ZAWAHID BINTI CHE AMAT 1. ) KAWASAN PEMBANGUNAN PERTANIAN BERSEPADU BAHAGIAN KERIAN 2. ) KEMENTERIAN PERTANIAN DAN INDUSTRI MAKANAN 3. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA

ZAWAHID BINTI CHE AMAT 1. ) KAWASAN PEMBANGUNAN PERTANIAN BERSEPADU BAHAGIAN KERIAN 2. ) KEMENTERIAN PERTANIAN DAN INDUSTRI MAKANAN 3. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA

The court struck out the writ and statement of claim because the plaintiff's claim in tort against public authorities failed to comply with statutory requirements (failure to join the responsible government officer under Government Proceedings Act 1956 ss.5-6), was time-barred under Public Authorities Protection Act...

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Citation
AA-B51-2-10/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Parties
Plaintiff: Zawahid binti Che Amat; Defendant: Kawasan Pembangunan Pertanian Bersepadu Bahagian Kerian; Defendant: Kawasan Pembangun Pembangunan Pertanian Bersepadu (IADA); Defendant: Kerajaan Malaysia
Court
Sessions Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
15 July 2022
Case Number
AA-B51-2-10/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Procedural Posture
Civil Suit (tort/trespass) / Interlocutory Application to Strike Out at Sessions Court (decision)
Outcome
Defendants' strike out application allowed; writ and statement of claim struck out
Legal Topics
Trespass to Land, Negligence, Vicarious Liability, Limitation Period Under Public Authorities Protection Act 1948, Strike Out Under Order 18 R19, Government Proceedings Joinder Under Government Proceedings Act 1956, Admissibility of Affidavit, Res Ipsa Loquitur
Tort Administrative Law Civil Procedure Limitation Law Property Law Trespass to Land Negligence Vicarious Liability +5 more

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Parties

Zawahid binti Che Amat

Plaintiff

Kawasan Pembangunan Pertanian Bersepadu Bahagian Kerian

Defendant

Kawasan Pembangun Pembangunan Pertanian Bersepadu (IADA)

Defendant

Kerajaan Malaysia

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Suit (tort/trespass) / Interlocutory Application to Strike Out at Sessions Court (decision)

  1. 1 Whether plaintiff wrongly named defendants without joining the government officer responsible under Government Proceedings Act 1956 ss.5-6
  2. 2 Whether the action is time-barred by section 2(a) of the Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 (36-month limitation)
  3. 3 Whether the affidavit filed by the plaintiff's solicitor complied with Order 41 r.5 and was admissible

Ratio Decidendi

The court struck out the writ and statement of claim because the plaintiff's claim in tort against public authorities failed to comply with statutory requirements (failure to join the responsible government officer under Government Proceedings Act 1956 ss.5-6), was time-barred under Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 s.2(a) (filed beyond 36 months), contained an inadmissible affidavit by the solicitor contrary to Order 41 r.5, and on the face of the pleadings disclosed no reasonable cause of action or amounted to an abuse of process; accordingly the defendants' Order 18 r.19 application was allowed with costs.

Court Disposition

Defendants' strike out application allowed; writ and statement of claim struck out

Orders

  • Writ and Statement of Claim struck out pursuant to Order 18 r.19 Rules of Court 2012
  • Plaintiff to pay costs to Defendants in the sum of RM2000.00