AWARD

Background of these 2 cases

Both Cases No 5/4-1544/05; 0; [2006] 3 ILR 1916, [2006] 4 ILR 2914 and No 6/4-1694/05 were initially referred to the Industrial Court and scheduled to be heard in Court No 5 and Court No 6 respectively. The Claimant in Cases No 5/4-1544/05; 0; [2006] 3 ILR 1916; [2006] 4 ILR 2914 is Amran Ramakrishnan bin Abdullah (hereinafter referred to as 'the 1st Claimant') and the Claimant in Case No 6/4-1694/05 is Murugan a/l Suppiah (hereinafter referred to as 'the 2nd Claimant'). Pursuant to an Award of this Court videAward No 1449 of 2006 handed down on 15 August 2006, Case No 6/4-1694/05 was ordered to be consolidated with Cases No 5/4-1544/05; 0; [2006] 3 ILR 1916; [2006] 4 ILR 2914 and that both cases were ordered to be heard jointly in this Court ie, Court No 5.

Prior to the consolidation of both Cases No 5/4-1544/05; 0, [2006] 3 ILR 1916, [2006] 4 ILR 2914 and No 6/4-1694/05, videAward No 1100 of 2006, handed down by this Court on 21 June 2006 upon a Notice of Application filed by the 1st Claimant, this Court has allowed the 1st Claimant's Application to join the Official Receiver/ Liquidator and Gim Capital Sdn Bhd as parties to this proceeding. Hence,