MAHENDRAN A/L SUPPIAH v 1. ) GRYPHON ENERGY (SEA) SDN. BHD. 2. ) NAGENDRAN A/L C.NADARAJAH 3. ) GRYPHON ENERGY (ASIA PACIFIC) SDN. BHD. 4. ) SANDAKAN OFFSHORE (M) SDN. BHD.

wa-22ncvc-430-07-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 28 May 2025 • WA-22NCvC-430-07/2020

Catchwords

Abstract The claims are for RM14.68 million based on alleged oral promises made in 2008 for profit-sharing and employment benefits from energy companies. The plaintiff claimed entitlement to 8% of project profits and other benefits after leaving his position to develop offshore production technology. The court rejected secretly recorded conversations as inadmissible due to non-compliance with section 90A Evidence Act 1950 and dismissed the claims on three grounds: time-barred under the Limitation Act 1953, barred by res judicata from a withdrawn Industrial Court case, and failure to prove the alleged oral promises. Keywords • Oral agreements • Section 90A Evidence Act 1950 • Limitation Act 1953 • Res judicata • Digital evidence admissibility

Practice Areas

Evidence Limitation Civil Procedure Employment & Industrial Relations

Judges (1)

Arziah binti Mohamed Apandi Delivered

Parties (5)

GRYPHON ENERGY (ASIA PACIFIC) Sdn Bhd Defendant GRYPHON ENERGY Sdn Bhd Defendant SANDAKAN OFFSHORE Sdn Bhd Defendant Mahendran a/l Suppiah Plaintiff Nagendran a/l C.nadarajah Defendant

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