SELIA SELENGGARA SELATAN SDN.BHD. v 1. ) NUR HANA BINTI ISMAIL 2. ) IMAM BAYDOWI BIN SUMARDI

ja-12a-10-12-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 29 October 2025 • JA-12A-10-12/2024 • 21 min read
5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

Rayuan – Tort – Kemalangan Jalan Raya – Rayuan terhadap keputusan Hakim Mahkamah Sesyen menolak permohonan Perayu untuk kebenaran membuka semula kes Perayu di Makamah Sesyen dan juga rayuan berkenaan liabiliti dan kuantum bagi suatu tuntutan gantirugi terhadap Perayu – Sama ada kemalangan diakibatkan oleh motosikal yang dibonceng oleh Responden Pertama melanggar lubang yang terletak di atas jalan yang diselenggara oleh Perayu atau jalan lain yang bukan diselenggarakan oleh Perayu dan apakah punca kemalangan - Sama ada disebabkan rantai motosikal terputus atau motosikal Responden Kedua terlanggar lubang atas jalan – Sama ada Mahkamah wajar membenarkan Notis Permohonan untuk Perayu membuka semula kes di Makamah Sesyen – Keterangan lisan berbeza dengan laporan perubatan dan artikel keratan akhbar – Perlepasan yang material (fundamental departure) – Imbangan kebarangkalian – Arahan untuk menutup kes pembelaan tanpa memanggil saksi pembelaan tidak adil – Kekhilafan ketidaksediaan Alasan Penghakiman mengenai permohonan kebenaran membuka semula kes walaupun rayuan telah difailkan

Practice Areas

Rayuan

Judges (1)

Wong Mee Ling Delivered

Counsel (5)

Naicker & Associates Firm The Chambers of Sri Firm G Shanmuka Thasan Counsel Respondent J S Naicker Counsel Appellant Rajan Ayappan Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

SELIA SELENGGARA SELATAN Sdn Bhd Appellant Imam Baydowi bin Sumardi Respondent Nur Hana binti Ismail Respondent

Case Significance

SELIA SELENGGARA SELATAN SDN.BHD. v 1. ) NUR HANA BINTI ISMAIL 2. ) IMAM BAYD... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated October 29, 2025 (citation: ja-12a-10-12-2024). <p>A road maintenance concession company appealed against a Sessions Court decision finding it liable for a motorcycle accident on a maintained road. The key issue was whether the accident was caused by a pothole on the concession-maintained road or by the motorcycle chain breaking. The High Court allowed the appeal, finding the respondents failed to prove their case on the balance of probabilities as the evidence showed the accident did not occur on the maintained road.</p> The case was decided by Wong Mee Ling. Counsel appearing: G Shanmuka Thasan (counsel for respondent), J S Naicker (counsel for appellant), Rajan Ayappan (counsel for respondent).

Summary

A road maintenance concession company appealed against a Sessions Court decision finding it liable for a motorcycle accident on a maintained road. The key issue was whether the accident was caused by a pothole on the concession-maintained road or by the motorcycle chain breaking. The High Court allowed the appeal, finding the respondents failed to prove their case on the balance of probabilities as the evidence showed the accident did not occur on the maintained road.

What was the outcome of SELIA SELENGGARA SELATAN SDN.BHD. v 1. ) NUR HANA BINTI ISMAIL 2. ) IMAM BAYD...?

<p>A road maintenance concession company appealed against a Sessions Court decision finding it liable for a motorcycle accident on a maintained road. ...

Cases Cited (5)

MY (5)
[1966] 1 MLJ 145 [1983] 1 MLJ 110 [2006] 4 CLJ 715 [2012] 3 CLJ 87 [2019] MLJU 1016