SUTHAGAR A/L UTRAPATHY v 1. ) JAMUNA A/P SANATHEPATHEY 2. ) SARAVANAN A/L MUTHUSAMY 3. ) Yogeswary A/p Kumaresan

ja-33-382-08-2019 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 26 October 2025 • JA-33-382-08/2019 • 20 min read

Outcome

Therefore, I dismissed R1’s claim with costs of RM10,000.00 subject to allocator fees, to be paid by R1 to the R3 within fourteen (14) days from the date of this Order.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ja-33-382-08-2019). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Family Law — Divorce — Damages claim of RM150,000.00 by the First Respondent from Third Respondent based on the alleged adulterous relationship between the Petitioner Husband and the Third Respondent which allegedly caused the breakdown of the marriage — Whether the First Respondent has proven, on a balance of probabilities, that the Third Respondent committed adultery with the Petitioner Husband and if proven, was it the cause of the breakdown of their marriage — Whether First Respondent is entitled to damages of RM150,000.00 — Whether the First Respondent’s inaction in not filing for divorce amounts to tolerance towards the allegedly adulterous relationship between the Petitioner Husband and the Third Respondent

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Wong Mee Ling Delivered

Counsel (4)

G.K. Sritharan & Co Firm K. Bharati & Co. Firm Bharathi a/p A. Krishnan Counsel Respondent G.K. Sritharan Counsel Respondent

Parties (4)

Jamuna a/p Sanathepathey Respondent Saravanan a/l Muthusamy Respondent Suthagar a/l Utrapathy Petitioner Yogeswary a/p Kumaresan Respondent

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ja-33-382-08-2019)