LEE WAI CHENG v CHENG LING KEUN

pa-33-73-03-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 25 September 2025 • PA-33-73-03/2025

Catchwords

The discovery and inspection of documents is governed by Order 24 of the Rules of Court 2012 (“ROC 2012”). In particular Order 24 rule 12 of the ROC 2012 provides for the production of documents to the court. Order 24 rule 12 of the ROC 2012 reads: “At any stage of the proceedings in any cause or matter the Court may, subject to rule 13(1), order any party to produce to the Court any document in his possession, custody or power relating to any matter in question in the cause or matter and the Court may deal wit the document when produced in such manner as it thinks fit. and O 24 r 13 RHC further provides: (1) No order for the production of any document for inspection or to the Court shall be made under any of the foregoing rules unless the Court is of the opinion that the order is necessary either for disposing fairly of the cause or matter or for saving costs. (2) Where on an application under this Order for production of any document for inspection or to the Court privilege from such production is claimed or objection is made to such production on any other ground, the Court may inspect the document for the purpose of deciding whether the claim or objection is valid.”

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Azizan bin Md. Arshad Delivered

Parties (2)

Cheng Ling Keun Respondent Lee Wai Cheng Petitioner

Judgment

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