13 Jan 2023
1. ) Jagan Naidu a/l Arumugam 2. ) Arumugam a/l RAnggasamy 1. ) Junaidah binti Musa 2. ) Muhammad Aliff Rizqi Izham Shamsul bin Abdul Haq
- Citation
- BA-12B-38-07/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- BA-12B-38-07/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The High Court held that the trial judge misapprehended facts and erred in principle in awarding loss of future earnings to the 1st respondent and therefore set that award aside; the combined dependency award was not wholly unjustified but required apportionment under section 7(4) Civil Law Act 1956 into RM305,440 for the 1st respondent and RM200,000 for the 2nd (OKU) plaintiff, with the RM200,000 to be held in trust by Amanah Raya Berhad for the child; pre-trial interest on future losses was wrongly awarded and is disallowed; the liability appeal was dismissed and the cross-appeal was dismis…