[1] The plaintiff is a Director of the 3rd defendant company, Sri Magjuta Sdn Bhd ("Sri Magjuta" or "the company"). She seeks an order under s 167(6) of the Companies Act 1965 for an auditor to inspect the companys accounting and financial records on her behalf. Her co-directors, the 1st and 2nd defendants resist the application.

[2] The scope of the exceptions and limitations of a Directors right to inspect company accounts under s 167(6) is a crucial point that arises for consideration in this application.

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[3] The plaintiff is the aunt of the 1st and 2nd defendants. The three of them are the Directors of Sri Magjuta.

[4] Sri Magjuta was incorporated on 7 September 1996, by the plaintiffs father, the late Hoo An Kee @ Ho Fong Shun ("HAK"). The first shareholders and Directors of Sri Magjuta were the plaintiff, her two sisters and her sister- in-law, the mother of the 1st and 2nd defendants. It