BADAN PENGURUSAN BERSAMA COVA SUITES v 1. ) EDMUND TAY KIM JOO 2. ) LEE SEONG THYE 3. ) FONG SOON WAI 4. ) LAU BOON GHIM 5. ) KHOO CHOONG NEONG @ KHOO BEE HONG 6. ) ZFORCE SECURITY SERVICES & SYSTEMS SDN. BHD. 7. ) CHANDRAN A/L RAJU

ba-22ncvc-237-06-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 30 March 2026 • BA-22NCvC-237-06/2024 • 18 min read
1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Accordingly, the Plaintiff's claim is dismissed in its entirety against the 1st to 7th Defendants. Costs are awarded to the Defendants.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ba-22ncvc-237-06-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

CIVIL LITIGATION - fiduciary duty by a Joint Management Committee (JMC)- Strata Management Act 2013 - allegations in the nature fraud, conspiracy, and breach of fiduciary duty by JMC - duty of loyalty to act bona fide (in good faith) - poor administrative governance and actionable civil liability - administrative judgments necessary to facilitate to day operation of the condominium - protection from personal liability - standard expected of professional managers – can administrative shortcoming be a cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty - prove not only a breach but also that such breach caused quantifiable loss.

Practice Areas

Strata Management Equity & Trusts

Judges (1)

Shoba Rajah a/p Dorai Rajah Delivered

Counsel (10)

Devan & Assoc. Firm G. Sandhu, Kabina & Associates Firm Sault Scott & Co. Firm YY Tan & Co. Firm Bernard Scott Counsel Plaintiff Devan A/L Narayanan Raman Counsel Defendant Jones Lee Counsel Plaintiff Kabina A/P Levan Counsel Defendant Sukai Wan Counsel Plaintiff Tan Yan Yong Counsel Defendant

Parties (8)

BADAN PENGURUSAN BERSAMA COVA SUITES Plaintiff ZFORCE SECURITY SERVICES & SYSTEMS Sdn Bhd Defendant Chandran a/l Raju Defendant Edmund Tay Kim Joo Defendant Fong Soon Wai Defendant Khoo Choong Neong @ Khoo Bee Hong Defendant Lau Boon Ghim Defendant Lee Seong Thye Defendant

Cases Cited (1)

MY (1)
[1995] 3 CLJ 783

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ba-22ncvc-237-06-2024)