Edwin a/l Sither v 1. ) Karunakaran a/l Chatu 2. ) Azizul Annuar bin Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Adenan Satem 3. ) Menteri Belia dan Sukan 4. ) Pesuruhjaya Sukan Malaysia 5. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

wa-21ncvc-61-09-2019 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 28 April 2025 • WA-21NCvC-61-09/2019 • 36 min read
20 cases cited (1 SG, 19 foreign)

Catchwords

1. The Plaintiff is a registered society under the Societies Act 1966. 2. P alleged that D1 and D2 had conspired to defame and injure P, and breach of public duty by D3, D4 and D5 in failing to act in retracting the impugned open letter of 20.03.2018, that allegedly contained adverse content on the position of P as a martial arts body promoting Taekwondo. 3. On 24.04.2025, after full trial, I find P has failed to prove it case and dismissed with cost, D1’s counterclaim against P was also dismissed with costs.

Judges (1)

Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz Delivered

Counsel (13)

Attorney General's Chambers Firm N Suseela Devi & Co. Firm Siva Nada & Associates Firm Wajdi Mohamad Yusri & Company Firm Betty Lim Yi Xuan Counsel Plaintiff Fariza Amira Bt Azman Counsel Defendant Hajar Mardhiah binti Ibrahim Counsel Defendant Haritram Counsel Plaintiff Logesh Siva Counsel Plaintiff N. Sivanesan Counsel Plaintiff Puthan Perumal Counsel Defendant Wajdi Mohamad Counsel Defendant Zetty Zurina binti Kamaruddin Counsel Defendant

Parties (6)

Kerajaan Malaysia Defendant Menteri Belia dan Sukan Defendant Azizul Annuar bin Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Adenan Satem Defendant Edwin a/l Sither Plaintiff Karunakaran a/l Chatu Defendant Pesuruhjaya Sukan Malaysia Defendant

Case Significance

Edwin a/l Sither v 1. ) Karunakaran a/l Chatu 2. ) Azizul Annuar bin Datuk Pa... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated April 28, 2025 (citation: wa-21ncvc-61-09-2019). The case was decided by Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz.

What was the outcome of Edwin a/l Sither v 1. ) Karunakaran a/l Chatu 2. ) Azizul Annuar bin Datuk Pa...?

Edwin a/l Sither v 1. ) Karunakaran a/l Chatu 2. ) Azizul Annuar bin Datuk Pa... is a High Court decision dated April 28, 2025. The case was heard by Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
Evidence Enactment
s 102
Societies Act 1966 (Cap 832)
Sports Development Act 1997 (Cap 576)

Cases Cited (20)

SLR (1)
[1996] 1 SLR 313
MY (19)
[1939] 1 MLJ 253 [1978] 1 MLJ 75 [1981] 1 MLJ 139 [1995] 1 MLJ 39 [2002] 7 CLJ 32 [2004] 5 CLJ 46 [2006] 2 CLJ 46 [2006] 4 MLJ 761 [2010] 3 MLJ 145 [2014] 2 AMR 293 [2014] 4 MLJ 242 [2016] 5 MLJ 631 [2016] 7 CLJ 347 [2018] 3 CLJ 726 [2019] 3 CLJ 721 [2019] 6 MLJ 587 [2021] 8 CLJ 891 [2022] 3 MLJ 75 [2022] 4 MLJ 454

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-21ncvc-61-09-2019)