LAMIN PCA 19 June 1995

I have had the benefit of reading the judgments of my learned brothers, Gopal Sri Ram and Abu Mansor JJCA, and I am in complete agreement with their views and findings in these appeals.

My learned brother, Gopal Sri Ram JCA, has dealt with every aspect of this case with great care. I have nothing more to add, except to say a few words.

For consistency, I shall refer to the parties in these appeals in the order of the case numbers as filed in this court just as in the same way as it is done by my learned brother, Gopal Sri Ram JCA. Accordingly, the third defendant below whose case appears at the top of the list here shall hereafter be referred to as the first appellant, the seventh defendant as the second appellant and so on.

So much has been adversely commented of the trial judge in regard to his conduct of this case by the learned counsel for the first appellant, Encik Karpal Singh, employing such words as unholy haste in the disposal of this case. It has often been said that justice delayed is justice denied. In the instant case, with the speed as it was in the time taken by the learned judge below to