JUDGMENT

Shamsulbahri Ibrahim J:

Introduction

[1] For ease of reference of this appeal, parties will be referred to as they were in the proceedings before the Sessions Court .

[2] This is an appeal filed by the 2nd Defendant against the decision of the Sessions Court Judge on 21 September 2023 in allowing the Plaintiffs' application to amend the order of the Court dated 9 March 2022.

[3] As a brief background, on 19 October 2020 vide Civil Suit No: JA-A52-49-11/2017 ("SCCS No 49"), the Plaintiffs obtained a judgment against the Defendants where, inter alia, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Defendants have to pay the former a sum of RM213,000.00.

[4] On 1 November 2021 an individual known as Choo Chee Hwa filed the Winding-Up Petition No: JA-28NCC-126-11/2021 ("WP No 126") against the 2nd Defendant.

[5] Not long after, on the 8 December 2021, the Plaintiffs filed the Writ of Seizure and Sale No: JA-56WS-22-12/2021 ("WSS No 22") pursuant to SCCS No 49 against the 2nd Defendant.

[6] Subsequently, the Defendants filed an application in WSS No 22 to stay any execution proceeding and all proceedings of WSS No 22 until the disposal of WP No 126.

[7] On 9 March 2022, the Sessions Court made an Order ("Order dated 9 March 2022") which consists of the following:

(a) suatu perintah bahawa sebarang prosiding pelaksanaan tidak boleh diteruskan sehingga pelupusan akhir petisyen penggulungan No JA-28NCC-126-11/2021;

(b) bahawa satu perintah penggantungan kesemua prosiding di bawah Writ Pelaksanaan No JA-56WS-22-12/2021;

(c) bahawa senarai barang yang disenaraikan dalam senarai Inventori dikekalkan sehingga pelupusan tindakan penggulungan syarikat di Mahkamah Tinggi Johor Bahru; dan

(d) tiada perintah untuk kos.

[8] On 30 August 2022, notwithstanding all execution proceedings are stayed pursuant to the Order dated 9 March 2022, the Plaintiffs filed another Writ of Seizure and Sale No: JA-56WS-28-08/2022 ("WSS No 28") based on the order in SCCS No 49. This WSS No 28 is against the 4th Defendant.

[9] On November 2022, the 4th Defendant filed an application in WSS No 28 for an order for committal be issued against the Plaintiffs' solicitors namely Sritharan a/l K Govindan ("Sritharan") and Rajagunaseelan a/l Padmadaban ("Rajagunaseelan") on the ground that the duo allegedly contempt the Court by deliberately disobeying the Order dated 9 March 2022. On 22 December 2022, an ex-parte order was issued by the Sessions Court allowing the 4th Defendant to commence a committal proceeding against Sritharan and Rajagunaseelan. Vide a letter dated 29 December 2022, the Sessions Court fixed 16 January 2023 as the date for hearing of the committal proceeding. However, I was not informed of the outcome of the committal proceeding.

[10] On 21 September 2023, the Plaintiffs filed an application ("Amendment Application") to amend the Order dated 9 March 2022. The proposed amendments are highlighted as follows:

(a) suatu perintah bahawa sebarang prosiding pelaksanaan terhadap Defendan Kedua tidak boleh diteruskan sehingga pelupusan akhir petisyen penggulungan No JA-28NCC-126-11/2021;

(b) bahawa satu perintah penggantungan kesemua prosiding terhadap Defendan Kedua di bawah Writ Pelaksanaan No JA-56WS-22-12/2021;

(c) bahawa senarai barang yang disenaraikan dalam senarai Inventori dikekalkan sehingga pelupusan tindakan penggulungan syarikat di Mahkamah Tinggi Johor Bahru; dan

(d) tiada perintah untuk kos.

[11] Sritharan, the Plaintiffs' solicitor who affirmed the affidavit in support of the Amendment Application stated the following reasons:

(a) the Order dated 9 March 2022 does not reflect the actual state of the Sessions Court order on 9 March 2022; and

(b) the amendment is needed to change the names of the parties namely from the Defendants to the 2nd Defendant.

[12] The 2nd Defendant, on the other hand, in refuting the Amendment Application avers that the Court has no jurisdiction to amend the Order dated 9 March 2022 since it does fall within the ambit of "slip rule" pursuant to