Gan Techiong
About J Gan Techiong
Gan Techiong has 58 reported Malaysia decisions (2024–2026). These were decided across MYHC (58). By subject matter, the largest shares are Civil Procedure (28), Contract (12) and Damages (6). Of these, 58 as the delivering judge.
On the judicial record
A High Court judge whose reported corpus centres on strata property, probate and succession, and civil-procedure questions, decided provision by provision.
Justice Gan Techiong sits in the High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi), and the reported decisions in this corpus are civil, with strata property, probate and succession, contract and civil procedure prominent. Strata-management disputes recur: decisions address the joint-management structure of a mixed development under section 21 of the Strata Management Act 2013 where residential parcels are stacked atop a mall, and the definition of a 'defaulter' in the Strata Management Regulations, holding that a proprietor who makes only partial payment of maintenance charges remains a defaulter.
Probate and succession is a distinct strand. Decisions engage the priority of creditors under section 67(1)(a) of the Probate and Administration Act 1959, which renders a disposition of property in a will void as against creditors if made without paying the testator's debts, read with section 74 of the Income Tax Act 1967; the procedure under Order 71 of the Rules of Court by which a probate matter becomes contested on the entry of a caveator's appearance; and the strict compliance required for dependency claims under sections 7 and 8 of the Civil Law Act 1956, including that no claim under section 8 is permissible without letters of administration.
Contract and procedural questions also feature, including the meaning of 'man-day' for the assessment of damages where a teaming agreement is silent on how damages are to be assessed, and whether service of process by email is valid absent a practice direction activating that mode of service under Order 62 of the Rules of Court. Employment appears through a challenge to a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy under which a pharmacist who refused vaccination was placed on unpaid leave, and a question arises whether a society may be prosecuted in its own name under the Societies Act 1966. The corpus reflects a High Court judge with a careful, provision-by-provision method across property, succession and procedure.
How many cases has Gan Techiong decided?
Gan Techiong has 58 reported Malaysia decisions (2024–2026), 58 of them as the delivering judge.
Which courts does Gan Techiong sit in?
Gan Techiong sits in MYHC (58).
What areas dominate Justice Gan Techiong's reported decisions?
Civil work centred on strata property under the Strata Management Act 2013, probate and succession including creditor priority under the Probate and Administration Act 1959, contract and damages, and civil procedure such as the validity of service by email.
What succession question appears in the corpus?
The priority of creditors under section 67(1)(a) of the Probate and Administration Act 1959, which renders a disposition of property in a will void as against creditors if made without first paying the testator's debts and liabilities.