Tamilarasi A/P Balasundram v 1. ) LIM HENG LOONG 2. ) Lim Thung Xuan 3. ) Lim Jit Haw 4. ) Sally Peh Chen Woon 5. ) Lucas Peh Zi Fong 6. ) JONATHAN LEE ZHING YANG

ba-12b-77-08-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 26 April 2026 • BA-12B-77-08/2025 • 27 min read
7 cases cited (0 SG, 7 foreign)

Outcome

Conclusion [44] Accordingly, for the reasons above, the Defendant’s appeal is dismissed with costs fixed at RM4,000.00.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ba-12b-77-08-2025). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

1. Appeal from the Sessions Court. 2. Plaintiffs commenced action against the Defendant for defamation. 3. Sessions Court found the Defendant liable for defamation but did not award damages but ordered for an apology statement. 4. Defendant appealed against the finding of liability. 5. The impugned statement must be read as a whole and not disjunctively. 6. The impugned statement must be read in the context of the entire publication together with its defamatory sting and innuendo that follows.

Practice Areas

Defamation

Judges (1)

Seow Hock Peng Delivered

Counsel (5)

Low & Partners Firm Rasvin Sodhi & Co Firm Jonas Lee Fook Khong Counsel Respondent Rasvinder Kaur Sodhi Counsel Appellant Wong Sher Yi Counsel Respondent

Parties (7)

Jonathan Lee Zhing Yang Respondent Lim Heng Loong Respondent Lim Jit Haw Respondent Lim Thung Xuan Respondent Lucas Peh Zi Fong Respondent Sally Peh Chen Woon Respondent Tamilarasi a/p Balasundram Appellant

Cases Cited (7)

MY (7)
[1966] 2 MLJ 66 [1973] 2 MLJ 56 [1989] 3 MLJ 1 [1999] 1 MLJ 371 [2010] 2 MLJ 492 [2018] 9 CLJ 285 [2022] 5 CLJ 487

Judgment

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