JUDGMENT

Abdul Malik Ishak J:

Introduction

This was an appeal in encl. 80 against the decision of the senior assistant registrar ("SAR") dismissing the second defendant's (New Century Development (M) Sdn Bhd [Company No: 223293-V]'s) application in encl. 64 to strike out the plaintiff's case under O. 18 r. 19 of the Rules of the High Court 1980 ("RHC"). Enclosure 64 was supported by an affidavit of the second defendant affirmed by Ng Eng Leng, a Singaporean, on 12 August 1998 and filed on 4 September 1998 as reflected in encl. 63. The reply to encl. 63 would be encl. 73 which was the affidavit in reply of Hsueh Yong You, a manager of the plaintiff's company, that was affirmed on 15 October 1998. Hsueh Yong You too affirmed an affidavit in reply on 22 September 1998 which was filed on the same date as seen in encl. 68. The second defendant also relied on the affidavits in encl. 27 (affirmed by Ng Eng Leng, a director of the second defendant, on 28 July 1998 and filed on the next date) and encl. 28 (affirmed by Ng Eng Leng on 28 July 1998 and filed on 29 July 1998). The plaintiff, on the other end of the scale, relied heavily on the affidavit in support in encl. 4 that was affirmed b