TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD v REGENCY INTERNATIONAL HOTEL SDN BHD

wa-22ncvc-114-02-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 15 January 2026 • WA-22NCvC-114-02/2021 • 13 min read
2 cases cited (0 SG, 2 foreign)

Catchwords

Kontrak — Bekalan elektrik — Kewajipan pengguna membayar bil — Pelanggaran kontrak Tenaga Nasional Berhad — Tuntutan tunggakan caj elektrik — Akaun pengguna berdaftar Undang-undang bekalan elektrik — Hak pemegang lesen menuntut caj tertunggak Surcaj — Penalti lewat bayar — Hak kontrak dan statut Peraturan-Peraturan Bekalan Pemegang Lesen 1990 — Pemulihan caj dan pemotongan bekalan Bil elektrik — Bil bulanan — Kegagalan pembayaran dalam tempoh ditetapkan Bacaan meter — Bacaan meter jarak jauh (RMR) — Bacaan sebenar penggunaan Keterangan — Beban pembuktian — Imbangan kebarangkalian — Bukti dokumentari Pembelaan — Dakwaan bil tidak tepat dan diskaun kerajaan — Kegagalan membuktikan Remedi — Penghakiman wang — Faedah dan kos

Practice Areas

Kontrak

Judges (1)

Eddie Yeo Soon Chye Delivered

Counsel (5)

Faizan & Co. Firm Steven Thiru Firm Hadi Mukhis bin Kharulmaini Counsel Plaintiff Mohamad Irwan Abd Rahman Counsel Defendant Yap Wen Jiek Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

REGENCY INTERNATIONAL HOTEL Sdn Bhd Defendant TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD Plaintiff

Case Significance

TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD v REGENCY INTERNATIONAL HOTEL SDN BHD is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 15, 2026 (citation: wa-22ncvc-114-02-2021). <p>Tenaga Nasional Berhad sued Regency International Hotel for RM1.84 million in outstanding electricity charges under account no. 220048746808 for a hotel premises in Kampung Baru, KL, accumulated from 2007 until the account was closed in January 2023. The High Court allowed the claim in full, finding the defendant breached its contractual and statutory obligations to pay for electricity consumed, and the defendant failed to prove its allegations of inaccurate billing.</p> The case was decided by Eddie Yeo Soon Chye. Counsel appearing: Hadi Mukhis bin Kharulmaini (counsel for plaintiff), Mohamad Irwan Abd Rahman (counsel for defendant), Yap Wen Jiek (counsel for plaintiff).

Summary

Tenaga Nasional Berhad sued Regency International Hotel for RM1.84 million in outstanding electricity charges under account no. 220048746808 for a hotel premises in Kampung Baru, KL, accumulated from 2007 until the account was closed in January 2023. The High Court allowed the claim in full, finding the defendant breached its contractual and statutory obligations to pay for electricity consumed, and the defendant failed to prove its allegations of inaccurate billing.

What was the outcome of TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD v REGENCY INTERNATIONAL HOTEL SDN BHD?

<p>Tenaga Nasional Berhad sued Regency International Hotel for RM1.84 million in outstanding electricity charges under account no. 220048746808 for a ...

Cases Cited (2)

MY (2)
[2014] 1 CLJ 409 [2015] 1 CLJ 400