27 Jun 2024
1. ) MASYUR MUTIARA SDN BHD 2. ) ABDUL RAHIM BIN ABDULLAH 3. ) JUDE HYDEN CHUNG [ ]
- Citation
- KA-41S-15-11/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- KA-41S-15-11/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The High Court held that section 56(3) of the Industrial Relations Act 1967 authorises a magistrate to impose a further fine of RM500 per day for non-compliance as part of the same offence (a continuing offence), and that the proviso to section 87(1) Magistrates' Courts Act 1948 permits a magistrate to impose such statutory fines even if they exceed ordinary magistrate limits; additionally the presence and conduct of the Deputy Public Prosecutor satisfied the statutory requirement for prosecution by the Public Prosecutor, therefore the convictions and sentences were lawful and the appeal fail…