ROADCARE (M) SDN BHD v 1. ) NIK MUHAMAD ALIF HAIQAL BIN ZULKIFLI KANG 2. ) MUHAMMAD HILMAN HAKIM BIN ABDUL SATAPA

da-12b-9-04-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 December 2025 • DA-12B-9-04/2025

Catchwords

Tort — Negligence — Road traffic accident — Road maintenance contractor — Plastic cone on road shoulder — Whether contractor negligent — Burden of proof — Balance of probabilities — Evidence Act 1950, s 101 Evidence — Evaluation — Conflicting versions — Police reports lodged belatedly — Police reports lodged on same date using similar language — Whether reports orchestrated by third party — Credibility and probative value — Investigating officer’s conclusion based on presumption — Hearsay evidence — Medical records Appeal — Findings of fact — Trial judge’s failure to judicially appreciate evidence — Undue reliance on police reports — Whether findings plainly wrong — Appellate intervention— “Plainly wrong” test

Practice Areas

Tort

Judges (1)

Shamsul Bahrin bin Abdul Manaf Delivered

Parties (3)

ROADCARE Sdn Bhd Appellant Muhammad Hilman Hakim bin Abdul Satapa Respondent Nik Muhamad Alif Haiqal bin Zulkifli Kang Respondent

Case Significance

ROADCARE (M) SDN BHD v 1. ) NIK MUHAMAD ALIF HAIQAL BIN ZULKIFLI KANG 2. ) MU... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 13, 2025 (citation: da-12b-9-04-2025). The case was decided by Shamsul Bahrin bin Abdul Manaf.

What was the outcome of ROADCARE (M) SDN BHD v 1. ) NIK MUHAMAD ALIF HAIQAL BIN ZULKIFLI KANG 2. ) MU...?

ROADCARE (M) SDN BHD v 1. ) NIK MUHAMAD ALIF HAIQAL BIN ZULKIFLI KANG 2. ) MU... is a High Court decision dated December 13, 2025. The case was heard by Shamsul Bahrin bin Abdul Manaf. See the full judgment for details.