DR GANESAN A/L PERIASAMY v GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE (MALAYSIA) BERHAD

wa-22ncc-447-10-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 6 July 2025 • WA-22NCC-447-10/2021 • 10 min read

2 cases cited (0 SG, 2 foreign)

Catchwords

Insurance Contract - Financial Services Act 2013 Schedule 9 - Pre-contractual duty of disclosure - Material non-disclosure - Deliberate and reckless misrepresentation - Left ventricular hypertrophy - Echocardiogram findings - Medical practitioner insurance proposer/applicant - Statutory presumption paragraph 7(8) - Underwriting decision - Policy voidance - Waiting Period exclusion clause - Signs and symptoms during exclusion period - Lymphadenopathy radiological findings - CT Urography report - Document tampering - Altered dates - Breach of utmost good faith - Fraudulent claim - Estoppel and waiver arguments - Expert medical testimony - Unrebutted evidence

Judges (1)

Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya Delivered

Counsel (6)

Gunaseelan & Associates Firm Wong Hok Mun Partnership Firm Keshvinjeet Singh Counsel Plaintiff Koh Pei Siah Counsel Defendant Kumaradevan Rajadevan Counsel Plaintiff Wong Hok Mun Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE BERHAD Defendant Dr Ganesan a/l Periasamy Plaintiff

Case Significance

DR GANESAN A/L PERIASAMY v GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE (MALAYSIA) BERHAD is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated July 6, 2025 (citation: wa-22ncc-447-10-2021). The case was decided by Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya.

What was the outcome of DR GANESAN A/L PERIASAMY v GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE (MALAYSIA) BERHAD?

DR GANESAN A/L PERIASAMY v GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE (MALAYSIA) BERHAD is a High Court decision dated July 6, 2025. The case was heard by Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya. See the full judgment for details.

Cases Cited (2)

MY (2)

[2009] 6 MLJ 751 [2019] 7 CLJ 715

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-22ncc-447-10-2021)