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2019 MarsdenLR 2192

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
KUMAR KARTHIGESU – Appellant
Versus
MURALITHARAN PILLAI DM DORAISAMY & ANOTHER APPEAL (ENCLS 8 & 9) – Respondent


Petitioner Advocates:Palanivel Sathasivam,Ho Hon Keong ,Respondent Advocate: Nicholas Hor,Elise Tam

Table of Content
1. appeals concerns striking out plaintiff's claims. (Para 1 , 3)
2. pleading requirements in defamation cases. (Para 2 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 8)
3. arguments on necessity of specific pleading in defamation. (Para 6)
4. jurisdiction and publication issues in libel. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)

[1] There are two (2) appeals lodged by the 1st appellant and the 2nd to 12 appellants respectively in respect of two (2) separate applications namely encl 9 by the 1st appellant and encl 8 by the 2nd to 12 appellants' to strike out the appellant's writ and statement of claim pursuant to O 19(1) (a) of the Rules of , 2012 whereby the learned Sessions Court, Judge, Kuala Lumpur (hereinafter called 'the learned SCJ') on 16 April 2019 dismissed encl 8 with costs of RM2000 payable by the 2nd to 12th appellants' and also dismissed encl 9 with costs of RM2000 payable by the 1st appellant. The Court will provide one judgment for the appeal in respect of encls 8 and 9 respectively since the issues involved are similar. The parties shall be referred to as plaintiff and defendants as they were in the Sessions Court.

[2] In an application to strike out the plaintiff's pleading pursuant to O 18 r 19 (1) (a)

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