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[2009] 1 LNS 1659	TING PI LING v. SANGKARAN SUBRAMANIAM & ANOR	TORT: Negligence - Road accident - Contributory negligence - Appeal on liability - Trial judge found deceased wholly liable for collision - Whether trial judge misdirected himself in absolving first respondent of all liability - First respondent stopped and allowed bus to remain stationary on a busy highway - Whether first respondent breached highway safety code - Whether first respondent contributorily negligent - Whether first respondent should be held 20% liable for accident
[2009] 1 LNS 1661	PERSATUAN BAGI KANAK-KANAK KERENCATAN AKAL JOHOR v. HAIDAH MAD YUSOF	LABOUR LAW: Employment - Dismissal - Finding in favour of respondent - Appeal against decision of Labour Office - Disclosure by respondent of information relating to appellant by lodging complaint at the Labour Office - Whether respondent's actions a breach of her contract of service - Domestic inquiry proceeding on same day as show cause letter issued - Whether appellant could fetter or restrict respondent from ascertaining her rights as an employee - Whether respondent was denied natural justice - Whether respondent's dismissal by appellant was without just cause
[2009] 1 LNS 1662	PAMOL PLANTATIONS SDN BHD v. PENTADBIR TANAH KLUANG	LAND LAW: Acquisition of land - Reference to court - Leave to raise new ground of objection to Land Administrator's award - Inadequacy of compensation regarding market value of acquired land not stated in Form N filed - Whether leave should be granted to applicant to raise fresh objection - Land Acquisition Act 1960, s. 38(2)
[2011] 1 LNS 300	MOHD IZZAT ISMAIL v. MATRIX BUSINESS CONSULTING SDN BHD	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Intervener - Legal interest - Petitioner seeking to be excused from liability under Employee's Provident Fund Act 1991, s. 46 - Whether legal/proprietary and pecuniary rights of KWSP affected by relief sought by petitioner - Whether presence of KWSP necessary before Court - Whether KWSP should be granted leave to intervene as a party COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS: Director - Liabilities - Relief sought by petitioner to be discharged from his obligation to pay KWSP unpaid employee contributions during his term as a director - Whether petitioner under a statutory obligation to discharge such debts - Whether petitioner had no defence to KWSP's claim
[2011] 1 LNS 301	DATO' TAI BOON TATT v. ALAF PELANGI SDN BHD	COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS: Winding up - Petition - Application to strike out winding up petition - Disputed debt - Whether petitioner a creditor of respondent - Whether winding-up Court the proper forum to determine merits of petitioner's claim to be a creditor - Whether petitioner's status as a creditor to be determined by Commercial Court before filing a winding-up petition - Whether petition should be struck out

CLJ 2012 Volume 4 (Part 6)

COURT

FEDERAL COURT

Fathul Bari Mat Jahya & Anor v. Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Sembilan & Ors
Arifin Zakaria CJ, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Abdull Hamid Embong, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah FCJJ
(Constitutional Law; Islamic Law; Words & Phrases - Federal and State law - Islamic law Enactment - Constitutionality) [2012] 4 CLJ 717 [FC]

COURT OF APPEAL

Ali Tan & Ors v. Mazlan Bidin & Anor
Raus Sharif PCA, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Azahar Mohamed JJCA
(Civil Law Act; Damages - Fatal accident - Dependency claim - Appellants and deceased were "Orang Asli" - Whether claim to be allowed) [2012] 4 CLJ 736 [CA]

Majlis Angkatan Tentera Malaysia & Anor v. Mejar Fadzil Arshad
Zaleha Zahari, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA
(Administrative Law; Armed Forces; Constitutional Law - Armed forces officer - Recommendation to cancel commission and force retirement to His Majesty - Failure to supply reasons for recommendation) [2012] 4 CLJ 748 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Francis Kimsai v. Judip Kini
Abdul Rahman Sebli J
(Tort - Defamation - Slander - Whether impugned statements defamatory of appellant) [2012] 4 CLJ 774 [HC]

Hj Ibrahim Muhammad v. Kadi Daerah Besut & Ors
Mohd Yazid Mustafa J
(Administrative Law; Constitutional Law - Public servants - Dismissal - Right to fair hearing) [2012] 4 CLJ 783 [HC]

Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah, Seberang Perai Selatan & Anor
Varghese George JC
(Land Law - Caveats - Registrar's caveat - Refusal to cancel - Whether applicant had locus standi) [2012] 4 CLJ 793 [HC]

