SIVARASA RASIAH & ORS vs CHE HAMZAH CHE ISMAIL & ORS

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2011 MarsdenLR 1182

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
SIVARASA RASIAH & ORS – Appellant
Versus
CHE HAMZAH CHE ISMAIL & ORS – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Edmund Bon,Leela Jesuthasan ,Respondent Advocate: Habibah Haron

Table of Content
1. application for striking out claim due to procedural non-compliance. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. arguments on the applicability of the government proceedings act. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9)
3. court's interpretation of tortfeasors in wrongful arrest cases. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)

Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal JC:

(Enclosure 11)

[1] This is an application by the defendants in Enclosure 11 to strike out the plaintiffs' Writ and Statement of Claim dated 8 December 2010 under Order 18 Rule 19 of the Rules of High 1980 ("RHC 1980"). The application is supported by the affidavit of Habibah binti Haron affirmed on 14 March 2011. The 3^rd plaintiff has filed an affidavit in reply on 1 April 2011. The main ground relied upon by the defendants in this application is that the plaintiffs have not complied with sections 5 and 6 of the Government Proceedings Act 1956 ("GPA 1956") as they have not named the individual tortfeasors.

Background Facts

[2] The plaintiffs are all lawyers. On 9 December 2009, they were among a group of about 100 persons who participated in a peaceful walk along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman to celebrate the World Human Rights Day which falls on 10 Decem

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2011 MarsdenLR 1182

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPURSIVARASA RASIAH & ORS – AppellantVersusCHE HAMZAH CHE ISMAIL & ORS – Respondent

Cases Referred (4)

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
SIVARASA RASIAH & ORS – Appellant
Versus
CHE HAMZAH CHE ISMAIL & ORS – Respondent