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KETUA POLIS NEGARA v. INDIRA GANDHI MUTHO
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
ABDUL AZIZ RAHIM JCA, TENGKU MAIMUN JCA, AHMADI ASNAWI JCA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: A-01-365-09-2014]
19 DECEMBER 2014
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Remedies - Mandamus - Grant of order of mandamus to compel Inspector General of Police to execute warrant of committal and recovery order - Whether order of mandamus correctly issued - Whether High Court Judge judiciously and properly exercised discretion in making order - Whether parties enforced private right as opposed to public right - Whether enforcement of court processes involving private rights came within scope of public duties - Police Act 1957, ss. 3(3), 20(1) & (3)(f)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Courts - Jurisdiction - Matters involving custody of children when one spouse converted to Islam - Whether within exclusive jurisdiction of Syariah Court - Whether civil court could make order on custody of children - Whether would result in conflicting decisions
JURISDICTION: Civil court - Family matters - One spouse in non-Muslim marriage converted to Islam - Whether civil marriage automatically dissolved - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s. 51
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[2013] 1 LNS 1190 SAEID ZOUJHI EISA v. PP CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - S. 39B - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Bag was in the custody and control of accused - Underwear and towel from bag bore accused's DNA profile - Whether statutory presumption of knowledge and possession of drugs under s. 37(d) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 was applicable and should be invoked - Accused was carrying the drugs on flight Qatar Airways QR 622 from Doha to Kuala Lumpur in a concealed manner - Whether fell within definition of "trafficking"
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Trial - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Prosecution's case - Prima facie case - Whether elements of the charge credibly proved - Whether a prima facie case had been made out by the prosecution - Whether accused should be called to enter his defence
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Trial - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Defence - Innocent carrier and no knowledge bag contained drugs - Whether fact accused did not flee should be inferred as an absence of knowledge of the drugs - Whether accused defence inherently improbable – Whether s. 37(d) presumption of knowledge and possession rebutted on a balance of probabilities - Whether defence cast any reasonable doubt on the prosecution's case - Whether prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt[2013] 1 LNS 1191 HASNAN CHE DIN v. PP CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal against conviction - Failure of appellant to submit his defence at stage of prosecution case - Whether Sessions Court judge erred when he dismissed accused's defence as an afterthought - With direct proof of corruption, whether it was necessary to resort to the presumption in s. 42 of the Anti-Corruption Act 1997 - Prosecution proved that the gratification had been accepted by appellant - Whether presumption arose that the money had been accepted by appellant corruptly as a reward - Whether sessions judge correct to invoke s. 42(1) presumption - Whether any merits in the appeal
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal against sentence - 2 years imprisonment and a fine of RM10,000.00 - Whether any justifiable reason to accede to appellant's request for a minimum imprisonment term - Whether that would make it manifestly inadequate - Whether appeal against sentence should be allowed considering that appellant had not profited from his wrong-doing - Amount involved was RM1,500 - Whether 12 months imprisonment term was sufficient punishment besides sending a strong deterrent signal to public servants
