SATHIASEELAN A/L NAGAPPAN v Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial (PERKESO)

a-01a-412-07-2021 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 18 September 2022 • A-01(A)-412-07/2021

Catchwords

Claim under the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 (“ESSA”) - meaning of “employment injury” under s.2(6) read with s. 24(1) ESSA - exception in s. 24(2) ESSA - whether interruption or deviation is for economic pursuit or necessary for work - employee injured in a commuting accident on a Sunday evening as he was returning to his rented house in Kulim to stay and rest for the night to be early and alert for work at factory in Kulim Hi-Tech Park the next day - whether “employment injury” proved nevertheless without reference to seeming provision in s.24(1) ESSA - social legislation - ambiguity in s. 24(1)(b) ESSA - purposive approach to interpretation.

Practice Areas

Employment & Industrial Relations

Judges (3)

Lee Swee Seng Delivered Mohd Nazlan bin Mohd Ghazali Coram Seri Vazeer Alam bin Mydin Meera Coram

Parties (2)

Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial Respondent Sathiaseelan a/l Nagappan Appellant

Judgment

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