Ragavan A/L Rajoo v Ignatian Benedict Duraisingham

ba-23cy-7-07-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 12 September 2024 • BA-23CY-7-07/2022 • 25 min read

22 cases cited (0 SG, 22 foreign)

Catchwords

Question of law - O33/O14A - Can the Plaintiff commence and sustain an action on a cause of action in defamation against the Defendant, which is a society pursuant to the provisions of the Societies Act 1966 - the court reformulated the questions and answered all in the affirmative - distinguished the FC case of Lim Lip Eng v Ong Ka Chuan and followed FC decision in Lee Tak Suan & Anor v Tunku Dato Seri Shahabudin Bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin - a society can sue and be sued in the name of its office bearers - application was dismissed.

Judges (1)

Noor Hayati binti Haji Mat Delivered

Counsel (5)

Haris Ibrahim Kandiah Partnership Firm S. Thilaga Firm Ashok Kandiah Counsel Defendant Mishand Pathmanathan Counsel Defendant Shangeetha a/p Thana Sehgaran Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Ignatian Benedict Duraisingham Defendant Ragavan a/l Rajoo Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Federal Constitution

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (22)

UK (2)

[1998] QB 459 [2007] 1 AC 359

MY (20)

[1965] 1 MLJ 142 [1982] 1 MLJ 186 [1994] 1 CLJ 207 [1995] 2 CLJ 912 [1995] 2 MLJ 493 [2000] 3 CLJ 719 [2000] 3 MLJ 81 [2003] 4 CLJ 337 [2003] 4 CLJ 377 [2003] 5 AMR 696 [2003] 6 AMR 74 [2004] 1 MLJ 8 [2006] 2 MLJ 689 [2011] 6 MLJ 297 [2011] 8 CLJ 766 [2016] 5 MLJ 314 [2016] 8 CLJ 831 [2018] 11 MLJ 585 [2018] 7 CLJ 371 [2024] 2 CLJ 753

Judgment

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