AWARD

1. The dispute is over the alleged unfair dismissal of Encik Balasingam A/L Arumugam by his employer PIH Marco Shoe Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. By orders of Court dated 26.8.1998 and 10.10.2002 Perdana Industries Holdings Bhd and Wah Seong Corporation Bhd were respectively joined as parties to the proceedings. This is an Application by Wah Seong Corp. Bhd (3rd Company) for an Order pursuant to section 29 IRA 1967 to join Glorious Ruby Development Sdn. Bhd. as a party to the proceedings.

2. Wah Seong Corporation Bhd (3rd Company) is an investment holding Company with diversified interest and having a group of companies involving in engineering infrastructure, building materials and others. Perdana Industries Holdings Bhd (2nd Company) is a public listed Company whose shares has been suspended from trading on the KLSE. Wah Seong Corp Bhd (3rd Company) had been ordered to be joined in as a party to the proceedings because inter alia the 1st and 2nd Company were both insolvent.

3. Since Glorious Ruby Development Sdn. Bhd. had taken over the 1st Company (PIH Marco Shoe Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd.) which is insolvent the Application is now made to ensure that when the Award is made against