MARCUS CHAN JAU CHWEN v 1. ) SURIA WARAS DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD. 2. ) PUJIAN SEKATA SDN. BHD. 3. ) BENCHMARK LINK SDN. BHD. 4. ) IMPIANPURI SDN. BHD. 5. ) CHEW YEW YEK 6. ) CHEN AH FOOK 7. ) OON SIM HOR @ THUM SIN HOR 8. ) DATUK ARIF SHAH BIN HAJI OMAR SHAH PENCELAH 1. ) DATO' SATHARUBAN SIVASUBRAMANIAM 2. ) KHOO SIEW KIAT

wa-24ncc-575-11-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 August 2025 • WA-24NCC-575-11/2024

Catchwords

Administrators Pendente Lite - Section 19 Probate and Administration Act 1959 - Court-appointed officers subject to court control - Leave requirement to commence proceedings against administrators pendente lite - Locus standi - Beneficiary under disputed will lacking crystallised interest - Minority shareholder unable to restrain administrators from exercising majority shareholding rights - Proper plaintiff rule - Company as separate legal entity - Duplicity of proceedings - pending application to remove Administrators Pendente Lite in Probate Court - Academic questions - Withdrawal of requisition notices rendering reliefs moot - Section 109 Companies Act 2016 - Share transmission prerequisite to membership rights.

Practice Areas

Administrators Pendente Lite

Judges (1)

Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya Delivered

Parties (11)

BENCHMARK LINK Sdn Bhd Respondent IMPIANPURI Sdn Bhd Respondent PUJIAN SEKATA Sdn Bhd Respondent SURIA WARAS DEVELOPMENT Sdn Bhd Respondent Chen Ah Fook Respondent Chew Yew Yek Respondent Dato' Satharuban Sivasubramaniam Intervener Datuk Arif Shah bin Haji Omar Shah Respondent Khoo Siew Kiat Intervener Marcus Chan Jau Chwen Applicant Oon Sim Hor @ Thum Sin Hor Respondent

Case Significance

MARCUS CHAN JAU CHWEN v 1. ) SURIA WARAS DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD. 2. ) PUJIAN SE... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated August 24, 2025 (citation: wa-24ncc-575-11-2024). The case was decided by Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya.

What was the outcome of MARCUS CHAN JAU CHWEN v 1. ) SURIA WARAS DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD. 2. ) PUJIAN SE...?

MARCUS CHAN JAU CHWEN v 1. ) SURIA WARAS DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD. 2. ) PUJIAN SE... is a High Court decision dated August 24, 2025. The case was heard by Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya. See the full judgment for details.