POWER KK RESOURCES SDN BHD v 1. ) PEARL AMRIN SDN BHD 2. ) HAMDAN BIN MOHAMED DALI 3. ) PEARL AMRIN ENTERPRISE

ja-22ncvc-26-02-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 1 April 2026 • JA-22NCvC-26-02/2021 • 33 min read
17 cases cited (0 SG, 17 foreign)

Outcome

For the foregoing reasons, I make the following orders – (a) The Plaintiff's claim is dismissed in its entirety; (b) The Defendants' counterclaim is allowed as follows – (i) a declaration that the termination of the Agreement dated 2.1.2017 by D1 via its solicitor's letter dated 3.12.2020 is valid and lawful; (ii) the Plaintiff shall pay D1 the sum of RM190,204.80, being the outstanding sand extraction payments as at 31 August 2020; (iii) D1 is entitled to retain the deposits in the sums of RM2.1 million and RM1.4 million (totalling RM3.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ja-22ncvc-26-02-2021). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Contract – Sand mining agreement – Wrongful termination – Fundamental breach – Failure to pay whilst continuing extraction – COVID-19 Act 2020 – Section 40 Contracts Act 1950 – Lawful termination – Deposits forfeiture and retention – Rehabilitation costs – Mining beyond permitted depth – Corporate veil – Alter ego – No fraud or façade proven – Plaintiff’s claim dismissed – Defendants’ counterclaim allowed – Outstanding payment RM190,204.80 – Deposits RM3.5 million retained – Assessment of further rehabilitation costs – Costs RM150,000.00.

Practice Areas

Contract

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (5)

G.K. Sritharan & Co Firm K.S Pang & Co Firm Chai Yi Ng Counsel Plaintiff Kenny Lo Jia Yi Counsel Defendant Sritharan a/l K Govindan Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (4)

PEARL AMRIN ENTERPRISE Defendant PEARL AMRIN Sdn Bhd Defendant POWER KK RESOURCES Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Hamdan bin Mohamed Dali Defendant

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

Cases Cited (17)

MY (17)
[1972] 1 MLJ 89 [1995] 2 MLJ 770 [1995] 3 MLJ 331 [1996] 3 MLJ 675 [2005] MLJU 225 [2009] 2 MLJ 546 [2011] 1 MLJ 752 [2013] 9 MLJ 412 [2014] 1 MLJ 874 [2014] 2 MLJ 518 [2015] 2 MLJ 441 [2019] 6 MLJ 15 [2020] 3 MLJ 571 [2020] 5 MLJ 58 [2021] MLJU 1876 [2024] MLJU 2419 [2025] MLJU 1324

Judgment

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