MUHAMMED YUSOFF RAWTHER vs DATO SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM; KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN SIASATAN JENAYAH POLIS D....

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Petitioner Advocates:Haniff Khatri,Putra Alyra Narisha ,Respondent Advocate: Navpreet Singh,Siaw Chooi Teng

Table of Content
1. discovery application and procedural background (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. plaintiff's arguments for discovery (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. defendant's opposition to plaintiff's claims (Para 9 , 10 , 11)
4. court analysis on requirements of discovery (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15)
5. relevance and necessity in discovery application (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
6. judicial estoppel related to plaintiff's claims (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25)
7. applicability of polygraph results in civil proceedings (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29)
8. potential implications of relying on polygraph tests (Para 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34)
9. discussion on privileged documents (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41)
10. court view on public interest and privilege (Para 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47)
11. plaintiff's inconsistent positions on privilege (Para 48 , 49 , 50 , 51)
12. outcome of the discovery application (Para 52)
13. court's final dismissal of application (Para 53 , 54)

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(For An Application Under Order 24 Rule 7A Of The Rules Of Court 2012)

Introduction

[1] The Plaintiff in the main action had filed a discovery application under O 24 r 7A of the Rules of Court 2012 (' ROC 2012") ("