1. ) THIAGARAJAN A/L S. RENGASAMY 2. ) K-PINTAR SDN BHD 3. ) TALENT DEVELOPMENT (M) SDN BHD 4. ) ASIAN RAIL ACADEMY SDN BHD v Sri Ganes a/l Palaniapan

w-02w-1746-10-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 4 November 2024 • W-02(W)-1746-10/2023 • 17 min read

5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

Defamation; the effect of classification of impugned statement as Part A of the trial bundles; whether amounted to an admission of the truth of the statement; the defence of justification.

Judges (3)

Azizul Azmi bin Adnan Delivered Lee Swee Seng Coram Mohd Firuz bin Jaffril Coram

Counsel (5)

Goik, Ramesh & Loo Firm Harvindar Singh & Co. Firm Bhuvaneswari Krishnamurthy Counsel Appellant Harvindar Singh Saran Singh Counsel Respondent Ramesh Sivakumar Ramaveloo Counsel Appellant

Parties (5)

ASIAN RAIL ACADEMY Sdn Bhd Appellant K-PINTAR Sdn Bhd Appellant TALENT DEVELOPMENT Sdn Bhd Appellant Sri Ganes a/l Palaniapan Respondent Thiagarajan a/l S. Rengasamy Appellant

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (5)

UK (1)

[1944] KB 718

MY (4)

[2016] 10 CLJ 469 [2016] 5 MLJ 631 [2019] 2 CLJ 655 [2020] 1 CLJ 1

Judgment

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