PUNITHA A/P PADATHALY v 1. ) SALAM ALLIANCE SDN BHD 2. ) DR.MOHD IQBAL BIN MOHD ARBA

ba-23ncvc-40-06-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 7 October 2025 • BA-23NCvC-40-06/2024 • 21 min read
7 cases cited (0 SG, 7 foreign)

Catchwords

Limitation — Tort — s.6(1)(a) Limitation Act — One-day late filing — s.29 concealment — Whether referral letter withheld — Discovery during custody proceedings — Fact-sensitive issue. Medical Negligence — Psychiatric referral letter — Issued without examination — Breach of duty — Need for viva voce evidence. Confidentiality — Medical records — Disclosure without consent — MMC confidentiality rules — Letter given to husband — Whether wrongful disclosure. Vicarious Liability — Clinic operator — Relationship between D1 and D2 — Control and integration — Triable issue. Abuse of Process — Late service — No mala fides — Serious allegations — Not frivolous or vexatious.

Practice Areas

Limitation

Judges (1)

Asmah binti Musa Delivered

Counsel (6)

Azim, Tunku Farik & Wong Firm Harjit Sandhu, Wan & Associates Firm Amos Siew Yih Jhien Counsel Defendant Harjit Singh Sandhu Counsel Plaintiff Mohd Ashraf bin Ramli Counsel Defendant Nicole Bor Wen Shen Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

SALAM ALLIANCE Sdn Bhd Defendant Dr.mohd Iqbal bin Mohd Arba Defendant Punitha a/p Padathaly Plaintiff

Case Significance

PUNITHA A/P PADATHALY v 1. ) SALAM ALLIANCE SDN BHD 2. ) DR.MOHD IQBAL BIN MO... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated October 7, 2025 (citation: ba-23ncvc-40-06-2024). The case was decided by Asmah binti Musa.

What was the outcome of PUNITHA A/P PADATHALY v 1. ) SALAM ALLIANCE SDN BHD 2. ) DR.MOHD IQBAL BIN MO...?

PUNITHA A/P PADATHALY v 1. ) SALAM ALLIANCE SDN BHD 2. ) DR.MOHD IQBAL BIN MO... is a High Court decision dated October 7, 2025. The case was heard by Asmah binti Musa. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (7)

UK (1)
[2020] UKSC 13
MY (6)
[1992] 2 MLJ 571 [1993] 3 MLJ 36 [2010] 9 MLJ 603 [2012] 9 MLJ 464 [2016] 5 MLJ 832 [2022] 9 MLJ 212

Judgment

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