{"id":6019,"date":"2025-11-16T13:47:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T05:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/?p=6019"},"modified":"2025-11-16T13:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T05:50:16","slug":"civil-procedure-strike-out-under-order-18-rule-191ab-rules-of-court-2012-extension-of-time-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/zh\/civil-procedure-strike-out-under-order-18-rule-191ab-rules-of-court-2012-extension-of-time-application\/","title":{"rendered":"CIVIL PROCEDURE \u2013 STRIKE OUT UNDER ORDER 18 RULE 19(1)(A),(B) RULES OF COURT 2012 \u2013 EXTENSION OF TIME APPLICATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>1. Summary and Facts:<\/strong><br>Badan Pengurusan Subang Parkhomes V Zen Estates Sdn Bhd (Sebelum ini dikenali sebagai Sendi Bangga Development Sdn Bhd) (Fadhullah &amp; Assoc Consulting Engineers Sdn Bhd, Pihak ketiga)\u201d [2025] MLJU 3591 the dispute arose from a claim by the management body of a condominium, Badan Pengurusan Subang Parkhomes (\u201cthe Plaintiff\u201d), against the developer, Zen Estates Sdn Bhd (\u201cthe Defendant\u201d), for latent defects in the building. The High Court had earlier, on 22 January 2024, found the defendant liable for the defects and ordered damages to be assessed, including damages for unrectified defects, non-compliance with the Electricity Regulations 1994, and loss of use of common property. The defendant, in turn, had a third-party claim against its engineering consultant, Fadhullah &amp; Associates Consulting Engineers Sdn Bhd, for indemnity relating to the electrical non-compliance. Following the judgment on liability, the matter proceeded to assessment of damages, during which procedural disputes arose between the parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Legal Issues:<\/strong><br>\u2022 Whether the plaintiff\u2019s delay in filing the Notice of Appointment for Assessment of Damages beyond six months under Order 37 rule 1(5) of the Rules of Court 2012 should cause the assessment proceedings to be struck out.<br>\u2022 Whether the defendant suffered any actual prejudice due to the plaintiff\u2019s delay in filing the Notice of Appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Court\u2019s Findings:<\/strong><br>\u2022 The High Court dismissed the Defendant\u2019s application and allowed the plaintiff\u2019s request for an extension.<br>\u2022 The court found that the Defendant had failed to substantiate any actual prejudice or damages suffered from the delay.<br>\u2022 Order 37 Rule 1(5) ROC 2012 was not mandatory, citing the Court of appeal decision in Vellasamy<br>a\/l Ponnusamy &amp; Ors v Gurbachan Singh a\/l Bagawan Singh &amp; Anor [2020] MLJU 695, which emphasized that;<br>\u2022 The Rules of Court 2012 adopt an inquisitorial approach and case management approach rather than a rigid adversarial one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Practical Implications:<\/strong><br>This judgment affirms that Malaysian courts emphasize on this substantive justice over procedural technicalities, whereas:<br>\u2022 The court characterized the defendat\u2019s application with costs of RM5,000.00 as a mere afterthought aimed at delaying the assessment of damages.<br>\u2022 Order 37 ROC 2012 should not be interpreted rigidly and non-compliance willl not render proceedings void unless it causes substantial prejudice or contravenes an \u201cunless order\u201d.<br>This case reinforces the judiciary\u2019s commitment to the overriding objective of ensuring matters are resolved on their merits rather than being struck out for technical delay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Badan Pengurusan Subang Parkhomes v Zen Estates Sdn Bhd [2025] MLJU 3591, the High Court reaffirmed that non-compliance with Order 37 Rule 1(5) of the Rules of Court 2012 does not automatically invalidate assessment of damages proceedings. The Court held that procedural rules must be read with the overriding objective of ensuring justice, and that the six-month time limit to file a Notice of Appointment is directory, not mandatory. Finding no prejudice to the defendant and noting active case management by the plaintiff, the Court dismissed the developer\u2019s strike-out bid and allowed an extension of time for assessment to proceed. The decision underscores the judiciary\u2019s commitment to substantive fairness over procedural rigidity in post-judgment proceedings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2997],"tags":[3744,2941,3745,3746,3743],"class_list":["post-6019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-civil-procedure","tag-assessment-of-damages","tag-latent-defects","tag-malaysian-judiciary","tag-procedural-law","tag-rules-of-court-2012"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CIVIL PROCEDURE \u2013 STRIKE OUT UNDER ORDER 18 RULE 19(1)(A),(B) RULES OF COURT 2012 \u2013 EXTENSION OF TIME APPLICATION | Yew Huoi, How &amp; Associates | Leading Malaysia Law Firm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Badan Pengurusan Subang Parkhomes v Zen Estates Sdn Bhd [2025] MLJU 3591, the High Court reaffirmed that non-compliance with Order 37 Rule 1(5) of the Rules of Court 2012 does not automatically invalidate assessment of damages proceedings. 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