NAGARAJ A/L SUBRAMANIAM v GANESH A/L AHWALY

aa-11bncvc-4-03-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 8 April 2025 • AA-11BNCvC-4-03/2024 • 9 min read

11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil-Procedure — Appeal — Magistrate’s Court jurisdiction — IOU document — Thumbprint authenticity confirmed by expert—No rebuttal evidence from the appellant — Burden of proof under Evidence Act ss.101, 103 discharged — respondent’s explanation of funds accepted — appellant’s denial speculative, inconsistent, unsupported — Counterclaim seeking declaratory relief misconceived and barred by Subordinate Courts Act 1948 s.65 — Findings of credibility by trial court not disturbed on appeal — Principle of appellate non-interference reaffirmed where there are no error or misdirection shown.

Practice Areas

Evidence Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (4)

K Devi & Associate Firm V.T. Singam, D. Gunasegran & Co. Firm Kaladevi a/p Chandrasekharan Counsel Respondent Subashini a/p Gunasegran Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Ganesh a/l Ahwaly Respondent Nagaraj a/l Subramaniam Appellant

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Subordinate Courts Act 1948 (Cap 92)

s 90

Cases Cited (11)

MY (11)

[1993] 1 AMR 607 [1993] 2 CLJ 146 [2006] 2 CLJ 337 [2006] 3 AMR 410 [2006] 5 MLRH 185 [2007] 2 MLJ 169 [2015] 5 CLJ 602 [2015] MLJU 1966 [2022] 6 CLJ 706 [2022] AMEJ 0625 [2023] 7 MLJ 952

Judgment

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