1. ) MEENAMBIGAI A/P ARASARATNAM 2. ) MANOHARAN A/L NALLIAH v 1. ) SIVAKUMAR A/L ARASARATNAM 2. ) SIVALINGAM A/L ARASARATNAM 3. ) Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hulu Langat
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1. On the happy occasion of the marriage between the First and Second Plaintiffs, a Marriage Agreement was entered into by the newlyweds and their respective parents. A key term in that Agreement concerned a parcel of property that belonged to the First Plaintiff’s late father. 2. Unhappily, that very property has now become the subject of the present dispute. 3. The Plaintiffs asserted that the said property formed part of the dowry promised by the Bride’s parents to the Groom. This claim, however, is vehemently disputed by the First and Second Defendants, who are the brothers of the First Plaintiff. The Defendants contended that their late father never consented to the property being given as dowry, and that it remains part of his unadministered estate, to be distributed in accordance with the Distribution Act 1958. The Essential Issue 4. The fundamental issue for determination in this Originating Summons is whether the property in question was validly given as dowry in connection with the Plaintiffs’ marriage, or whether it remains part of the estate of the late father of the First Plaintiff, First Defendant, and Second Defendant.
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