AMBANK (M) BERHAD vs LIEW SUAT NGOH

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2023 MarsdenLR 1863

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
AMBANK (M) BERHAD – Appellant
Versus
LIEW SUAT NGOH – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Toh Xin Yi ,Respondent Advocate: Ong Ing Siew

Table of Content
1. application for discharge from bankruptcy. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. circumstances leading to bankruptcy. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. importance of dgi report in discharge application. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16)
4. consequences of failing to comply with statutory obligations. (Para 17 , 18 , 20)
5. court's decision on discharge application. (Para 21)

JUDGMENT

Muhammad Faisal Zulkifli:

Introduction

[1] The Judgment Debtor (in this application will be referred to as Bankrupt) filed an application of discharge by way of Summons in Chambers in Encl 1 on 6 January 2023.

[2] Previously on 29 July 2022, the Bankrupt filed similar application before this Court in WA-29PB-758-07/2022. During the first case management, the Director General of Insolvency ("DGI") informed that ROAO was recorded twice against the Bankrupt. The ROAO recorded against Bankrupt by AmBank Berhad was on 14 November 2007. Meanwhile, another ROAO recorded earlier against the Bankrupt on 8 May 2006 by petition presented from Maybank Berhad. The Bankrupt had also filed another similar application for discharge in the case of Maybank Berhad. These two applications were heard together before this Court

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2023 MarsdenLR 1863

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPURAMBANK (M) BERHAD – AppellantVersusLIEW SUAT NGOH – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
AMBANK (M) BERHAD – Appellant
Versus
LIEW SUAT NGOH – Respondent