NAGARAJ A/L SUBRAMANIAM v GANESH A/L AHWALY

aa-11bncvc-4-03-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 8 April 2025 • AA-11BNCvC-4-03/2024 • 9 min read

11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil-Procedure — Appeal — Magistrate’s Court jurisdiction — IOU document — Thumbprint authenticity confirmed by expert—No rebuttal evidence from the appellant — Burden of proof under Evidence Act ss.101, 103 discharged — respondent’s explanation of funds accepted — appellant’s denial speculative, inconsistent, unsupported — Counterclaim seeking declaratory relief misconceived and barred by Subordinate Courts Act 1948 s.65 — Findings of credibility by trial court not disturbed on appeal — Principle of appellate non-interference reaffirmed where there are no error or misdirection shown.

Practice Areas

Civil-Procedure

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (4)

K Devi & Associate Firm V.T. Singam, D. Gunasegran & Co. Firm Kaladevi a/p Chandrasekharan Counsel Respondent Subashini a/p Gunasegran Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Ganesh a/l Ahwaly Respondent Nagaraj a/l Subramaniam Appellant

Case Significance

NAGARAJ A/L SUBRAMANIAM v GANESH A/L AHWALY is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated April 8, 2025 (citation: aa-11bncvc-4-03-2024). The case was decided by Moses Susayan.

What was the outcome of NAGARAJ A/L SUBRAMANIAM v GANESH A/L AHWALY?

NAGARAJ A/L SUBRAMANIAM v GANESH A/L AHWALY is a High Court decision dated April 8, 2025. The case was heard by Moses Susayan. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Subordinate Courts Act 1948 (Cap 92)

s 90

Cases Cited (11)

MY (11)

[1993] 1 AMR 607 [1993] 2 CLJ 146 [2006] 2 CLJ 337 [2006] 3 AMR 410 [2006] 5 MLRH 185 [2007] 2 MLJ 169 [2015] 5 CLJ 602 [2015] MLJU 1966 [2022] 6 CLJ 706 [2022] AMEJ 0625 [2023] 7 MLJ 952

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (aa-11bncvc-4-03-2024)