17 Jul 2020
CITY TEAM MEDIA SDN BHD SARAVANAN A/L MURUGAN
- Citation
- wa-23CY-47-11/2017 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- wa-23CY-47-11/2017 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Plaintiff's claim in relation to the second article failed because the words did not refer to the plaintiff; the plaintiff proved defamation in relation to the first and third statements but the defendant successfully established the defence of justification based on trial evidence and s.8 Defamation Act, therefore the plaintiff's defamation claim was dismissed; the defendant's counterclaim was dismissed for failure to plead the original Tamil words and to provide a proper certified translation as required by the rules, so the counterclaim was struck out.