DATO' DHANARAJ VASUDEVAN v 1. ) DATO' WONG KOK HOONG 2. ) CHIN HEIN CHOONG 3. ) CHEAH SAU NOON 4. ) CHIA WILSON 5. ) CHRISTINA GAN HWEE THENG

wa-23ncvc-21-04-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 10 September 2025 • WA-23NCvC-21-04/2025

Catchwords

By way of Enclosure 6, the defendants sought an application under Order 18 rule 19(1) (a), (b) and/or (d) of the Rules of Court 2012 and/or under the inherent jurisdiction of this Court for an Order to strike out the plaintiff's action. The Court allowed striking out the plaintiff's claim on the grounds that, firstly, the Statement of Claim is defective because it lacks a certified Bahasa Melayu translation of the alleged defamatory statements, and secondly, the impugned letter issued by the defendants in their capacity as solicitors is protected by absolute privilege.

Judges (1)

Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah bin Raja Mohzan Delivered

Parties (6)

Cheah Sau Noon Defendant Chia Wilson Defendant Chin Hein Choong Defendant Christina Gan Hwee Theng Defendant Dato' Dhanaraj Vasudevan Plaintiff Dato' Wong Kok Hoong Defendant

Case Significance

DATO' DHANARAJ VASUDEVAN v 1. ) DATO' WONG KOK HOONG 2. ) CHIN HEIN CHOONG 3.... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated September 10, 2025 (citation: wa-23ncvc-21-04-2025). The case was decided by Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah bin Raja Mohzan.

What was the outcome of DATO' DHANARAJ VASUDEVAN v 1. ) DATO' WONG KOK HOONG 2. ) CHIN HEIN CHOONG 3....?

DATO' DHANARAJ VASUDEVAN v 1. ) DATO' WONG KOK HOONG 2. ) CHIN HEIN CHOONG 3.... is a High Court decision dated September 10, 2025. The case was heard by Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah bin Raja Mohzan. See the full judgment for details.

Judgment

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