YALEPERUMAL A/L PERUMAL v 1. ) RAJINDRAN A/L D.KUPPUSAMY 2. ) PACHIMAL A/P PERUMAL

ja-22ncvc-55-04-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 4 January 2026 • JA-22NCvC-55-04/2021 • 28 min read
9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

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Case Significance

YALEPERUMAL A/L PERUMAL v 1. ) RAJINDRAN A/L D.KUPPUSAMY 2. ) PACHIMAL A/P PE... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 4, 2026 (citation: ja-22ncvc-55-04-2021). <p>The plaintiff challenged a 2012 Will of his late father, alleging it was not validly executed and did not reflect the testator's wishes. The testator, who could only communicate in Tamil and was an OKU, allegedly thumbprinted an English-language Will disinheriting most of his children in favour of his eldest daughter. The court declared the 2012 Will null and void, finding substantial suspicious circumstances including the unexplained shift from signature to thumbprint and the failure to call The case was decided by Noradura binti Hamzah. Counsel appearing: M.K.Ganeson (counsel for plaintiff), S. Parameswaran (counsel for defendant).

Summary

The plaintiff challenged a 2012 Will of his late father, alleging it was not validly executed and did not reflect the testator's wishes. The testator, who could only communicate in Tamil and was an OKU, allegedly thumbprinted an English-language Will disinheriting most of his children in favour of his eldest daughter. The court declared the 2012 Will null and void, finding substantial suspicious circumstances including the unexplained shift from signature to thumbprint and the failure to call a material attesting witness, and revoked the Grant of Probate.

What was the outcome of YALEPERUMAL A/L PERUMAL v 1. ) RAJINDRAN A/L D.KUPPUSAMY 2. ) PACHIMAL A/P PE...?

<p>The plaintiff challenged a 2012 Will of his late father, alleging it was not validly executed and did not reflect the testator's wishes. The testat...

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950
s 114(g)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (9)

UK (2)
[2002] EWHC 640 [2023] EWHC 2665
MY (7)
[2002] 4 CLJ 90 [2009] 2 MLJ 672 [2010] 5 MLJ 834 [2017] 4 MLJ 697 [2018] 7 CLJ 154 [2020] 7 CLJ 137 [2025] MLJU 215