PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN SIA BENG KIM PENGHUTANG PENGHAKIMAN 1. ) MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD 2. ) Jabatan Insolvensi Malaysia

ja-29pb-120-03-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 22 April 2026 • JA-29PB-120-03/2024 • 22 min read

4 cases cited (0 SG, 4 foreign)

Outcome

Therefore, I allowed the JD’s appeal against the decision of the SAR.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ja-29pb-120-03-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Bankruptcy –– Discharge –– Application –– Whether the Senior Assistant Registrar erred in dismissing the JD’s application for discharge under subsection 33(3) of Insolvency Act 1967 [Act 360] –– Whether the Judgment Debtor had committed any offence under Act 360 relevant to the discharge application–– Whether the Judgment Debtor's discharge application was correctly dismissed due to the Director General of Insolvency’s report being insufficient, incomplete and inaccurate –– Whether the Judgment Debtor's age, financial standing, and the practical benefit of continued bankruptcy justify its continuation –– Whether the Judgment Debtor's pre-bankruptcy reasons and sequence of events are relevant factors for the Court to consider in a discharge application

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Judges (1)

Wong Mee Ling Delivered

Counsel (6)

Jabatan Insolvensi Malaysia Firm Mohan Sankaran & Associates Firm Shook Lin & Bok Firm Amni Humaira Rosma Counsel Respondent Kodesviary a/p Ramanaidu Counsel Respondent Mohan Sankaran Counsel Appellant

Parties (3)

Jabatan Insolvensi Malaysia Judgment Debtor MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD Judgment Debtor Sia Beng Kim Judgment Creditor

Statutes Cited

Insolvency Act 1967 (Cap 360)

Penal Code (Cap 574)

Cases Cited (4)

MY (4)

[2009] 4 MLRH 11 [2010] 5 CLJ 583 [2014] 4 MLJ 559 [2023] 1 MLJ 99

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ja-29pb-120-03-2024)