EVIDENCE: Presumption - Whether presumption should be raised - Whether presumption could be invoked where there was direct evidence of a fact to be presumed - Presumptions under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Whether dependent on proof of certain other facts - Whether appropriate to invoke presumptions of possession and knowledge under s. 37(d) and trafficking under s. 37(da) when there was sufficient direct evidence to prove the presumed facts[2014] 1 LNS 85 NOR ROZAINI RODZMAN & SATU LAGI lwn. WAN MOHD ISA WAN ISMAIL GANTI RUGI: Tuntutan untuk - Kecederaan persendirian - Kecuaian sumbangan - Kemalangan jalan raya - Pelanggaran motorsikal - Sama ada terdapat kecuaian sumbangan dipihak mangsa - Sama ada mangsa telah menunggang motorsikal dengan laju - Sama ada mangsa telah mempunyai peluang untuk mengelak daripada terlibat dalam pelanggaran - Sama ada defendan bertanggungan 100% dalam kemalangan [2014] 1 LNS 87 NOORIZAN MD JUSOH & SATU LAGI lwn. MUHAMMAD AZIZI MD DESA; MUHAMMAD HILMI MD DESA (PIHAK KETIGA) GANTI RUGI: Tuntutan untuk - Kecederaan persendirian - Tuntutan oleh pembonceng motorsikal - Kemalangan jalan raya - Sama ada pemandu kereta yang telah melanggar motorsikal bertanggungan 100% terhadap pembonceng motorsikal
LALULINTAS JALAN: Kecuaian - Mengenal pasti kecuaian - Bayaran kompaun - Sama ada bayaran kompaun yang telah dijelaskan kepada pihak polis boleh diambilkira untuk menentukan kecuaian pihak-pihak
KETERANGAN: Keterangan yang bertentangan - Kemalangan jalan raya - Keterangan senyap - Sama ada mahkamah boleh merujuk kepada keterangan senyap apabila keterangan yang diberikan oleh pihak-pihak adalah bertentangan antara satu sama lain - Sama ada kerosakan kenderaan boleh dijadikan keterangan senyap dalam menentukan arah dan pergerakan sesuatu kenderaan dalam kemalangan jalan raya[2014] 1 LNS 363 ZULFADHLIE HAZMIE BAHRON v. TIMBALAN MENTERI DALAM NEGERI, MALAYSIA & ORS CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Habeas corpus - Application for writ of habeas corpus - Failure to state in Form 1 whether content of Form was read or interpreted to applicant - Whether fatal - Notes of proceedings of the Advisory Board's hearing not disclosed - Whether the proper procedure leading to his detention was in issue and not the decision of the Board - Whether any statutory requirement to inform applicant or his counsel of the decision of the Advisory Board - Whether applicant was indeed served with the three copies of Form 1 as required by r. 3(1) of the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) (Advisory Board Procedure) Rules 1987 - Applicant served with the grounds of his detention and Form 1 at 11.45 p.m. - Whether against the Lock-up Rules - Whether these infirmities warranted a writ of habeas corpus CLJ 2015 Volume 1 (Part 4)
COURT
COURT OF APPEAL
Ketua Polis Negara v. Indira Gandhi Mutho
(Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Jurisdiction - Courts - Matters involving custody of children when one spouse converted to Islam) [2015] 1 CLJ 443 [CA]Kumpulan Perubatan (Johor) Sdn Bhd v. Dr Mohd Adnan Sulaiman & Anor
(Contract - Joint venture agreement - Relationship of parties - Whether fiduciary relationship existed) [2015] 1 CLJ 471 [CA]Mohd Fakri Mohd Rozali v. PP & Another Appeal
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 12(2) - Whether statutory caution administered in accordance with s. 37A(1)) [2015] 1 CLJ 494 [CA]Ong Keng Tat v. PP
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Difference in gross weight of drugs found by raiding officer and chemist - Whether justified) [2015] 1 CLJ 506 [CA]Tenaga Nasional Bhd v. Bright Rims Manufacturing Sdn Bhd
(Utilities - Electricity - Usage - Tampering of electricity meter) [2015] 1 CLJ 521 [CA]Tenaga Nasional Bhd v. Keyaki Corporation Sdn Bhd
(Land Law - Trespass - Wrongful entry) [2015] 1 CLJ 528 [CA]HIGH COURT
AmGeneral Insurance Bhd v. Sharul Ahmad & Anor
(Insurance; Civil Procedure - Motor insurance - Insurer's liability to satisfy judgment - Whether insurer entitled to indemnity) [2015] 1 CLJ 532 [HC]Bonifac Lobo Robert V Lobo v. Wong Wooi Meng
(Civil Procedure; Legal Profession - Conflict of interest - Whether advocate and solicitor can represent himself when firm of solicitors already appointed) [2015] 1 CLJ 544 [HC]Bungsar Hill Holdings Sdn Bhd & Ors v. Pentadbir Tanah Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur & Another Appeal
