17 Jul 2023
TAN HOO ENG Ng Siew Wee
- Citation
- A-05-561-12/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- A-05-561-12/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The Court dismissed the application for leave to commence committal proceedings because the appellant failed to establish a prima facie case of contempt that was not inherently improbable; the Putative Respondent's conduct in maintaining the preliminary objection is protected by the rebuttable presumption of regularity under s114(e) Evidence Act and no evidence was adduced to rebut it; committal was not the appropriate first recourse given recourse to the Public Prosecutor under s376 CPC; additionally an appeal to the Federal Court in respect of the Court of Appeal's originating decision was…