PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN DIAMOND F v 1. ) PESURUHJAYA BANGUNAN KUALA LUMPUR 2. ) MAYBANK ISLAMIC BERHAD PENCELAH PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN DIAMOND F

wa-24ncvc-1263-04-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 6 April 2025 • WA-24NCvC-1263-04/2023 • 30 min read
4 cases cited (0 SG, 4 foreign)

Catchwords

Scope of power of a Commissioner of Buildings – Strata Management Act 2013 – Verification of names of newly elected management committee members – Whether Commissioner of Buildings has power to require statutory declarations to be filed for verification purposes – Paragraph 7(8) of Second Schedule, Strata Management Act 2013 – Only certified true copies of the resolutions passed at the general meeting and certified true copies of the minutes of general meeting are required for verification purposes – Whether Commissioner of Buildings has power to issue letter of recognition of committee members – Signatories of management corporation’s bank account – Whether bank may rely on letter of recognition from Commissioner of Buildings to decline signatories of management corporation and freeze bank account – Paragraph 7(5) of the Second Schedule – Minutes of meeting signed by the chairman of the meeting or the secretary are admissible as prima facie evidence without further proof – Circular issued by Commissioner of Buildings to impose additional requirements are ultra vires and void

Practice Areas

Strata Management

Judges (1)

Gan Techiong Delivered

Counsel (10)

Azam Lim & Pang Firm Che Mokhtar & Ling Firm Seira & Sharizad Firm WK Lim & Partners Firm Chandra Theeran Counsel Intervener Jesssica Dass Counsel Defendant Kathiravan A/L Raveenthran Counsel Defendant Lai Chee Hoe Counsel Plaintiff Muhamad Al Muazzim bin Azmi Amin Counsel Defendant Ooi Xin Yi Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (4)

MAYBANK ISLAMIC BERHAD Respondent PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN DIAMOND F Applicant PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN DIAMOND F Intervener Pesuruhjaya Bangunan Kuala Lumpur Respondent

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (4)

MY (4)
[2007] 6 MLJ 581 [2014] 1 MLJ 14 [2020] 3 MLJ 645 [2023] MLJU 305

Judgment

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