RK Nathan J:

Application

[1] This is an application by the plaintiff for the following orders:

(1) that her marriage to one Lau Yen Yoon (deceased) performed pursuant to Chinese customary rites be declared valid; (2) that she has a legal right to claim her share of the properties registered in both the names of the plaintiff and the deceased;

(3) that she has a legal right to make a claim over all properties registered in the name of the deceased;

(4) that she has a legal right to claim all properties jointly acquired during the life time of the deceased;

(5) that she has a legal right to claim all jewellery given to her as gifts during the wedding which are in the safe deposit box kept by the deceased in the bank; and

(6) such other relief as the court thinks fit and proper.

The Affidavits

[2] In support of her application the plaintiff affirmed an affidavit (encl 2). She confirmed that she had married one Lau Yen Yoon (the deceased) according to Chinese customary rites on 19 November 1995.She was given gifts of jewellery during the wedding on 20 November 1995 which took place at Cha'ah, Johor Darul Takzim.After the wedding she lived with the deceased at No. 7, Jalan Pandan I