1. ) Muhammad Faris Alimi Bin Amran 2. ) MUHAMAD SHAZRUL HAFIZ BIN MOHD SAIDI 3. ) Wan Nohamad Hakim Fikri Bin W Hussin 4. ) Nuramalina Binti Mohamed Zainuddin v 1. ) ASMIZA BINTI MUSA 2. ) Zamrifaizal Bin Dzuaini ( Didakwa Sebagai Wakil Diri Kepada Si Mati, Rosli Bin Abdul Haq)

ta-12b-13-07-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 28 January 2026 • TA-12B-13-07/2025

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Civil Procedure — Appeal against quantum of damages — Road traffic accident — Whether appellate court should interfere with trial judge’s assessment of damages — Learned Sessions Court Judge found respondents 100% liable — Appellants appealed only against quantum — Whether award manifestly insufficient or based on wrong principle Evidence — Admissibility of medical reports — Documents marked “ID” (for identification only) — Public documents under s 74 of Evidence Act 1950 — Whether medical reports from government hospitals admissible without calling the makers — Respondents disputing authenticity and contents — Documents placed in Part C of agreed bundle under Order 34 rule 2 of Rules of Court 2012 — Appellants failed to call doctors or seek ruling under s 73A(2) Damages — General damages — Road traffic accident — Multiple fractures — Open comminuted fracture of right femur, cervical (C2 odontoid) fracture, open fracture of right patella, closed right medial malleolus fracture — Whether trial judge’s award manifestly insufficient — Compendium of Personal Injury Awards — Appeal allowed in part — Awards enhanced for each distinct fracture — Overlapping deduction of 10% set aside — Separate and distinct parts of anatomy do not attract overlapping deduction — Facial fractures — Undisplaced fracture of right maxillary sinus and zygomatic arch — Trial judge awarded single combined sum for both fractures — Awards reassessed separately — Special damages — Need for strict proof — Appellants failed to tender original receipts for several claimed items — Overlapping deduction — Trial judge applied 10% deduction for multiple injuries affecting same limb — Different anatomical structures compensated separately

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