16 Aug 2022
TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD TEGUH AMANI SDN. BHD.
- Citation
- WA-A72NCvC-1265-04/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- WA-A72NCvC-1265-04/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
The court found the present claim is barred by res judicata in the wider sense because the claim was effectively part of the same cause of action as the earlier suit (Guaman 4727): same defendant, same cause, same location and proximate dates within 2016; the plaintiff knew of the claim when the earlier suit was filed and failed to show special circumstances to justify separate instalment litigation; continuation would create multiplicity of proceedings and amount to an abuse of process, therefore the defendant's strike out application under Order 18 r.19 KKM 2012 and statutory power in Akta…