(Land Law - Acquisition of land - Application to release compensation paid into court) [2015] 1 CLJ 553 [HC]Simon Charles Pick v. Glomac Regal Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Civil Procedure - Discovery of defects on property - Whether local authority immune from liability under Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974) [2015] 1 CLJ 570 [HC]SUBJECT INDEX
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Remedies - Mandamus - Grant of order of mandamus to compel Inspector General of Police to execute warrant of committal and recovery order - Whether order of mandamus correctly issued - Whether High Court Judge judiciously and properly exercised discretion in making order - Whether parties enforced private right as opposed to public right - Whether enforcement of court processes involving private rights came within scope of public duties - Police Act 1957, ss. 3(3), 20(1) & (3)(f)
Ketua Polis Negara v. Indira Gandhi Mutho
(Abdul Aziz Rahim, Tengku Maimun, Ahmadi Asnawi JJCA) [2015] 1 CLJ 443 [CA]CIVIL PROCEDURE
Documents - Agreed bundle - Authenticity and truth of contents in documents - Whether agreed by parties - Whether documents admitted as evidence
AmGeneral Insurance Bhd v. Sharul Ahmad & Anor
(Rosilah Yop J) [2015] 1 CLJ 532 [HC]Preliminary objection - Notice to opponent - Whether plaintiff given ample notice of defendant's preliminary objection - Whether plaintiff at disadvantage
Bonifac Lobo Robert V Lobo v. Wong Wooi Meng
(Mohamed Zaini Mazlan JC) [2015] 1 CLJ 544 [HC]Striking out - Application for - Discovery of defects on property - Property owner requested local authority for documents related to issue of development order and certificate of fitness for occupation - No response from local authority - Property owner claimed against local authority for breach of duties and responsibilities - Local authority applied to strike out action - Whether property owner disclosed reasonable cause of action - Whether matter private or public law - Whether local authority immune from liability under s. 95(2) of Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 - Rules of Court 2012, O. 18 r. 19(a), (b) or (d)
Simon Charles Pick v. Glomac Regal Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Mary Lim J) [2015] 1 CLJ 570 [HC]CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Courts - Jurisdiction - Matters involving custody of children when one spouse converted to Islam - Whether within exclusive jurisdiction of Syariah Court - Whether civil court could make order on custody of children - Whether would result in conflicting decisions
Ketua Polis Negara v. Indira Gandhi Mutho
(Abdul Aziz Rahim, Tengku Maimun, Ahmadi Asnawi JJCA) [2015] 1 CLJ 443 [CA]CONTRACT
Breach - Damages - Joint venture agreement - Loss of future profits - Appeal against award by High Court - Whether damages awarded by High Court based on mere estimations and projections - Whether losses suffered within reasonable contemplation of parties
Kumpulan Perubatan (Johor) Sdn Bhd v. Dr Mohd Adnan Sulaiman & Anor
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai JJCA) [2015] 1 CLJ 471 [CA]Joint venture - Joint venture agreement - Breach of - Relationship of parties - Whether fiduciary relationship existed - Whether parties contractually obligated to ensure joint venture objective prospered - Setting up of entity to rival business of joint venture - Whether joint venture agreement contained any competition clause - Whether fundamentally breached joint venture agreement - Whether there was conflict of interest - Loss of future profits - Whether proved
Kumpulan Perubatan (Johor) Sdn Bhd v. Dr Mohd Adnan Sulaiman & Anor
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai JJCA) [2015] 1 CLJ 471 [CA]CRIMINAL LAW
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 12(2) - Reduction of charge to one of possession - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Whether statutory caution administered in accordance with s. 37A(1) - Discovery of drugs - Whether information provided - Appellant's conduct - Whether considered - Whether presumption under s. 37(da) rebutted - Whether third party admitted keeping drugs in appellant's room - Whether reasonable doubt raised in prosecution's case - Whether trial judge considered appellant's defence
