Court orders Guan Eng to pay RM250,000 in damages to Abdul Azeez for defamation
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today ordered former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to pay RM250,000 in general damages to former Baling Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim for defamation in connection with the Penang undersea tunnel project. A three-member panel comprising Justices Datuk Azizah Nawawi, Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya and […]
Appeals Court upholds death sentence on businessman for drug trafficking
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here today upheld the death sentence imposed on a businessman for trafficking in 9.528 kg of cannabis. This followed a decision by a three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, comprising Justices Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, Datuk See Mee Chun and Datuk Azmi Ariffin, in dismissing the appeal by Mohammad […]
Zuraida files appeal against court order to pay RM10 million to PKR
PUTRAJAYA: Former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin has filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal against the decision of the High Court which ordered her to pay RM10 million to PKR for breaching the bond binding her to the party. The notice of appeal was filed on Monday by Messrs Zharif […]
Appeals Court verdict in tahfiz fire murder appeals rescheduled to Sept 11
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has rescheduled to Sept 11 to deliver its decision in an appeal brought by a teenager who was found guilty for the murder of 23 people in a fire at the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Tahfiz Centre in 2017. The court will also decide on the same day on the prosecution’s […]
Appeals court send back Bung Moktar, wife’s revision bid to High Court for hearing of merits
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today remitted back the revision applications filed by Kinabatangan member of Parliament Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife, Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad to the High Court for the merits of the applications to be heard. The couple filed the revision applications to challenge the Sessions Court […]
Appeals Court reduces damages to RM649,200 in youths killed in police shootout case
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here today allowed the appeal by the government and the police for the amount of damages awarded to the families of three youths who were killed in a shootout in the Glenmarie industrial zone in Shah Alam, Selangor, 13 years ago to be reduced. A three-member bench of the appellate […]
Appeal against death sentence rejected for man killing pepper buyer with shotgun
KUCHING: The appeal against the death sentence of a man who allegedly killed a pepper buyer with a shotgun seven years ago was rejected by the Court of Appeal here today (October 20). A panel of three Court of Appeal judges consisting of Datuk Has Zanah Mehat, Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya, and Datuk Supang Lian […]
Disagreements with Appeal Court decision
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has expressed regret over the recent decision of the Court of Appeal which ruled that children born overseas to Malaysian mothers who are married to foreign spouses are not entitled by operation of law to be Malaysia citizens. The Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister said that the […]
Sri Ram to lead clerk’s appeal in basikal lajak case
PUTRAJAYA: Former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram will lead the defence team in clerk Sam Ke Ting’s appeal against her conviction and jail sentence for reckless driving which caused the death of eight teenagers who were riding on modified bicycles commonly known as basikal lajak. Lawyer Harvinderjit Singh, when contacted, confirmed the […]
Umno, PAS want ruling on Islamic words be referred to appeals court
KUALA LUMPUR: The Muafakat Nasional (MN) Consultative Committee meeting held Thursday night has urged that the High Court’s ruling on the use of the Islamic words be referred to the Court of Appeal. MN in a statement said the coalition views seriously the High Court’s decision in allowing non-Muslims to use the Islamic words in their publications. “Today’s meeting also […]
