This commentary examines the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India in Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anor v. Union of India [2024] 2 TCLR 1, a case that navigates the delicate intersection of individual identity, traditional social structures, and the limits of judicial power.
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Interim Maintenance: Silence Speaks Volumes
Note: This article is about the case of PS v SDS (Encl 10) [2020] MLRHU 565. (The citation has been reduced to only the initials of the parties because of a request that we received to protect the parties’ privacy.) The Story Unfolds in Court: PS and SDS’s Divorce Case In the High Court of […]
Fatwa and Constitutional Limits: The SIS Forum Case
Introduction. Some cases appear, at first glance, to be about a clash of beliefs; when in truth they are about something quieter and more structural: who has legal power, how far that power goes, and which court has the final word when limits are tested. SIS Forum (Malaysia) & Anor v. Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor […]
Death of a Son and the Family Business
Note: This article is a reflection upon the case of Yau Siew Lan & Anor v. Lim Wei Wei & Ors; Lim Wei Wei & Ors (Third Parties) [2023] MLRHU 1383. Introduction – The Weight of Trust In Kuala Lumpur, family businesses often intertwine with complex relationships, and the case of Yau Siew Lan and […]
The USD27mil Case – It Looked Like Oil, But Felt Like Smoke
Note: This is a case study of Protasco Bhd v. Pt Anglo Slavic Utama & Ors [2023] MLRHU 1773, which was heard at the Kuala Lumpur High Court before Liza Chan Sow Keng J. There are transactions that announce themselves loudly—glossy decks, confident voices, numbers marching across spreadsheets like obedient soldiers. And then there are […]