PACIFIC & ORIENT INSURANCE CO. BERHAD v 1. ) GUNALAN A/L PECHIMUTU 2. ) JEYA PRAKASH A/L ARASAN

ja-12a-6-02-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 5 December 2023 • JA-12A-6-02/2023 • 32 min read

17 cases cited (0 SG, 17 foreign)

Catchwords

AN appeal emanating from the Session Court - whether it was plainly wrong - whether there is no or insufficient judicial appreciation - construing crucial evidence - properly analyze the entirety of the evidence - liberty of commencing recovery proceedings - reclaim the damages awadred - whether there is a proper party - whether has a rights to intervene and apply to have the judgment set side - statutory liability - Section 96 (1) Road Transport Act 1967 - an insurance company - whether there is no prejudice caused - whether there is an absence of any uncertainty on the record - Order 42 Rules 13 ROC 2012 - Order 13 Rule 8 ROC 2012 - Order 1A ROC 2012 - Order 2 Rule 1(1) ROC 2012.

Judges (1)

Noor Hisham bin Ismail Delivered

Counsel (9)

SK Lee Firm Teo & Associates Firm Vinod Kamalanathan & Associates Firm Anis Amirah Binti Zakaria Counsel Appellant Christie Marie A/L Mariassosai Nathan Counsel Respondent Kamalanathan A/L Ratnam Counsel Appellant Lee Sooi Kee Counsel Respondent Lee Yen Yee Counsel Respondent Vinod A/L R. Kamalanathan Counsel Appellant

Parties (3)

PACIFIC & ORIENT INSURANCE CO. BERHAD Appellant Gunalan a/l Pechimutu Respondent Jeya Prakash a/l Arasan Respondent

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

Road Transport Act 1987 (Cap 333)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (17)

UK (3)

[1937] AC 473 [1937] AC 480 [1956] 1 All ER 341

MY (14)

[1969] 2 MLJ 52 [1978] 2 MLJ 160 [1982] 1 MLJ 184 [1984] 2 MLJ 165 [2003] 2 MLJ 97 [2009] 5 CLJ 1 [2012] 3 CLJ 577 [2012] 6 CLJ 573 [2016] 3 MLJ 1 [2016] MLJU 1167 [2019] 7 CLJ 667 [2019] 9 CLJ 785 [2021] 4 CLJ 821 [2023] 8 CLJ 105

Judgment

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