LEMBAGA KUMPULAN WANG SIMPANAN PEKERJA v 1. ) PERSATUAN BOLASEPAK KEDAH DARUL AMAN 2. ) MUKHRIZ BIN MAHATHIR 3. ) ABDUL RAHMAN BIN ABDULLAH 4. ) ANAS HAFIZ BIN MUSTAFFA 5. ) KHAMAL IDRIS BIN ALI 6. ) MOHD YUSURI BIN YUSOF 7. ) MOHD ASMIRUL ANUAR BIN ARIS 8. ) SHAHRUL BIN SAMSUDIN 9. ) MOHD RUZAINI BIN MOHD RADZI

ka-22ncvc-3-01-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 10 September 2025 • KA-22NCvC-3-01/2021 • 26 min read
9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Outcome

The Plaintiff’s claim is allowed, and it is hereby ordered that: a) D1, D2, D4, and D7 are jointly and severally liable to the Plaintiff for the sum of RM503,681.00, representing the outstanding balance of EPF contributions; b) D1, D2, D4, and D7 shall pay statutory charges on the outstanding balance, namely dividends calculated at a rate of 5.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ka-22ncvc-3-01-2021). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND (EPF) v PERSATUAN BOLASEPAK KEDAH DARUL AMAN & ORS HIGH COURT (ALOR SETAR) — CIVIL SUIT NO: KA-22NCvC-3-01/2021 DR. JOHN LEE KIEN HOW @ MOHD JOHAN LEE, J [DATE] Statutory Law — Employees Provident Fund — Contributions — Failure to remit — Liability of office bearers of an association — Whether office bearers jointly and severally liable irrespective of remuneration or active status — Strict liability — Employees Provident Fund Act 1991, ss 2, 43, 45, 46 & 64. Evidence — Prima facie evidence of debt — Certificate of indebtedness — Whether certificate issued under s 64 of the Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 constitutes conclusive proof of debt in the absence of manifest error — Hearsay objection regarding historical registration and quantum calculation. Civil Procedure — Joinder of parties — Selective prosecution — Whether failure to join all committee members as defendants constitutes an abuse of process.

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Evidence Employment & Industrial Relations

Judges (1)

John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee Delivered

Counsel (8)

Abdul Halim Said & Co. Firm Haidir & Co. Firm Shukor Baljit & Partners Firm Aaron Aiman Thangarajoo Counsel Plaintiff Abd Shukor Ahmad Counsel Plaintiff Ahmad Taufiq B Baharum Counsel Defendant Michelle Liew Jet Nee Counsel Plaintiff Mior Nor Haidir Bin Suhaimi Counsel Defendant

Parties (10)

Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja Plaintiff PERSATUAN BOLASEPAK KEDAH DARUL AMAN Defendant Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah Defendant Anas Hafiz bin Mustaffa Defendant Khamal Idris bin Ali Defendant Mohd Asmirul Anuar bin Aris Defendant Mohd Ruzaini bin Mohd Radzi Defendant Mohd Yusuri bin Yusof Defendant Mukhriz bin Mahathir Defendant Shahrul bin Samsudin Defendant

Statutes Cited

EPF Act
s 46
EPF Act 1991
s 64
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (9)

MY (9)
[1997] 2 CLJ 248 [2003] 4 MLJ 729 [2009] 8 CLJ 236 [2010] MLJU 1750 [2011] 2 MLJ 84 [2011] MLJU 234 [2014] 7 MLJ 622 [2021] 5 MLJ 253 [2024] 7 MLJ 566

Judgment

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