10 Feb 2023
DATO' SRI ANDREW KAM TAI YEOW TAN SRI DATO' KAM WOON WAH
- Citation
- WA-24NCvC-2619-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-24NCvC-2619-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The court found the plaintiff failed to adduce sufficiently persuasive prima facie evidence that the defendant was possibly mentally disordered; the material was conjectural, relied on lay observations and an uncorroborated short telephone account, and included affidavits with misleading address statements. Given the intrusive nature of s.52 MHA inquiries and the high caution required for striking out, the claim was nevertheless 'obviously unsustainable' and an abuse of process, warranting summary striking out under O.18 r.19 and the Court's inherent jurisdiction; costs RM15,000 awarded to de…