MURUGAPPAN TAMIL SELVI v MOGANA A/P SIVARAMAN PIHAK TERKILAN M. R Alagu Ganeshan A/l Murugappan

ba-22ncvc-344-09-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 28 January 2026 • BA-22NCvC-344-09/2021 • 20 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Outcome

Accordingly, the Plaintiff’s claim in the main suit is allowed in the sum of RM900,000.00, as the learned counsel for the.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ba-22ncvc-344-09-2021). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure: No case to answer – Face value test – The reliability test – Counterclaim dismissed. Law of Evidence: Burden of Proof - Documentary Evidence - Balance of probabilities – Adverse Inference – Failure to produce material evidence – Evidence Act 1950 ss 114 illustration (g) – Whether RM1.2 million deposited into Defendant account was an outright gift or short term conditional land to facilitate Defendant housing land. Equity: Laches — Estoppel — Requirement to plead — Whether defences raised for first time in submissions — Whether delay in commencing action inexcusable — Whether detriment established — Limitation Act 1953 — Whether action time-barred

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Equity & Trusts Evidence Limitation

Judges (1)

Jamhirah binti Ali Delivered

Counsel (8)

Muhendaran Sri Firm Raj & Sach Firm Sarinah Mustafa, Ambiga Pandian & Associates Firm Ambiga Pandian Counsel Defendant Eisyarmily Akhtar Counsel Plaintiff Kamaleswari Shanmugam Counsel Defendant Sarinah Mustafa Counsel Defendant Srividhya Ganapathy Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

M. R Alagu Ganeshan a/l Murugappan Aggrieved Party Mogana a/p Sivaraman Defendant Murugappan Tamil Selvi Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (6)

MY (6)
[1979] 2 MLJ 229 [1998] 2 CLJ 340 [2015] 2 CLJ 1037 [2015] 2 CLJ 453 [2018] 10 CLJ 488 [2025] 2 CLJ 406

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ba-22ncvc-344-09-2021)