15 Dec 2025
The magistrate dismissed the recusal application because the applicant failed to establish a real danger of bias or any personal or financial interest; prior hearings of related accused on different facts and evidence do not by themselves establish disqualifying bias; the application was also prejudicially delayed.
11 Nov 2022
The plaintiff failed to establish on a balance of probabilities any real and apparent danger of bias; mere acquaintance or uncorroborated statements about social interactions do not disqualify a judge; therefore the recusal application is dismissed and costs awarded.
9 Mar 2021
The recusal applications failed because the applicants did not satisfy the 'real danger of bias' test; the judge's interactions with counsel (raising issues, referring to authorities, and accepting undertakings) were legitimate judicial functions evidenced in the court record; un‑affirmed affidavits were used with leave and an undertaking to regularise; the applications were frivolous and dismissed with costs against counsel personally.
9 Dec 2020
The recusal applications failed because the Defendants did not satisfy the high 'real danger of bias' threshold: the judge's requests for clarification, references to authorities and acceptance of counsel's undertakings were normal judicial functions, the undertaking to regularise un-affirmed affidavits was given and complied with, and the applications were frivolous and bordered on contempt; therefore recusal was unjustified and costs awarded.
22 Jul 2020
The High Court held the proved facts (touching over clothing and compelling the child to touch the teacher) did not satisfy the statutory and factual threshold for s377E but constituted assault/criminal force with intent to outrage modesty under s354; the Sessions Court erred in relying on the school's internal investigation and the judge's site visit when sentencing; accordingly the conviction was recorded under s354 and the sentence was varied to fines of RM10,000 for each charge given mitigation and first offender status.