Mohd Fakri Mohd Rozali v. PP & Another Appeal
(Aziah Ali, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Tengku Maimun JJCA) [2015] 1 CLJ 494 [CA]Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Conviction and sentence - Appeal against - Recovery of dangerous drugs from bag - Customs checkpoint - Whether accused had knowledge of drugs - Conduct of accused - Difference in gross weight of drugs found by raiding officer and chemist - Whether justified - Whether accused an innocent carrier - Whether decision of High Court affirmed
Ong Keng Tat v. PP
(Balia Yusof Wahi, Alizatul Khair Osman, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA) [2015] 1 CLJ 506 [CA]CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Accused - Cautioned - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 12(2) - Drugs found in appellant's room - Whether statutory caution administered in accordance with s. 37A(1) - Whether statement admissible - Reliance of - Whether provisions in ss. 8 & 27 of Evidence Act 1950 invoked - Francis Antonysamy v. PP
Mohd Fakri Mohd Rozali v. PP & Another Appeal
(Aziah Ali, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Tengku Maimun JJCA) [2015] 1 CLJ 494 [CA]Judgment - Double judgment - Brief judgment delivered first - Whether considered as signed written judgment - Criminal Procedure Code, s. 307(3) - Whether contrary to procedural fairness - Federal Constitution, arts. 5 & 8
Ong Keng Tat v. PP
(Balia Yusof Wahi, Alizatul Khair Osman, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA) [2015] 1 CLJ 506 [CA]INSURANCE
Motor insurance - Insurer's liability to satisfy judgment - Accident occurred in Singapore - Passenger suffered injuries and damages - Suit against driver filed in Singapore - Whether passenger covered under insurance policy - Agreement - Construction of - Whether insurer liable to satisfy judgment obtained by passenger - Whether insurer entitled to indemnity - Pacific & Orient Insurance Co Bhd v. Motor Insurers' Bureau of Singapore
AmGeneral Insurance Bhd v. Sharul Ahmad & Anor
(Rosilah Yop J) [2015] 1 CLJ 532 [HC]JURISDICTION
Civil court - Family matters - One spouse in non-Muslim marriage converted to Islam - Whether civil marriage automatically dissolved - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s. 51
Ketua Polis Negara v. Indira Gandhi Mutho
(Abdul Aziz Rahim, Tengku Maimun, Ahmadi Asnawi JJCA) [2015] 1 CLJ 443 [CA]LAND LAW
Acquisition of land - Compulsory acquisition - Compensation paid into court by land administrator - Consent order - Application to release compensation paid into court - Whether Land Acquisition Act 1960 ('LAA') provided powers to court to award interest - Whether pre-judgment interest and post-judgment interest should be awarded - Whether s. 11 of Civil Law Act 1956 ('CLA') could be applied to award pre-judgment interest - Whether registered proprietor had right to post-judgment interest under O. 42 r. 12 of the Rules of Court 2012 ('ROC') - Whether court had jurisdiction to award interest against co-applicant in land reference proceedings - Whether O. 90 r. 6 ROC provided for interest to be paid in respect of money lodged in court
Bungsar Hill Holdings Sdn Bhd & Ors v. Pentadbir Tanah Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur & Another Appeal
(Azizul Azmi Adnan JC) [2015] 1 CLJ 553 [HC]Trespass - Wrongful entry - Electricity transmission towers erected after respondent purchased land - Whether appellant re-entered land to exercise its right of way - Whether appellant had previously entered land - Conduct of appellant - Whether abandoned or revoked right of way on land - Whether re-entry on land justified
Tenaga Nasional Bhd v. Keyaki Corporation Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Balia Yusof Wahi, Tengku Maimun JJCA) [2015] 1 CLJ 528 [CA]LEGAL PROFESSION
Conflict of interest - Professional conduct - Whether advocate and solicitor can represent himself when firm of solicitors already appointed - Whether provisions of the Legal Profession Act 1976 and Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978 contravened - Whether notice to act in person should be filed - Rules of Court 2012, O. 64 r. 3 - Whether questions of impartiality would be raised
