PARAMESWAREN A/L PERUMAL v DELTA ZEEFORCE SECURITY SERVICES SDN. BHD.
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PARAMESWAREN A/L PERUMAL v DELTA ZEEFORCE SECURITY SERVICES SDN. BHD. is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 22, 2026 (citation: ja-12bncvc-14-07-2024). <p>A manager/agent appointed to secure security guard contracts for the defendant's Southern Zone branch was summarily terminated without notice. The Sessions Court dismissed the claim on grounds of contract illegality, but the High Court reversed the decision, finding the illegality was not ex facie and had not been properly pleaded. The High Court awarded RM391,923.39 in damages for wrongful termination, finding the defendant failed to justify immediate termination without reasonable notice.</ The case was decided by Noradura binti Hamzah. Counsel appearing: G.K. Sritharan (counsel for plaintiff), M.K. Tan (counsel for plaintiff), Satvinder Kaur A/P Avtar Singh (counsel for defendant).
Key issues: Contract – Wrongful termination – Illegality not pleaded – Ex facie vs non-ex facie illegality – Order 18 r 8 ROC 2012.
Summary
A manager/agent appointed to secure security guard contracts for the defendant's Southern Zone branch was summarily terminated without notice. The Sessions Court dismissed the claim on grounds of contract illegality, but the High Court reversed the decision, finding the illegality was not ex facie and had not been properly pleaded. The High Court awarded RM391,923.39 in damages for wrongful termination, finding the defendant failed to justify immediate termination without reasonable notice.
What was the outcome of PARAMESWAREN A/L PERUMAL v DELTA ZEEFORCE SECURITY SERVICES SDN. BHD.?
<p>A manager/agent appointed to secure security guard contracts for the defendant's Southern Zone branch was summarily terminated without notice. The ...