PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN CHEOK LAY HO @ PAUL CHEOK PENGHUTANG PENGHAKIMAN CHOONG CHEE MENG

wa-29ncc-1089-06-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 5 February 2026 • WA-29NCC-1089-06/2024 • 9 min read
4 cases cited (0 SG, 4 foreign)

Outcome

As such, I dismissed both Encl 72 and 73 but with liberty to raise the issues raised in the Rule 116 Notice at the hearing of the CP. I made no order as to costs in both appeals.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-29ncc-1089-06-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Bankruptcy - Creditor's petition - Sections 3 & 5 Insolvency Act 1967 - Judgment debt - Failure to satisfy judgment sum-Act of bankruptcy-Inability to pay debts-Whether debt bona fide disputed on substantial grounds-Burden on debtor-Service of bankruptcy notice-Compliance with statutory requirements-Discretion of Court-Making of bankruptcy order-Appeal against decision.

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Judges (1)

Suhendran Sockanathan Delivered

Counsel (4)

Cheang & Ariff Firm Shankar Govinth Firm Lim Ke Xin Counsel Petitioner Nur Diana Adilla Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Cheok Lay Ho @ Paul Cheok Judgment Creditor Choong Chee Meng Judgment Debtor

Statutes Cited

Bankruptcy Act 1967 (Cap 360)

Cases Cited (4)

MY (4)
[1996] MLJU 372 [2004] 1 MLJ 1 [2010] MLJU 1771 [2025] MLJU 1530

Judgment

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