SARATAH A/P SIVALINGAM v 1. ) REETHA A/P RAMUDOO 2. ) Kalaiselvan A/l Sivagnanam

wa-23ncvc-23-04-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 July 2024 • WA-23NCvC-23-04/2024 • 16 min read

7 cases cited (2 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

Profanities in Whatsapp messages and stalking amount to harassment – Interlocutory prohibitory injunction justified to protect Plaintiff against harassment – Similar to UK Protection from Harassment Act 1997 – Courts in Malaysia recognises existence of Tort of Harassment – Ability of plaintiff to recognise voice of Defendant in audio messages sufficient to create serious issue to be tried – Plaintiff to bear consequences pursuant to Undertaking to pay damages if misleading the Court – Evidence of Plaintiff suffering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – PTSD exacerbated by incessant harassment – Damages inadequate remedy – Interlocutory prohibitory injunction justified based on balance of convenience and justice of case

Judges (1)

Gan Techiong Delivered

Counsel (5)

M Manoharan & Co. Firm S Param & G Thila Firm Adiishyiah a/p Tangarajoo Counsel Defendant K. Selva Counsel Plaintiff Parameswaran A/L Subramaniam Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Kalaiselvan a/l Sivagnanam Defendant Reetha a/p Ramudoo Defendant Saratah a/p Sivalingam Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Civil Law Act 1956

s 3(1)

Cases Cited (7)

SLR (2)

[1993] 3 SLR 317 [2001] 4 SLR 454

UK (2)

[1993] QB 727 [1995] 4 All ER 802

MY (3)

[1995] 1 CLJ 293 [1995] 1 MLJ 241 [2016] 4 MLJ 282

Judgment

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