MISC BERHAD (dahulunya dikenali sebagai Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad) v SYAHRIDZ BIN DZULKEFLI

wa-11ancvc-53-11-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 4 June 2026 • WA-11ANCvC-53-11/2025 • 9 min read

Outcome

Accordingly – (a) the appeal is allowed. (b) the order of the learned Magistrate dated 13.11.2025 is hereby set aside. (c) the Respondent’s application to set aside the Judgment Debtor Summons dated 3.7.2025 is dismissed. (d) the Judgment Debtor Summons dated 3.7.2025 is reinstated and execution proceedings may proceed according to law.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-11ancvc-53-11-2025). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Appeal — Judgment Debtor Summons — Application to set aside Judgment Debtor Summons — Execution after lapse of six years — Leave granted under Order 46 rule 2 Rules of Court 2012 — Whether subsequent challenge to Judgment Debtor Summons constituted impermissible collateral attack on subsisting leave order — Whether learned Magistrate erred in setting aside Judgment Debtor Summons. Insolvency — Discharge from bankruptcy — Certificate of discharge issued by Director General of Insolvency under section 33A Insolvency Act 1967 — Effect of discharge under section 35 Insolvency Act 1967 — Whether discharge extinguishes or nullifies pre-existing civil judgment debt — Distinction between release from provable debts and continued existence of judgment — Whether discharge automatically renders judgment unenforceable. Civil Procedure — Execution — Judgment Debtor Summons — Nature and purpose of proceedings — Whether Judgment Debtor Summons merely an inquiry into judgment debtor's means and financial ability — Whether issuance of Judgment Debtor Summons amounts to fresh action on judgment debt. Appeal — Appellate intervention — Question of law — Statutory interpretation — Whether learned Magistrate misdirected herself in interpreting sections 33A and 35 of the Insolvency Act 1967 — Appeal allowed.

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Judges (1)

Mahazan binti Mat Taib Delivered

Counsel (5)

Abdul Hadi Ahmad & Associates Firm Zaid Ibrahim & Co Firm Abdul Hadi Ahmad Counsel Respondent Jeyakuhan Jeyasingam Counsel Appellant Sarah Anthony Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

MISC BERHAD Appellant Syahridz bin Dzulkefli Respondent

Statutes Cited

Insolvency Act 1967 (Cap 360)
s 33A

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-11ancvc-53-11-2025)