Mohamad Foyaz bin Shamsul Alam (menyaman bagi pihak sendiri dan bagi estet Kamaliah Binti Mat Sari, simati) v 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Dr Abu Yazid b. Abu Othman 3. ) Dr Rathimalar a/p Kerisnan 4. ) Dr Munirah bt Mohd Arif Kor 5. ) Dr Rohini Velangaya 6. ) Dr Shahzarul Fazril bin Lin 7. ) Dr Lavitha Sivapatham 8. ) Dr Sharmila Saraswathy Shanmugam 9. ) Dr Muralitharan Ganesalingam 10. ) Dr Siti Nurliana Osman 11. ) Dr Puteri Helena Rosli 12. ) Dr Azreen Zulaikha bt Zulkifli 13. ) Dr Hamida...

wa-21ncvc-61-04-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 30 June 2024 • WA-21NCvC-61-04/2022 • 26 min read
8 cases cited (0 SG, 8 foreign)

Catchwords

Strict compliance required for claims under S.7 & S.8 Civil Law Act 1956 – No claim under S.8 Civil Law Act 1956 is permissible without letters of administration – “shall” used in S.7(7) Civil Law Act 1956 – Mandatory under S.7(7) to state in the Writ the full particulars of all persons claiming and the nature of their claim – Damages must be fair but not excessive – Court not to be motivated by sympathy in awarding damages for personal injuries – Plaintiff a Rohingya refugee under UNHCR program – Death of wife due to post-partum haemorrhage – Plaintiff husband who stated only suing for himself is limited to claiming “loss of support” only for himself – Plaintiff became permanent resident in New Zealand – Claim for cost of childcare services for minor daughter to be based on rate applicable in Malaysia, not the rate in New Zealand – No evidence that Indonesian wife was working – “Loss of contribution” from deceased wife therefore not proven – Evidence that daughter was staying fulltime with a paid care-giver – Claim for payment to care-giver allowed as Special Damages – Claim for “value of care and services” provided by father to his normal and healthy daughter disallowed – S.7(3A) statutory compensation for bereavement allowed

Judges (1)

Gan Techiong Delivered

Counsel (5)

Jabatan Peguam Negara Firm P.S. Ranjan & Co. Firm Ahimsya Karunananthan Counsel Plaintiff Fariza Amira binti Azman Counsel Defendant Karthi Kanthabalan Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (57)

Kerajaan Malaysia Defendant Dr Abu Yazid b. Abu Othman Defendant Dr Ahmad Rafidi bin Lebai Kamaludin Defendant Dr Ainun Nadwah binti Abdul Raof Defendant Dr Amy Anuradah a/p Jaganathan Defendant Dr Azreen Zulaikha bt Zulkifli Defendant Dr Chung Sein Yen Defendant Dr Emily Christine D'silva Defendant Dr Fakhirudin bin Mohd Razali Defendant Dr Farhana Aini bt Ramzah Defendant Dr Geethamalar a/p Ponniah Defendant Dr Hamidah binti Ibrahim Defendant Dr Harin a/l Navalan Defendant Dr Ikhlas bin Mat Yasin @hashim Defendant Dr Johari Talep Defendant Dr Kalaivani a/p Manoharan Defendant Dr Lavitha Sivapatham Defendant Dr Liyana Mastura bt Azham Defendant Dr Maz Airin bt Abdul Azis Defendant Dr Mohd Izzuddin Abu Bakar Defendant Dr Mohd Sany bin Shoib Defendant Dr Munirah bt Mohd Arif Kor Defendant Dr Muralitharan Ganesalingam Defendant Dr Nabilah binti Sohif Defendant Dr Noor Aiman binti Mohd Noor Defendant Dr Norazinizah bt Ahmad Miswan Defendant Dr Nur Nadia Idayu bin Abdul Mutalib Defendant Dr Nur Salwani binti Alias Defendant Dr Puteri Helena Rosli Defendant Dr Rathimalar a/p Kerisnan Defendant Dr Raziman bin Abdul Razak Defendant Dr Rohini Velangaya Defendant Dr Rosnah binti Ab Latif Defendant Dr Shahzarul Fazril bin Lin Defendant Dr Sharmila Saraswathy Shanmugam Defendant Dr Siti Nurliana Osman Defendant Dr Sri Rahayu binti Mohamed Lokman Defendant Dr Tan Kah Loong Defendant Dr Wan Shahrul Liza Defendant Dr Zahidah Izyan bt Mohamed Munawar Defendant Jm Noor Aini bt Mohamad Din Defendant Jm Siti Amira Zainal Abidin Defendant Jt Athirah Zahidah bt Zakaria Defendant Jt Nazlia Ishak Defendant Jt Nor Farhana Mohd Aseri Defendant Jt Norfaziedah Mahmood Defendant Jt Nur Aifaa Atiqah Mokhtar Defendant Jt Rasida Razemin Defendant Jt Siti Zaharah Miskam Defendant Jt Suryani Madzlan Defendant Mohamad Foyaz bin Shamsul Alam Plaintiff Sn Mathavi a/p Superamaniam Defendant Sn Muhammad Faizul Rasseli Defendant Sn Noorhidayah Abdul Latif Defendant Sn Nor Afiza Abdullah Defendant Sn Norfaziedah Mahmood Defendant Sn Nurul Eyliana Elias Defendant

Statutes Cited

Civil Law Act 1956
s 7

Cases Cited (8)

UK (1)
[2015] EWHC 97
MY (7)
[1981] 1 MLJ 292 [1982] 1 MLJ 269 [1983] 2 MLJ 324 [1994] 3 MLJ 233 [2016] 2 MLJ 1 [2018] 3 MLJ 184 [2022] 4 MLJ 529

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-21ncvc-61-04-2022)