Balia Yusof Wahi JC:

By way of an ex parteapplication filed on 19 February 2003 (encl. 2), the plaintiff is seeking for the following reliefs, namely:

(1) Defendan-defendan dihalang sama ada secara sendiri atau oleh pengkhidmatnya atau ejennya atau sebaliknya daripada:

(a) mengambil keluar dari bidangkuasa Malaysia, melepaskan atau berurusan memindahkan keluar dari bidangkuasa sebarang asset mereka yang berada di Malaysia sama ada atas nama sendiri atau tidak dan sama ada dimiliki secara tunggal ataupun bersama setakat mana nilainya tidak melebihi RM12,589,670.98 (Ringgit Malaysia Dua Belas Juta, Lima Ratus Lapan Puluh Sembilan Ribu, Enam Ratus Tujuh Puluh dan Sen Sembilan Puluh Lapan Sahaja); dan

(b) tanpa prejudis kepada (a) di atas, secara khusus mengeluarkan ataupun dalam apa cara jua pun berurus dengan dana daripada akaun-akaun berikut:

Bank No. Akaun Nama pemegang-

Pemegang akaun

Citibank KL 0-048465-021 Loh Kim Foh & /atau Wong Kim

Citibank KL 2911204357 & Loh Kim Foh & /atau

2910285321 Lim Ah See @ Lim Teng Lin

Maybank 514123330914 Loh Kim Foh & /atau

Berhad KL Loh Kaw @ Loh Chee Fah

Universal (M) Investment Fund Loh Kim Foh

Berhad

Citibank KL Loh Kim Foh dan/atau Loh Mui Fah ataupun mana-mana mereka dan/ atau pihak Ketiga,

(2) Defendan-defendan dihalang sama ada secara sendiri atau oleh pengkhidmatnya atau ejennya atau sebaliknya daripada:

(a) melepaskan ataupun berurusan ataupun mengurangkan nilai asetnya yang berada di luar Malaysia, khususnya, Republik Singapura sama ada atas nama sendiri atau tidak dan sama ada dimiliki secara tunggal ataupun bersama setakat mana nilainya tidak melebihi Singapore Dollars yang mana nilainya bersamaan dengan RM12,589,670.98; dan

(c) tanpa prejudis kepada (a) di atas, secara khusus mengeluarkan ataupun dan apa cara jua pun berurus dengan dana daripada akaun-akaun berikut:

Bank No. Akaun Nama Pemegang-

Pemegang akaun

Citibank, Singapura 0-393098-007 Loh Kim Foh & /atau

Wong Kim, & /atau

Loh Siew Choong

Citibank, Singapura 0-242138-007 Loh Kim Foh & /atau

Wong Kim,

Loh Siew Ngoh

Citibank, Singapura 6-242138-005 Loh Kim Foh & /atau

Wong Kim,

Loh Siew Ngoh

Citibank, Singapura Loh Kim Foh dan/atau

Loh Mui Fah ataupun

mana-mana mereka

dan/atau pihak Ketiga.

What the plaintiff is asking is basically what is commonly known as a mareva injunction.

For a better appreciation of the issue, I find it necessary to set out in full the chronology of the matter. Upon a certificate of urgency (encl. 4), the hearing of the plaintiff's ex parteapplication was fixed on 10 March 2003 and upon hearing the submissions of counsel for the plaintiff and perusing the affidavit filed in support of the application in encl. 3, this court adjourned the hearing to the next day for decision. When the case was called up for decision on 11 March 2003, beside counsels for the plaintiff, one Mr. Ravi and Miss P'ng appeared for the defendants and request permission of the court to follow the proceedings to which the court acceded to. Their presence were merely to put on record that they are representing the defendants. The decision of this court delivered on that day was to allow the application of the plaintiff in the terms of prayer 1 of encl. 2 and costs was ordered to be in the cause. Being an ex parteorder, the court accordingly fix the matter for inter parteshearing on 26 March 2003 well within the 21 day period as stipulated under O. 29 of the Rules of the High Court 1980.

On 26 March 2003, both parties appeared before me and consented that the hearing of the inter partesbe adjourned to another date. At the same time the plaintiff also applied for an ad interiminjunction pending the inter parteshearing of the matter. Upon hearing the respective submissions of both parties, the court allowed the plaintiff's application for an ad interiminjunction and adjourned the matter for inter parteshearing to 7 April 2003. On 7 April 2003, the hearing of the inter partesapplication was not proceeded with as the court w