Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (11)

MY (11)
[1955] 2 MLJ 363 [1981] 2 MLJ 196 [1985] 2 MLJ 209 [1991] 2 CLJ 1602 [1993] 2 AMR 1929 [1993] 3 MLJ 36 [1995] 2 MLJ 363 [2004] 4 CLJ 1 [2005] 3 CLJ 35 [2011] 5 MLJ 512 [2022] MLJU 3512

Judgment

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