Jisly D Tabad & Anor v. Semon Sandaang & Anor
Stephen Chung JC
(Family Law; Jurisdiction; Native Law And Custom - Adoption - Jurisdiction and power of native court) [2012] 4 CLJ 805 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Exercise of administrative powers - Judicial review - Recommendation to cancel commission and force retirement of air force officer to His Majesty - Failure to supply reasons for recommendation - Whether contrary to law - Whether cancellation of commission ultra vires s. 9 Armed Forces Act 1972
Majlis Angkatan Tentera Malaysia & Anor v. Mejar Fadzil Arshad
(Zaleha Zahari, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA) [2012] 4 CLJ 748 [CA]

Natural justice - Breach - Dismissal - Dismissal of Jurunikah by State Religious Authority - Whether plaintiff a member of the State Service - Whether service governed by statute - Failure to give due notice - Failure to accord proper hearing - Whether fatal - Whether dismissal null and void - Administration of Islamic Family Law Enactment 1985 [Terengganu], s. 26(5) - Federal Constitution, art. 135(2)
Hj Ibrahim Muhammad v. Kadi Daerah Besut & Ors
(Mohd Yazid Mustafa J) [2012] 4 CLJ 783 [HC]

ARMED FORCES

Armed Forces Council - Cancellation of commission and forced retirement of officers - Armed Forces Council's recommendation to His Majesty - Failure to give explanation for recommendation - Whether contrary to law - Section 9 of Armed Forces Act 1972 - Whether conferring arbitrary power upon His Majesty to cancel commission of armed forces officers - Whether failure to supply reasons for recommendation fatal
Majlis Angkatan Tentera Malaysia & Anor v. Mejar Fadzil Arshad
(Zaleha Zahari, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA) [2012] 4 CLJ 748 [CA]

CIVIL LAW ACT

Damages - Fatal accident - Dependency claim - Loss of support - Third and fourth appellants suing as lawful parents and dependants of deceased - Appellants and deceased were "Orang Asli" - No documentary evidence adduced to prove deceased lawfully adopted by appellants - Whether appellants were parents of deceased - Factors to consider - Whether unjust to deny appellants' claim - Whether claim to be allowed - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 7(11) - Joremi Kimin & Anor v. Tan Sai Hong
Ali Tan & Ors v. Mazlan Bidin & Anor
(Raus Sharif PCA, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Azahar Mohamed JJCA) [2012] 4 CLJ 736 [CA]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Federal and State law - Islamic law Enactment - Constitutionality - Section 53 Syariah Criminal (Negeri Sembilan) Enactment 1992 - Requirement of tauliah as prerequisite to teach religion of Islam - Enactment of section - Whether in breach of the Federal Constitution - Heads or fields of legislation in legislative lists of Federal Constitution - Whether to be liberally interpreted - Whether to be given widest significance - Federal Constitution, art. 74(2) & Item 1, State List, Ninth Schedule
Fathul Bari Mat Jahya & Anor v. Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Sembilan & Ors
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Abdull Hamid Embong, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah FCJJ) [2012] 4 CLJ 717 [FC]

Jurisdiction - Syariah Court - Syariah Court of Negeri Sembilan - Offence of teaching religion of Islam without a tauliah - Section 53(1) Syariah Criminal (Negeri Sembilan) Enactment 1992 - Whether constituting an order of Ulil Amri - Whether properly a matter within criminal jurisdiction of Syariah Court - Federal Constitution, art. 74(2) & Item 1, State List, Ninth Schedule
Fathul Bari Mat Jahya & Anor v. Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Sembilan & Ors
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Abdull Hamid Embong, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah FCJJ) [2012] 4 CLJ 717 [FC]

Public Servants - Armed forces officer - Recommendation to cancel commission and force retirement to His Majesty - Failure to supply reasons for recommendation - Whether art. 135(1) of the Federal Constitution expressly excluded armed forces of right to be heard
Majlis Angkatan Tentera Malaysia & Anor v. Mejar Fadzil Arshad
(Zaleha Zahari, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA) [2012] 4 CLJ 748 [CA]

Public servants - Dismissal - Right to fair hearing - Dismissal of Jurunikah by State Religious Authority - Whether plaintiff a member of the State Service - Whether service governed by statute - Whether entitled to fair hearing before being dismissed - Federal Constitution, art. 135(2) - Administration of Islamic Family Law Enactment 1985 [Terengganu], s. 26(5)
Hj Ibrahim Muhammad v. Kadi Daerah Besut & Ors
(Mohd Yazid Mustafa J) [2012] 4 CLJ 783 [HC]

