PROTASCO BERHAD & ORS vs MOHD NORLI MD SALLEH

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2025 MarsdenLR 3139

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
PROTASCO BERHAD & ORS – Appellant
Versus
MOHD NORLI MD SALLEH – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Sebastian Tay Hanxin,Aida Yasmin Cheree Mohamad ,Respondent Advocate: Chandrasegran Rajandran

Table of Content
1. claim of wrongful termination of employment. (Para 1 , 2 , 4 , 6)
2. parties present conflicting accounts of employment. (Para 12 , 13 , 14)
3. court analyzes employment relationship complexities. (Para 17 , 19 , 20 , 29)
4. issues of legitimate expectation in employment. (Para 34 , 39 , 43)
5. appellant's appeal allowed based on court observations. (Para 48)

Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid J:

Introduction

[1] The substantive matter was brought to the Industrial Court (IC) by way of a reference dated 21 March 2022 by the Director General of the Department of Industrial Relations (DGIR) under s 20(3) of the Industrial Relations Act 1967 ( IRA ) for a claim for wrongful termination of employment.

[2] The dispute before the IC is the claim by Mohd Norli Md Salleh (the Respondent) that he was dismissed from his employment without just cause or excuse by Protasco Berhad, the 1st Appellant (Protasco), Roadcare (M) Sdn Bhd, the 2nd Appellant (Roadcare), HCM Engineering Sdn Bhd, the 3rd Appellant (HCM Engineering) and KPS-HCM Sdn Bhd (KPS-HCM) on 1 September 2021.

[3] Upon the application by the Respondent at the IC and pursuant to an Interim Award No: 1942/2022 dated 29 August 2022, the

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2025 MarsdenLR 3139

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPURPROTASCO BERHAD & ORS – AppellantVersusMOHD NORLI MD SALLEH – Respondent

Cases Referred (3)

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
PROTASCO BERHAD & ORS – Appellant
Versus
MOHD NORLI MD SALLEH – Respondent