PROFESSOR DR. MANOHAR A/L ARUMUGAM v Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia

wa-24ncvc-3051-08-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 20 March 2025 • WA-24NCvC-3051-08/2024 • 15 min read

4 cases cited (0 SG, 4 foreign)

Catchwords

[1] The Applicant was employed by the Ministry of Health (MOH), Government of Malaysia as a Medical Officer from 01.08.1991 and contributed to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF). [2] Thereafter, the Applicant was offered the post of Associate Professor by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and in accordance with Pekeliling Perkhidmatan No. 2/1980 (PP 2/1980) applied for pelepasan dengan izin from the Government of Malaysia. Upon obtaining the pelepasan dengan izin, the Applicant joined UPM from 07.06.2005 until his retirement on 03.04.2024. [3] This Court finds that the central issue is the number of years that the Applicant is entitled, under the pension scheme, of his service. [4] This Court also agreed with the contention of the Applicant that the letters dated 24.12.2010 and 09.07.2012 were written on behalf of the Director General of JPA and the Applicant has acted upon it. Therefore, these letters cannot now be disregarded or revoked by the Respondents. Based on the above deliberations, this Court allows the Applicant’s claim in prayers 1(a), 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Judges (1)

Suzana binti Muhamad Said Delivered

Counsel (4)

Abdullah & Zainuddin Firm J. Doshi Counsel Applicant Ng Wee Li Counsel Respondent Nurhafizza binti Azizan Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia Respondent Professor Dr. Manohar a/l Arumugam Applicant

Case Significance

PROFESSOR DR. MANOHAR A/L ARUMUGAM v Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated March 20, 2025 (citation: wa-24ncvc-3051-08-2024). The case was decided by Suzana binti Muhamad Said.

Key issues: [1] The Applicant was employed by the Ministry of Health (MOH), Government of Malaysia as a Medical Officer from 01.08.1991 and contributed to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF)..

What was the outcome of PROFESSOR DR. MANOHAR A/L ARUMUGAM v Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia?

PROFESSOR DR. MANOHAR A/L ARUMUGAM v Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia is a High Court decision dated March 20, 2025. The case was heard by Suzana binti Muhamad Said. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Pension Act 1980 (Cap 227)

Cases Cited (4)

UK (1)

[1949] 1 KB 227

MY (3)

[1999] 3 AMR 3529 [1999] 3 CLJ 65 [1999] 3 MLJ 1

Judgment

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