1. ) XXXX 2. ) NAJLI BIN YAKOB 3. ) ARBAE'YAH BINTI ZAKARIYA v 1. ) DR. MYELONE THARMASEELAN 2. ) HOSPITAL MELAKA 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia
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Keywords Muhammad Ridzwan Damiri Bin Najli & 2 Oths V. Dr. Myelone Tharmaseelan & Hospital Melaka [k.6] bth 3.7.2026 Practice and Procedure — Appeal — Appeal from Registrar — Rehearing before Judge in Chambers — Order 56 r 1 Rules of Court 2012 — Scope of appellate jurisdiction. Practice and Procedure — Registrar — Jurisdiction — Whether Senior Assistant Registrar empowered to strike out action at first case management on court’s own motion — Order 32 r 9 Rules of Court 2012. Practice and Procedure — Striking out — Wrong case registration code — Administrative miscoding in e-Filing system — Whether wrong case code rendered writ a nullity — Whether miscoding constituted curable procedural irregularity — Order 1A, Order 2 rr 1 & 3, Order 18 r 19 and Order 92 r 4 Rules of Court 2012. Practice and Procedure — Procedural irregularity — Distinction between nullity and irregularity — Administrative error in case classification — Whether proceedings liable to be struck out. Practice and Procedure — Practice Directions — Arahan Amalan Bil. 6 Tahun 2013 — Legal status — Whether practice directions could override Rules of Court 2012 or confer power to strike out proceedings. Practice and Procedure — Case management — First case management — Procedural fairness — Whether party should first be afforded opportunity to rectify administrative error before action struck out. Limitation of Actions — Dependency action — Civil Law Act 1956 s 7 — Potential prejudice arising from striking out shortly before expiry of limitation period. Courts — Inherent jurisdiction — Abuse of process — Deliberate miscoding distinguished from inadvertent administrative error — Appropriate sanctions.
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