DATO SERI DR LING LIONG SIK vs KRISHNA KUMAR SIVASUBRAMANIAM

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2002 MarsdenLR 1399

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
DATO SERI DR LING LIONG SIK – Appellant
Versus
KRISHNA KUMAR SIVASUBRAMANIAM – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:RR Sethu ,Respondent Advocate: Porres P Royan,Michael Lum

JUDGMENT

Arifin Zakaria J:

[1] The plaintiff at all material times is the Minister of Transport in the Government of Malaysia. He is the elected member of Parliament for Labis Parliamentary constituency. He is also the President of the Malaysian Chinese Association ("MCA"); a political party, which is a component of the Barisan Nasional, the ruling party in this country since independence. The defendant is at all material times an advocate and solicitor practising under the name of Krish Maniam & Co

[2] The defendant claims that at all material times he was acting for and representing one Dato' Soh Chee Wen ("the client").

[3] The claim herein arose out of the letter dated 13 June 2000 ("the said letter") written by the defendant addressed to the plaintiff. The contents of the letter were published in various newspapers in the country on 14 June 2000. It is not in dispute that the day in question was a public holiday and one day prior to the delegates conference of the MCA.

Application For Particulars

[4] Arising from the respective pleadings the parties herein applied for further and better particulars pursuant to O 18 r 12(3) of the Rules of the High 1980 ("the RHC"). The pleadings c

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2002 MarsdenLR 1399

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPURDATO SERI DR LING LIONG SIK – AppellantVersusKRISHNA KUMAR SIVASUBRAMANIAM – Respondent

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
DATO SERI DR LING LIONG SIK – Appellant
Versus
KRISHNA KUMAR SIVASUBRAMANIAM – Respondent