MOHD ABDUL KARIM ABDULLAH & ORS vs LEMBAGA KUMPULAN WANG SIMPANAN PEKERJA

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2025 MarsdenLR 2382

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
MOHD ABDUL KARIM ABDULLAH & ORS – Appellant
Versus
LEMBAGA KUMPULAN WANG SIMPANAN PEKERJA – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Rajashree Suppiah,Amira Nur Nadia Azhar ,Respondent Advocate: Afifi Ahmad,Adilah Abdul Wahid,Anis Dayana Mat Daud

Table of Content
1. judgment of leave to appeal under cja into issues surrounding liability of directors and statutory requirements. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. fact patterns regarding the filing of claims against directors and the absence of the company in lawsuits. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11)
3. legal requirements and implications of granting leave to appeal and public importance of questions raised. (Para 12 , 14 , 15)
4. interpretation of statutory provision s 46 of the epf act and implications for directors. (Para 18 , 19 , 20)
5. decision to dismiss application for leave based on established legal principles. (Para 39 , 40)

Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim PCA:

Introduction

[1] The Applicants sought leave to appeal under s 96(a) of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 ("CJA") against the decision of the Court of Appeal which ruled, that following Ong Kim Chuan & Anor v. Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja 2009 MarsdenLR 2908 ; ; 2009 MarsdenLR 4196 (" Ong Kim Chuan "), "the directors may be sued independent of the company...and that s 46 of the Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 ('EPF Act') does not bar the EPF to name only director in their claim".

[2] The Court of Appeal, in so rul

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2025 MarsdenLR 2382

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYAMOHD ABDUL KARIM ABDULLAH & ORS – AppellantVersusLEMBAGA KUMPULAN WANG SIMPANAN PEKERJA – Respondent

Cases Referred (6)

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
MOHD ABDUL KARIM ABDULLAH & ORS – Appellant
Versus
LEMBAGA KUMPULAN WANG SIMPANAN PEKERJA – Respondent