Wan Yahya J:

The application stems from a somewhat lurid and intriguing episode. On 13 September 1983 the 2nd defendant, Mr. Karpal Singh, an advocate and solicitor of the High Court Malaya, filed on behalf of the 1st defendant, Josephine Doris Nunis a suit in this Court against Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Tamby Chik, who was at the relevant time, and is currently, holding the office of the Chief Minister of Malacca.

It was alleged inter alia in that suit that the said Datuk Seri had befriended the 1st defendant who was then employed as a waitress in a local hotel and that he had showered gifts on her. The 1st defendant claimed that as a result of the asseveration of marriage made by this person she had on various occasions rendered him sexual favours at several named places in Malacca, Kuala Lumpur and Port Dickson. She claimed that she had given up her job as waitress at his request and that as a result of his subsequent unreasonable conduct in breaking off their association she had suffered mental anguish and humiliation. That suit which was registered in the High Court Registry as Civil Suit No. 297/85 shall be hereinafter referred to as the `original writ'.

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