RAMLY ALI J::

(1) There are two applications before this court in the present proceedings namely:

(i) encl 8, which is a petition by the petitioner to be appointed the sole

administrator of the estate of the deceased (the late Dato’ Ngau Ken

Lock), under a grant of administration (with will annexed) de bonis

non; and

(ii) encl 14, which is an application by the applicant to be appointed as a

co-administrator de bonis non jointly with the petitioner.

Background

(2) On 8 March 1978, the late Dato’ Ngau Ken Lock died and left a will dated 16 June 1960. In the said will, the late Dato’ Ngau Ken Lock appointed his wife Ee Tian (f) and his first son Ngau Boon Ming to be executors and trustees of the will. In the said will also, the late Dato’ Ngau Ken Lock devised to his wife Ee Tian (f) and his five sons namely: Ngau Boon Ming; Ngau Boon Thai; Ngau Boon Kee; Ngau Boon Pin and Ngau Boon Kit, all his movable and immovable properties situated in the Federation of Malaya to be held by them in equal shares after payment of his funeral testamentary expenses. In other words, there are six beneficiaries to the said will, each will get ? of the deceased’s prope