MUHAMMAD ALIFF IKHMAL BIN JESSRY v 1. ) PENGARAH HOSPITAL KOTA TINGGI JOHOR BAHRU 2. ) DR MUHAMMAD FEROZ BIN HASSAN 3. ) PENGARAH HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH JOHOR BAHRU 4. ) DR FAISAL BIN ARSHAD 5. ) DR GUNASEELAN PONNUSAMY 6. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA

ja-21ncvc-5-02-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 February 2026 • JA-21NCvC-5-02/2021 • 27 min read
22 cases cited (0 SG, 22 foreign)

Catchwords

Medical negligence — Assessment of damages — Liability admitted — Quantum — Above-knee amputation — Young national cricket athlete — Motorcycle accident — Failure to diagnose acute limb ischaemia — Failure to refer to rehabilitation post-amputation

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (5)

Attorney General's Chambers Firm N M Tiong & Co Firm Hardeep Singh Mann Counsel Plaintiff Nur Najihah Hamidi Counsel Defendant Suhana Sabil Counsel Defendant

Parties (7)

Kerajaan Malaysia Defendant PENGARAH HOSPITAL KOTA TINGGI JOHOR BAHRU Defendant PENGARAH HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH JOHOR BAHRU Defendant Dr Faisal bin Arshad Defendant Dr Gunaseelan Ponnusamy Defendant Dr Muhammad Feroz bin Hassan Defendant Muhammad Aliff Ikhmal bin Jessry Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Civil Law Act 1956
s 10
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (22)

UK (1)
[1986] 1 All ER 54
MY (21)
[1961] MLJ 22 [1965] 2 MLJ 239 [1976] 2 MLJ 239 [1978] 1 MLJ 186 [1981] 2 MLJ 341 [1982] 1 MLJ 128 [1985] 1 MLJ 50 [1988] 2 CLJ 743 [1995] 3 MLJ 189 [2001] 4 MLJ 346 [2006] 4 MLJ 555 [2009] MLJU 556 [2018] 2 MLJ 292 [2018] MLJU 243 [2018] MLJU 857 [2021] MLJU 1653 [2022] MLJU 3495 [2024] MLJU 945 [2025] 10 CLJ 574 [2025] MLJU 1372 [2025] MLJU 1999

Judgment

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