MOHD ZAIRUL BIN MOHD NOOR v 1. ) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) 2. ) Jawatankuasa Pemilih 2/2024 Fakulti Rekabentuk Dan Senibina UPM 3. ) Dekan Fakulti Rekabentuk Dan Senibina UPM 4. ) KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN TINGGI MALAYSIA
ba-24ncvc-2033-09-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 8 March 2026 • BA-24NCvC-2033-09/2025 • 9 min read
3 cases cited
(0 SG, 3 foreign)
Catchwords
The Plaintiff applied for pre-action discovery under Order 24 rule 7A of the Rules of Court 2012, seeking documents relating to the deliberations of the Jawatankuasa Pemilih 2024 Fakulti Rekabentuk dan Senibina Universiti Putra Malaysia concerning his promotion application. He argued that the documents were necessary to determine whether the committee’s decision-making process involved irregularity, bias, or improper considerations that could support a legal challenge. The Defendants opposed the application, arguing that the Plaintiff failed to satisfy the requirements for pre-action discovery and was merely seeking internal committee materials in the hope of finding grounds for a future claim. The Court held that the Plaintiff had not shown the documents were necessary and that his application amounted to an impermissible fishing expedition. Since he already knew the outcome of the promotion exercise and had access to part of the records, the Court dismissed the application. Costs were awarded to the Defendants, without prejudice to the Plaintiff’s right to pursue substantive proceedings if grounds existed.
Judges (1)
Counsel (7)
Statutes Cited
Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Cap 91)
Rules of Court 2012
Cases Cited (3)
MY (3)
[1994] 2 CLJ 581 [1997] 1 MLJ 145 [2019] 10 CLJ 516
Judgment
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