Ahmadi Asnawi JC:

[1] Both the petitioner and the respondent were married on 29 August 1985. Subsequently the following events took place:

(1) Mac 1987

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Matrimony broke down.

Both parties led separate lives.

(2) 6 January 1991

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The respondent filed Divorce Petition No. 33-2-1991

(3) 6 December 1992

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Decree Nisi was granted.

(4) 24 December 1992

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Decree Nisi was made absolute.

The decree nisi (referred to as the first order) provides inter alia:

The decree nisi (referred to as the first order) provides inter alia:

(a) The dissolution of the marriage between petitioner and respondent.

(b) Custody, care and control of an issue of the marriage one K. Vasanth a/l T. Kanniappan was given to the petitioner with reasonable access to the respondent.

(c) Respondent was ordered to pay arrears of maintenance of the said child amounting to RM7,800 being arrears from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1992 at RM300 per month and thereafter to pay RM300 per month for the maintenance of the said child.

(d) That the petitioner shall have no claim of the respondent's immovable properties as follows:

(i) A piece of land known as PTD 658, HS (M) 1642 in Mukim Chaah Johor with a house erected thereon which is subject to a mortgage to Pacific Bank Bhd (hereinafter known as first property).

(ii) A piece of land together with a single storey terrace house erected thereon held under grant No. 10371, Lot 1202, Mukim of Kota Tinggi subject to a mortgage to Deutsche Bank (hereinafter known as second property).

(iii) A piece of land, about 2 E. OR. 00P held under PTD 667 HS(M) 87 Mukim Ulu Sungai Sedili Besar, Kota Tinggi (hereinafter referred to as third property).

(5) 21 July 1999

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Petitioner filed Saman Pemula 24(L)-425-1999 against the respondent

(6) 30 September 2000

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Consent orders (referred to as second order) relating to Saman Pemula 24(L)-425-1999 was recorded by both parties. This second order provides inter alia that:

(i) the respondent is to pay RM500 per month for the maintenance of the said child K. Vasanth a/l T. Kanniappan and also RM500 per month to the petitioner as the petitioner's maintenance.

(ii) the respondent agrees to continue paying RM500 as maintenance to K. Vasanth a/l T. Kanniappan until he is 24 years old in the event he enrolled in any institute of higher learning and to pay 1/2 of the annual tuition fees.

(7) 5 July 2001

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the petitioner filed saman penghutang penghakiman against the respondent vide the same saman pemula.

(8) 6 March 2002

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a consent order (hereinafter referred to as the third order) was recorded by both parties in respect of the said saman penghutang penghakiman. This consent order provides inter alia in its original form:

(a) Bahawa responden dikehendaki membayar kepada pempetisyen wang pukal (lump sum payment) sebanyak RM20,000 sebagai penyelesaian muktamad tuntutan pempetisyen untuk segala tuntutan bayaran nafkahnya yang tertunggak sebelum perintah ini dan juga untuk nafkah untuk masa akan datang dan dengan bayaran RM20,000 tersebut pempetisyen tidak mempunyai apa-apa tuntutan lagi terhadap responden.

(b) Bahawa responden dikehendaki membayar kepada anaknya bernama K. Vasanth a/l T. Kanniapan wang pukal (lump sum payment) sebanyak RM10,000 (melalui pempetisyen) sebagai penyelesaian muktamad tuntutan K. Vasanth a/l T. Kanniappan untuk segala tuntutan bayaran nafkah yang tertunggak sebelum perintah ini dan juga untuk nafkah untuk masa akan datang dan dengan bayaran RM10,000 tersebut pempetisyen tidak mempunyai apa-apa tuntutan lagi terhadap responden.

[2] It is clear beyond doubt that this third order superceded the first and second order in respect of the maintenance sum payable to the petitioner.

(9) 9 September 2005

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the petitioner filed the present Usul Pemula No. 24-42-2005 against the respondent

[3] By this usul pemula the petitioner applied to vary the first order (decree nisi dated 6 December 1992) and claimed 50% of the following immovable properties:

(i) the first pr