Bonifac Lobo Robert V Lobo v. Wong Wooi Meng
(Mohamed Zaini Mazlan JC) [2015] 1 CLJ 544 [HC]UTILITIES
Electricity - Usage - Tampering of electricity meter - Demand for payment of sums backbilled not met - Claim for computed loss of revenue - Disparity between initial computed loss and sum re-computed during trial - Whether re-computed sum accurate - Whether there was manifest error - Whether amount claimed had to be proved upon balance of probabilities
Tenaga Nasional Bhd v. Bright Rims Manufacturing Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Balia Yusof Wahi, Tengku Maimun JJCA) [2015] 1 CLJ 521 [CA]ARTICLELegal Network Series Article(s)
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Oleh: ABDUL HALIM BIN ZULKIFLI* [2015] 1 LNS(A) viiiLEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTSPrincipal Acts
Number Title Date coming into force Repealing ACT 765 Malaysian Airline System Berhad (Administration) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force -Nil- ACT 764 Finance (No. 2) Act 2014 The Income Tax Act 1967 [Act 53] see s 3; The Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967 [Act 543] see s 24; The Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976 [Act 169] see s 27 -Nil- ACT 763 Yayasan Guru Tun Hussein Onn Act 2014 Not Yet In Force -Nil- ACT 762 Goods And Services Tax Act 2014 1 July 2014 - Parts I, II, IV, VI and XVI, ss 10, 11, 17, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 44, 50, 56, 59, 61, 64, 65, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 160, 163, 183, 184 and 197, the First Schedule and Second Schedule to the Act; 1 April 2015 - Parts IX, XIII, XVII and XVIII, ss 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 84, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 98, 106, 108, 109, 110, 122, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195 and 196, the Third Schedule and Fourth Schedule to the Act [PU(B) 319/2014] -Nil- ACT 761 Finance Act 2014 See s 3 for the Income Tax Act; s 33 for the Stamp Act; s 36 for the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act; s 44 for the Real Property Gains Tax Act and s 50 for the Labuan Business Activity Tax Act -Nil- Amending Acts
Number Title Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No ACT A1478 Companies Commission Of Malaysia (Amendment) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force ACT 614 ACT A1477 Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force ACT 743 ACT A1476 Registration Of Businesses (Amendment) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force ACT 197 ACT A1475 Inland Revenue Board Of Malaysia (Amendment) Act 2015 6 January 2015 ACT 533 ACT A1474 Prison (Amendment) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force ACT 537 PU(A)
Number Title Date of Publication Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No PU(A) 5/2015 Fees (Passports And Visas) (Remission Of Fees) Order 2015 14 January 2015 15 January 2015 ACT 209 PU(A) 4/2015 Fees (Passports And Visas) (Amendment) Order 2015 14 January 2015 15 January 2015 PU 189/1967 PU(A) 3/2015 Diplomatic And Consular Officers (Oaths And Fees) (Remission Of Fees) Regulations 2015 14 January 2015 15 January 2015 ACT 348 PU(A) 2/2015 Diplomatic And Consular Officers (Oaths And Fees) (Fees) (No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2015 14 January 2015 15 January 2015 F.L.N. 239/1962 PU(A) 1/2015 Registration Of Businesses (Waiver Of Fee) Rules 2015 14 January 2015 15 December 2014 ACT 197 PU(B)
Number Title Date of Publication Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No PU(B) 18/2015 Temporary Exercise Of Ministerial Functions 21 January 2015 Specified in column (1) of the Schedule ACT 388 PU(B) 17/2015 Appointment Under Subsection 3(1) 20 January 2015 Specified in column (3) of the Schedule ACT 115 PU(B) 16/2015 Appointment Of Deputy Public Prosecutor 20 January 2015 15 December 2014 ACT 593 PU(B) 15/2015 Appointment Of Deputy Public Prosecutor 20 January 2015 Specified in column (2) of the Schedule ACT 593 PU(B) 14/2015 Revocation Of Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose 19 January 2015 20 January 2015 ACT 56/1965 To view previous issues of the CLJ Bulletin, Click here
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