TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD vs BIG MAN MANAGEMENT SDN BHD

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2023 MarsdenLR 1226

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD – Appellant
Versus
BIG MAN MANAGEMENT SDN BHD – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Steven Thiru,Hadi Mukhlis Khairulmaini,Izatunlina Jamaludin ,Respondent Advocate: Gurdial Singh Njiar,P Mitran,Abraham Au Tian Hui,Lim Yew Yi,Kerk Boon Leng

Table of Content
1. background of the case and parties involved. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. allegations of meter tampering and legal context. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9)
3. consumer's claims and tnb's defenses. (Para 10 , 11 , 14)
4. explanation of the mayaria principle. (Para 12 , 13 , 37 , 38)
5. court's analysis on legality of disconnection. (Para 30 , 31 , 32 , 33)
6. damages awarded for wrongful disconnection. (Para 34 , 35)
7. defamation and breach of statutory duty claims. (Para 36 , 40 , 41 , 42)
8. final judgment and outcome of the appeal. (Para 106 , 112)

S Nantha Balan JCA:

Introduction

[1] This is an appeal by Tenaga Nasional Berhad ("TNB") against the decision of the learned Judge of the High Court at Johor Bahru ("the learned Judge") (after a full trial) delivered on 30 September 2019. By the said decision, the learned Judge allowed all but one of the reliefs sought by Big Man Management Sdn Bhd, the Plaintiff, in Johor Bahru High Court Suit No. JA-22(NCVC)-138-07-2016, against TNB. The judgment of the High Court that has given rise to the present appeal is reported as Big Man Management Sdn Bhd v. Tenaga Nasional Berhad 2020 MarsdenLR 329 . The suit was originally filed on 29 Februa

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2023 MarsdenLR 1226

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYATENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD – AppellantVersusBIG MAN MANAGEMENT SDN BHD – Respondent

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COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD – Appellant
Versus
BIG MAN MANAGEMENT SDN BHD – Respondent