Case background: SESCO disconnected electricity without notice because the previous owner owed RM57,000.00 and meter tampering was found to have occurred before the house was handed over to the Plaintiff. Family took SESCO to court. This is an AI generated image for illustration purposes only. Judgement: Court said SESCO can’t force the new owner to pay the previous owner’s bills in the above situation. No contract with you = no power to cut your lights. Results: Sesco was o

This is an AI generated image for illustration purposes only. In Malaysia, stamp duty for the abovesaid type of transfer is subject to a nominal stamp duty of RM10.00. However, subject to Stamp Duty (Exemption) Order (No. 3 ) Order 2023 [P.U. (178)], should the property be valued by the valuation branch of the Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri as exceeding RM1,000,000.00 in market value, stamp duty shall be chargeable over the amount exceeding RM1,000,000 at a rate of fifty percentu

This is an AI generated image for illustration purposes only. Under Sarawak’s Administration of Estates Ordinance, only the Probate Officer at Amanah Raya can grant or revoke Probate, not the Courts. However, the exercise of this power by the Probate Officer can be challenged in Court by way of judicial review or by way of a writ action against the probate officer seeking a declaration regarding the correctness of the decision. As such, Amanah Raya should be joined as a party