Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Damages for adultery

Legal area

Court

10 Jul 2024

PEMPETISYEN DR. SHIVANI A/P NAGANDRAN 1. ) DR. RAJ KUMAR A/L S. MAHARAJAH 2. ) Cherry Hamdi Ramos PIHAK YANG DINAMAKAN AIA BHD.

Citation

BA-33-503-07/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-33-503-07/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Petitioner failed to demonstrate special grounds under section 58 LRA 1976 or to justify the seven-month delay and prior knowledge of the alleged adulterer; no credible steps or evidence were shown to locate the alleged co-respondent or to prove impecuniosity; amendment is not justified given unexplained delay and prejudice can be compensated only by costs; petitioner elected exemption prayer and cannot rely on alternative; therefore application to be excused or to amend is dismissed.
5 Apr 2023

PEMPETISYEN VASUDEVAN A/L RENGASAMY V.TAMIZHARASI A/P N.VEERAGOO

Citation

JA-33-271-08/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JA-33-271-08/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

On the balance of probabilities the petitioner has capacity to pay (court found average monthly income circa RM5,000 and petitioner failed to prove permanent incapacity); therefore petitioner ordered to pay RM1,000 monthly to respondent and RM1,000 monthly for the minor child from date of respondent's counter-petition. The Taman Rekamas property is a matrimonial asset to be retained in registered joint names but sale was refused at this stage to avoid displacing dependent respondent and child without adequate alternative accommodation or proposals from petitioner. Rumah Taman Mohd Yassin and…
31 Oct 2022

PEMPETISYEN Y A Y 1. ) W H O 2. ) N A N

Citation

WA-33-178-04/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-33-178-04/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Adultery between the Respondent and Co-Respondent was proved on the balance of probabilities (applying a higher degree of persuasion) by credible surveillance and circumstantial evidence and was the cause of the marriage breakdown; accordingly the petition was allowed in part: compensatory damages of MYR70,000 awarded against Co-Respondent, the Respondent ordered to pay child maintenance of MYR2,000/month and one-third of claimed delivery costs, custody to Petitioner with joint guardianship and structured access to Respondent, Matrimonial Home to be sold and proceeds divided equally, spousal…
3 Jan 2022

PEMPETISYEN GLARET SHIRLEY A/P SINNAPPAN 1. ) Sivasankar A/L Kunchiraman 2. ) Cassandra D'Sliva A/P Louis

Citation

WA-33-293-05/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-33-293-05/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The marriage had irretrievably broken down in April 2015; on a balance of probabilities the respondent committed adultery with the co-respondent from about May 2014 and that adultery caused the breakdown; petitioner proved domestic incidents and contemporaneous police reports and communications supporting adultery; respondent failed to discharge allegations against petitioner; accordingly divorce granted, petitioner awarded custody, maintenance ordered (RM2,000 per child per month and RM2,000 spousal per month until remarriage), equal division of matrimonial assets (50% EPF transfer RM500,017…

Malaysia Case Law

PEMPETISYEN DR. SHIVANI A/P NAGANDRAN 1. ) DR. RAJ KUMAR A/L S. MAHARAJAH 2. ) Cherry Hamdi Ramos PIHAK YANG DINAMAKAN AIA BHD.

PEMPETISYEN VASUDEVAN A/L RENGASAMY V.TAMIZHARASI A/P N.VEERAGOO

PEMPETISYEN Y A Y 1. ) W H O 2. ) N A N

PEMPETISYEN GLARET SHIRLEY A/P SINNAPPAN 1. ) Sivasankar A/L Kunchiraman 2. ) Cassandra D'Sliva A/P Louis