The court will exercise caution in striking out claims, maintaining that if pleadings disclose some cause of action, they should not be summarily dismissed.

[1] This is an application by the Plaintiff by way of Notice of Application (Application) (encl 12) dated 28 August 2018 to strike out the Defendant's counterclaim pursuant to O 18 r 19(1)(a)(b) and / or (d) of the Rules of 2012 ( ROC 2012) for the following orders:

1.1 That the Defendant's Counterclaim ("Counterclaim") towards the Plaintiff dated 31 July 2018 to be strike out as it does not disclose a reasonable cause of action;

1.2 That the Counterclaim was frivolous, vexatious and / or with the intent to embarrass, delay and / or an abuse of the process of the Court;

1.3 The cost of the application to be borne by the Defendant; and

1.4 Any other relief and / or order that the Court deems fit.

[2] The relevant cause papers before this Court are:

2.1 the Writ of Summons and the Statement of Claim of the Plaintiff dated 6 April 2018;

2.2 the Statement of Defence and Counterclaim of the Defendant dated 31 July 2018;

2.3 the Reply to the Defence and the Reply to the Counterclaim by the Plaintiff dated 13 August 2018;

2.4 the Plaintiff's application to strike out the Defendant's Counterclaim dated 28 August 2018 (Enclosure 12);

2.5 the Plaintiff's Affidavit in support affirmed by Mat Shah Bin Safuan on 28 August 2018 (Enclosure 13);

2.6 the Defendant's Affidavit in Reply affirmed by Dato' Seri Pang Chow Huat on 14 September 2018 (Enclosure 18); and

2.7 the Plaintiff's Affidavit in Reply affirmed by Mat Shah Bin Safuan on 28 September 2018 (Enclosure 19).

Salient Facts

[3] On 26 December 2012, the Plaintiff and Syarikat Pembinaan Kota Laksamana (Melaka) Sdn Bhd filed a claim against Dato' Arunasalam, Ravichanthiran Ganesan and Solaris Estate Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur High Court Civil Suit No:: 22NCVC-1501-12/2012 (Suit 2012).

[4] On 28 March 2013, the settlement agreement was executed between the Plaintiff, Ravichanthiran Ganesan and Solaris Estates Sdn Bhd wherein the parties has agreed to enter into a full and final settlement and to record consent judgment [see exhibit "TSMS-1"].

[5] On 22 April 2013, the parties recorded the consent judgment wherein the parties agreed that:

i) Defendan Ketiga (Solaris Estates Sdn Bhd) hendaklah membayar wang berjumlah RM2,950,000-00 (Ringgit Malaysia Dua Juta Sembilan Ratus Lima Puluh Ribu) tersebut kepada Plaintif Pertama (Mat Shah Bin Safuan) melalui cek atau pindahan telegrafik (Telegraphic Transfer) pada atau sebelum 31 Disember 2013;

ii) Sekiranya:

(a) Defendan Ketiga (Solaris Estates Sdn Bhd) ingkar dan / atau gagal membayar Plaintif Pertama jumlah wang RM2,950,000-00 (Ringgit Malaysia Dua Juta Sembilan Ratus Lima Puluh Ribu) tersebut; dan / atau

(b) Defendan Kedua (Ravichanthiran Ganesan) dan / atau Defendan Ketiga (Solaris Estates Sdn Bhd) ingkar dan / atau gagal mematuhi mana-mana terma atau syarat Penghakiman Persetujuan ini, maka keseluruhan jumlah wang seperti dituntut oleh Plaintif-Plaintif di dalam Saman dan Pernyataan Tuntutan tindakan ini atau mana-mana bahagian daripadanya yang masih terhutang dan kena bayar pada ketika itu perlu dibayar oleh Defendan-Defendan kepada Plaintif-Plaintif dengan serta merta bersama dengan faedah pada kadar 5% setahun bersama dengan kos.

[6] On 6 February 2014, the Defendant signed the Letter of Guarantee (Personal Guarantee) with the Plaintiff and agreed to pay the Judgment Sum of RM2,950,000-00 pursuant to the Consent Judgment entered between Dato' Arunasalam, the Plaintiff (Dato' Mat Shah Safuan) and Ravichanthiran Ganesan [see exhibit "TSMS-2"].

[7] In gist, through the Letter of Guarantee, Defendant had agreed to guarantee the payment of the Judgment Sum on behalf of Ravichanthiran Ganesan and Solaris Estates Sdn Bhd.

[8] It was further agreed by the Plaintiff, the Defendant was to make the payment of the Judgment Sum by