29 Jul 2024
KEJENDRAN A/L SUPRAMANIAM 1. ) MAJLIS DAERAH KUALA SELANGOR 2. ) Pengarah Jabatan Kerja Raya Negeri Selangor 3. ) Kerajaan Negeri Selangor PIHAK TERKILAN GAS MALAYSIA BERHAD
- Citation
- BL-A51KJ-7-08/2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
- Court
- Sessions Court
- Case number
- BL-A51KJ-7-08/2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court found on the evidence that the plaintiff's accident was caused by pipe sections left at the road shoulder without warning or supervision; defendants owed a statutory duty under s.7 GPA 1956 to maintain public roads and to prevent hazards, and they failed to discharge that duty by not ensuring warning signs, supervision or inspections; the activity of laying pipes was not shown to be extraordinarily hazardous so a general non-delegable duty was not imposed, but the third party admitted responsibility and contractual permit terms accepted third-party liabilities; accordingly defendants we…