ASIAN KITCHEN (M) SDN BHD v 1. ) MENARA KUALA LUMPUR SDN BHD 2. ) HYDROSHOPPE SDN BHD

wa-22ncc-399-06-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 3 September 2023 • WA-22NCC-399-06/2023 • 15 min read
9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Outcome

In the words of Abdul Hamid Omar LP in Wee Choo Keong v MBf Holdings Bhd & Anor and another appeal [1993] 2 MLJ 217, at pp 220-221: (own emphasis added) [43] For the reasons stated above, I allowed this Application with costs in favour of the 1st Defendant.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-22ncc-399-06-2023). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Summary Judgment on counterclaim - O.14 r. 5 Rules of Court 2012 - whether defendant has unfettered right to apply for summary judgment on its counterclaim - counterclaim is independant action separate from main action - counterclaim based on breach of tenancy agreement - main action regarding tender for new operator to operate restaurant on premises - whether tender tainted by fraud - legitimate expectation to remain on premises - whether there is a triable issue

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Administrative Law Landlord & Tenant

Judges (1)

Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya Delivered

Counsel (9)

Kamil Hashim Raj & Lim Firm Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership Firm Shahrizat Rashid & Lee Firm Arun Ganesh Boopalan Counsel Plaintiff Datuk DP Naban Counsel Defendant Dhanaraj Vasudevan Counsel Plaintiff Lisa Yong Counsel Defendant Nik Aimi Nabilah Counsel Defendant Oazair bin Huneid Tyeb Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

ASIAN KITCHEN Sdn Bhd Plaintiff HYDROSHOPPE Sdn Bhd Defendant MENARA KUALA LUMPUR Sdn Bhd Defendant

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (9)

MY (9)
[1993] 2 MLJ 217 [1995] 1 MLJ 281 [1998] 5 MLJ 446 [2004] MLJU 306 [2008] 7 MLJ 297 [2010] 4 CLJ 133 [2018] 6 MLJ 561 [2020] 1 MLJ 557 [2020] MLJU 459

Judgment

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