A blast from the Past (Part 3) - why the club was reinstated

 

On 28.6.2018, the Lions Club of Kota Kinabalu Host wrote to the Minister of Home Affairs to appeal against the deregistration of the club.

On 2.11.2018 Originating summons with John Ho and Francis Liew as plaintiffs were filed against the Registrar of Societies. The summons was supported by affidavits of John Ho and Francis Liew who affirmed in their capacity as Past President and a former secretary of Lions club of Kota Kinabalu Host respectively.

Before the court could hear and determine the substantive issues in the summons the minister of Home Affairs on 23.1.2019 allowed the appeal, to the minister, with condition. The club was required to furnish certain information to ROS within 90 days.

Eventually the club was reinstated on 2^nd July 2019 and the court action was discontinued on 8.7.2019 with the Plaintiffs having to pay RM2000.

This is just to inform that it is not a case of ROS (the defendants) having lost the court case as believed by many. The case was withdrawn by the Plaintiffs with payment of RM2000.

The Notice of discontinuance is as follows:

                                                                 Notice of Discontinuance

 

Take notice that the 1st and 2^nd Plaintiffs wholly discontinue this action against the 1^st and 2^nd defendants, with liberty to file afresh and with costs of RM2000 to be paid to the 1^st and 2^nd defendants.

Dated this 8^th day of July, 2019

                                                                     Signed by the advocate for the 1^st and 2^nd Plaintiff.