Akhtar bin Tahir
About J Akhtar bin Tahir
Akhtar bin Tahir has 51 reported Malaysia decisions (2024–2025). These were decided across MYHC (51). By subject matter, the largest shares are Civil Procedure (35), Contract (9) and Constitutional Law (4). Of these, 51 as the delivering judge.
On the judicial record
A High Court judge whose reported corpus centres on summary process, striking out and security enforcement, with contract, regulatory and defamation matters among the range.
Justice Akhtar bin Tahir sits in the High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi), and the reported decisions in this corpus are civil and commercial, with a strong emphasis on summary process, striking out and security enforcement, the judgments typically opening with a brief introduction of the dispute. Striking-out applications under Order 18 rule 19 of the Rules of Court recur, decided by reference to whether the claim discloses a reasonable cause of action — for example striking out a defamation claim against a newspaper for want of any cause of action, and striking out a mining-company claim.
Summary and enforcement process is prominent. Decisions address competing applications for summary judgment under Order 14 and to strike out under Order 18 rule 19 heard together; an application by a bank to auction charged property in execution of a judgment under sections 256 and 257 of the National Land Code; and a claim for the release of monies held by a company in liquidation under the directions procedure in Order 17 of the Rules of Court.
Contract and regulatory questions also feature, including a claim for breach of payment under a novation agreement and a personal guarantee, an application to obtain a patient's medical records under Regulation 44 of the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Regulations, and a claim to annul a sale-and-purchase agreement and a deferred-payment-plan agreement entered with a licensed developer. Committal proceedings for contempt and appeals from the Sessions Court, including a libel appeal after full trial and an appeal against the refusal of a committal application, round out a broad docket. The corpus reflects a High Court judge managing a commercial and interlocutory list, resolving each matter by close attention to the governing rule of court and to whether a claim can survive a striking-out or summary challenge before proceeding to a full trial on the merits.
How many cases has Akhtar bin Tahir decided?
Akhtar bin Tahir has 51 reported Malaysia decisions (2024–2025), 51 of them as the delivering judge.
Which courts does Akhtar bin Tahir sit in?
Akhtar bin Tahir sits in MYHC (51).
What is the focus of Justice Akhtar bin Tahir's reported decisions?
Civil and commercial work emphasising summary judgment, striking out under Order 18 rule 19, and security enforcement such as orders to auction charged land under the National Land Code, alongside contract, regulatory and defamation matters.
What regulatory question appears in the corpus?
An application to obtain a patient's medical records from healthcare providers under Regulation 44 of the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Regulations.