NORSHUHADA BINTI SHAHARUDDIN v 1. ) Syed Faizal Shah Bin Syed Gulzar Ali Shah Sebagai Wasi Tunggal Kepada Harta Pusaka Dr. Zarina Bibi Bt Shah Mohd [Si Mati] [No. Mmc: 22471] 2. ) Dr. Mohd Daud Bin Yahya 3. ) Hospital Bersalin & Poliklinik Pusrawi

ba-23ncvc-56-11-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 18 December 2025 • BA-23NCvC-56-11/2022 • 35 min read
19 cases cited (0 SG, 19 foreign)

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Case Significance

NORSHUHADA BINTI SHAHARUDDIN v 1. ) Syed Faizal Shah Bin Syed Gulzar Ali Shah... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 18, 2025 (citation: ba-23ncvc-56-11-2022). <p>A mother sued two doctors and Pusrawi Hospital for medical negligence after her sixth child was stillborn following a prolonged labour and delayed caesarean section, which also resulted in her partial hysterectomy. The High Court allowed the claim against the first defendant doctor and the hospital on a 50-50 liability basis, awarding RM200,000 general damages, RM200,000 aggravated damages, and RM100,000 getting-up fees.</p> The case was decided by Hazizah binti Kassim. Counsel appearing: Ling Yin Xin (counsel for plaintiff), Manmohan S Dhillon (counsel for defendant), Muhammad Luqman Firdaus bin Md Yunus (counsel for defendant), Rajwinjit Kaur Khalae a/p Ajit Singh Khalae (counsel for defendant), Ravi Nekoo (counsel for plaintiff).

Key issues: UNDANG-UNDANG KETERANGAN: BEBAN BUKTI – Beban pembuktian terletak di bahu plaintif untuk membuktikan kecuaian di pihak defendan-defendan - Seksyen 101 Akta Keterangan 1950 (Akta 56)..

Summary

A mother sued two doctors and Pusrawi Hospital for medical negligence after her sixth child was stillborn following a prolonged labour and delayed caesarean section, which also resulted in her partial hysterectomy. The High Court allowed the claim against the first defendant doctor and the hospital on a 50-50 liability basis, awarding RM200,000 general damages, RM200,000 aggravated damages, and RM100,000 getting-up fees.

What was the outcome of NORSHUHADA BINTI SHAHARUDDIN v 1. ) Syed Faizal Shah Bin Syed Gulzar Ali Shah...?

<p>A mother sued two doctors and Pusrawi Hospital for medical negligence after her sixth child was stillborn following a prolonged labour and delayed ...

Cases Cited (19)

UK (6)
[1925] All ER 45 [1957] 1 WLR 582 [1957] 2 All ER 118 [1980] 1 All ER 650 [1985] 1 All ER 643 [2014] AC 537
MY (13)
[1979] 2 MLJ 229 [1982] 1 MLJ 128 [1990] 2 MLJ 152 [2007] 1 CLJ 229 [2007] 1 MLJ 593 [2010] 2 MLJ 646 [2016] MLJU 02 [2017] 5 MLJ 473 [2017] 8 CLJ 605 [2018] 1 MLJ 685 [2018] 3 MLJ 281 [2022] 3 MLJ 484 [2024] 3 MLJ 66

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