DAMAGES

Fatal accident - Dependency claim - Loss of support - Assessment of - Sessions Court awarded multiplicand of RM500 and multiplier of 12 years - Evidence of deceased's earnings - Appeal to High Court - Whether High Court erred in reducing multiplicand from RM500 to RM100 per month - Whether High Court erred in increasing multiplier from 12 to 16 years - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 7(3)(iv)(d) - Ibrahim Ismail & Anor v. Hasnah Puteh Imat & Anor and Another Appeal
Ali Tan & Ors v. Mazlan Bidin & Anor
(Raus Sharif PCA, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Azahar Mohamed JJCA) [2012] 4 CLJ 736 [CA]

Fatal accident - Dependency claim - Loss of support - Third and fourth appellants suing as lawful parents and dependants of deceased - Appellants and deceased were "Orang Asli" - No documentary evidence adduced to prove deceased lawfully adopted by appellants - Whether appellants were parents of deceased - Whether unjust to deny appellants' claim - Whether claim to be allowed - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 7(11) - Joremi Kimin & Anor v. Tan Sai Hong
Ali Tan & Ors v. Mazlan Bidin & Anor
(Raus Sharif PCA, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Azahar Mohamed JJCA) [2012] 4 CLJ 736 [CA]

FAMILY LAW

Children - Adoption - Application for - Child initially adopted by applicants pursuant to native law and customs - Natural parents' application to native court for return of child - Applicants ordered to return child back to natural parents - Whether native court has jurisdiction to decide natural parents' application - Whether welfare of child is of paramount consideration - Whether child in distress - Factors to consider - Whether applicants' application for adoption in High Court to be allowed - Adoption Ordinance 1960 (Sabah), s. 10
Jisly D Tabad & Anor v. Semon Sandaang & Anor
(Stephen Chung JC) [2012] 4 CLJ 805 [HC]

ISLAMIC LAW

Precepts of Islam - Teaching of religion - Requirement of tauliah - Teaching of religion of Islam without tauliah - Whether an offence against precepts of Islam - Whether requirement an order of Ulil Amri - Whether to prevent deviant teachings and division in society - Whether binding on Muslims - Federal Constitution, art. 74(2) & Item 1, State List, Ninth Schedule - Syariah Criminal (Negeri Sembilan) Enactment 1992, s. 53(1) - Administration of the Religion of Islam (Negeri Sembilan) Enactment 2003, s. 118
Fathul Bari Mat Jahya & Anor v. Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Sembilan & Ors
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Abdull Hamid Embong, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah FCJJ) [2012] 4 CLJ 717 [FC]

JURISDICTION

Native Court - Adoption - Child initially adopted by applicants pursuant to native law and customs - Natural parents' application to native court for return of child - Applicants ordered to return child back to natural parents - Whether native court has jurisdiction to decide natural parents' application - Whether native court's decision null and void - Native Courts Enactment 1992 (Sabah), s. 6(1)(c)(ii)
Jisly D Tabad & Anor v. Semon Sandaang & Anor
(Stephen Chung JC) [2012] 4 CLJ 805 [HC]

LAND LAW

Caveats - Registrar's caveat - Refusal to cancel - Whether applicant had locus standi - Whether applicant's application under s. 321(3)(c) contradicted with s. 418 of the National Land Code - Whether action commenced within three months of communication of entry of registrar's caveat - National Land Code, ss. 321(3)(c), 418
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah, Seberang Perai Selatan & Anor
(Varghese George JC) [2012] 4 CLJ 793 [HC]

NATIVE LAW AND CUSTOM

Family Law - Adoption - Child initially adopted by applicants pursuant to native law and customs - Natural parents' application to native court for return of child - Applicants ordered to return child back to natural parents - Whether native court has jurisdiction to decide cases involving native law or customs relating to adoption - Whether applicants estopped from denying jurisdiction and power of native court - Native Courts Enactment 1992 (Sabah), s. 6(1)(c)(ii)
Jisly D Tabad & Anor v. Semon Sandaang & Anor
(Stephen Chung JC) [2012] 4 CLJ 805 [HC]

TORT

Defamation - Slander - Whether impugned statements defamatory of appellant - Whether calculated to disparage appellant - Whether slanderous words must be communicated to general public before assuming defamatory character - Whether respondent liable
Francis Kimsai v. Judip Kini
(Abdul Rahman Sebli J) [2012] 4 CLJ 774 [HC]

WORDS & PHRASES

"Precepts of Islam" - Item 1, State List, Ninth Schedule of the Federal Constitution - Whether derived from the Qur'an - Purport and meaning
Fathul Bari Mat Jahya & Anor v. Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Sembilan & Ors
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Abdull Hamid Embong, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah FCJJ) [2012] 4 CLJ 717 [HC]

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