XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG

wa-12ancvc-214-12-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 26 February 2026 • WA-12ANCvC-214-12/2024 • 43 min read
11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Outcome

Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed in its entirety. The orders and judgment of the Sessions Court dated 26 November 2024 and 24 March 2025 are hereby affirmed. Cost of this appeal in the sum of RM15,000 are awarded to the respondents, subject to allocatur.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-12ancvc-214-12-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Housing Development Act 1966 — Schedule H statutory contract — Sale and purchase agreement — Vacant possession — Delay in delivery — Liquidated ascertained damages (LAD) — Commencement date of LAD — Whether runs from initial payment under letter of intent or date of SPA Civil procedure — Representative action — Multiple purchasers — Joinder of claims — Monetary jurisdiction of Sessions Court — Section 65(1)(b) Subordinate Courts Act 1948 — Whether jurisdiction determined by aggregate sum or individual claims — Distinction between composite award and discrete awards Jurisdiction — Sessions Court — Monetary limit — Aggregate award exceeding RM1,000,000 — Whether fatal to jurisdiction — Representative claims below statutory ceiling — Jurisdiction preserved. Jurisdiction — Sessions Court — Territorial jurisdiction — Administrative transfer of judge — Whether judge functus officio upon transfer — Residual authority to deliver reserved judgment — Form versus substance. Jurisdiction — Sessions Court — Territorial limits — Section 59 Subordinate Courts Act 1948 — Whether local limits assigned by valid Gazette order — Absence of assignment — Jurisdiction extends throughout Peninsular Malaysia Practice and procedure — Joinder — Efficiency and convenience — Whether aggregation of claims necessary — Procedural economy versus jurisdictional constraint. Appeal — Grounds of appeal — Jurisdictional objections — Monetary and territorial limits — Whether fatal — Sessions Court judgment upheld.

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Contract Housing Development

Judges (1)

Moh Kok Wai Delivered

Counsel (6)

Andrew Davis & Co. Firm Yeoh Shim Siow & Lay Kuan Firm Eugene Khoo Yean Shern Counsel Respondent Hong Shu Han Counsel Respondent Kum Hui Min Counsel Respondent Zaitul Naziah binti Mohd Soib Counsel Appellant

Parties (5)

XTREME MERIDIAN Sdn Bhd Appellant Chow Chee Wah Respondent Denise Teoh Shyn Yong Respondent Mohd Dhiyauddin Assiddiq bin Mohd Zaid Respondent William Teh Yew Houng Respondent

Statutes Cited

Subordinate Courts Act 1948 (Cap 92)
s 59 s 65(1)(b)

Cases Cited (11)

MY (11)
[1998] 4 MLJ 564 [2002] 5 MLJ 321 [2006] 4 CLJ 195 [2006] 6 MLJ 97 [2020] MLJU 333 [2020] MLJU 982 [2021] 2 CLJ 441 [2021] MLJU 2612 [2022] 12 MLJ 440 [2022] 5 MLJ 40 [2022] MLJU 1568

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-12ancvc-214-12-2024)