Thangaraj Balasundram
About Thangaraj Balasundram
Thangaraj Balasundram appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026). These were heard before MYHC (3), MYCOA (1) and MYFC (1).
On the court record
Thangaraj Balasundram's reported practice combines administrative and environmental judicial review with commercial, land and property litigation, appearing in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court, and acting for respondents, defendants and appellants.
A prominent matter is an environmental judicial review in the Court of Appeal, in which he acted for a respondent. The challenge sought to quash a planning permission granted by the Kuantan City Council for the construction of a permanent disposal facility for water leach purification waste associated with the Lynas Malaysia rare-earths operation, engaging sections 20B, 22 and related provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 and the local plan.
His commercial and property work includes related High Court matters concerning the Mujur Zaman group, in which he acted for defendants on questions of law under Order 14A of the Rules of Court 2012 where a developer had been wound up after execution of a sale and purchase agreement, raising whether the agreement was unlawful for contravening sections 223 and 293 of the Companies Act 1965, whether it was frustrated under section 57(2) of the Contracts Act 1950, and limitation. In a further High Court matter concerning Bungsar Hill Holdings Sdn Bhd he acted for a defendant on a striking-out application, on res judicata following an earlier suit decided on the merits and affirmed on appeal, on whether there was any basis to sue the opposing party's solicitors or allege conspiracy, and on the removal of private caveats where only a registrable interest supports one.
He has also appeared at the Federal Court for the appellant in a land-acquisition matter concerning Sistem Lingkaran Lebuhraya Kajang Sdn Bhd, on compliance with Part Twelve of the National Land Code and its effect on compensation. The practice is public-law, land and commercial litigation, argued at every level of court.
How many cases has Thangaraj Balasundram appeared in?
Thangaraj Balasundram appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026).
Which courts does Thangaraj Balasundram appear in?
Thangaraj Balasundram appears before MYHC (3), MYCOA (1) and MYFC (1).
What does Thangaraj Balasundram focus on in these decisions?
Administrative and environmental judicial review together with commercial, land and property litigation. His matters include a Court of Appeal environmental judicial review concerning a planning permission for a waste-disposal facility linked to the Lynas Malaysia operation, Order 14A disputes concerning the Mujur Zaman group, and a Federal Court land-acquisition matter concerning Sistem Lingkaran Lebuhraya Kajang Sdn Bhd.
What was the environmental judicial review about?
A challenge in the Court of Appeal, in which he acted for a respondent, to a planning permission granted by the Kuantan City Council for a permanent disposal facility for water leach purification waste connected with the Lynas Malaysia rare-earths operation, engaging sections 20B and 22 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 and the applicable local plan.
What issues arose in the Mujur Zaman matters?
In related High Court matters he acted for defendants on questions of law under Order 14A of the Rules of Court 2012 where a developer had been wound up after a sale and purchase agreement was executed — including whether the agreement was unlawful for contravening sections 223 and 293 of the Companies Act 1965, whether it was frustrated under section 57(2) of the Contracts Act 1950, and limitation.