JUDGMENT

Abdul Malik Ishak J:

I am suprised that the first defendant lodged an appeal against my decision which was handed down on 15 February 1996 through their Counsel Mr. Rodney Gomez from Messr. Shearn Delarnore & Co. The brief facts that led to my decision dated 15 February 1996 may be summarised in this fashion.

On January 31, 1996, the Senior Assistant Registrar heard an application in chambers vide enclosure 5 where the plaintiff sought for the following prayers:

1. Bahawa Penghakiman Terus di bawah Aturan 14, Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah Tingi, 1980 dimasukkan bagi pihak plaintif terhadap defendan pertama dalam jumlah RM3,140,197.10 atau secara alternatif jumlah RM1,915,189.00 bersama dengan faedah pada kadar 8% setahun dari tarikh penghakiman sehingga tarikh penyelesaian.

2. Bahawa kos permohonan ini di bayar oleh defendan pertama kepada plaintif.

In the event, the Senior Assistant Registrar gave summary judgment in the sum of RM1,915,189.00 against the first defendant who, in due course, filed a notice of appeal to the Judge in Chambers under O. 56 of the Rules of the High Court, 1980 ('RHC'). This was a perfectly legitimate course of action taken by the first defendant. When th