MOHD. ARIFFIN BIN AHMAD v LIFT MECH SDN. BHD.

ja-11bncvc-1-01-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 27 November 2025 • JA-11BNCvC-1-01/2025 • 19 min read
15 cases cited (0 SG, 15 foreign)

Outcome

The judgment of the Johor Bahru Magistrate’s Court in Writ No. : JA- A72NCvC-737-08/2023 dated 9 January 2025 is set aside and the Plaintiff’s claim is dismissed.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ja-11bncvc-1-01-2025). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Contract – Machinery rental – Direct contract – Pleadings – Parties bound by pleadings – Agency – Partnership – Unpleaded cause of action – Burden of proof – Section 114(g) Evidence Act 1950 – Adverse inference – Appeal – Error of law – Judgment set aside – Plaintiff's claim dismissed

Practice Areas

Contract Evidence

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (4)

G.K. Sritharan & Co Firm Lau Kok Guan Liana & Kuan Firm Mohamed Fairoz Elyas Majeed Counsel Respondent Tan Meng Khong Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

LIFT MECH Sdn Bhd Respondent Mohd. Ariffin bin Ahmad Appellant

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
s 114(g)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (15)

MY (15)
[2009] 4 MLJ 267 [2009] MLJU 446 [2010] 2 MLJ 188 [2010] 3 CLJ 162 [2012] 3 MLJ 1 [2015] 1 MLJ 284 [2015] 3 MLJ 609 [2015] 5 MLJ 619 [2015] 6 MLJ 1 [2015] 6 MLJ 492 [2015] 6 MLJ 725 [2017] 3 MLJ 267 [2022] 2 MLJ 805 [2022] 3 MLJ 857 [2025] 6 CLJ 855

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ja-11bncvc-1-01-2025)