JUDGMENT

Azizan Md Arshad JC:

Introduction

[1] This is an application (encl 185) by the Respondent (Defendant) under O 14A of the Rules of Court 2012 ("ROC 2012") for the determination of the question of law and/or facts without having to go through a full trial. In this case, the Defendant has raised an issue related to the Jurisdiction of this Court to hear this case because it involves O 72 Rules of Court 2012 which is mandatory to be followed, to give jurisdiction to this Court.

[2] The Plaintiffs have raised the issue of estoppel as a reason for objecting to the Defendant's application. Since this issue is the main issue, other applications (Enclosures 92, 115 and 188) depend on this issue. The Defendant's application has been allowed with a cost of RM5,000.00 subject to the allocator fee on 18 July 2023. The Plaintiff has appealed against this decision. The parties are referred to as they were in the High Court.