1. ) MUAMAL SHAFIQ BIN RAHATAN 2. ) C T HO TRANSPORT SDN BHD v MUHAMMAD FAUZI BIN ARSHAD

jb-12b-2-07-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 January 2026 • JB-12B-2-07/2025 • 12 min read
12 cases cited (0 SG, 12 foreign)

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1. ) MUAMAL SHAFIQ BIN RAHATAN 2. ) C T HO TRANSPORT SDN BHD v MUHAMMAD FAUZI... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 13, 2026 (citation: jb-12b-2-07-2025). <p>The appellants appealed against the Sessions Court's quantum assessment in a road accident case where a motorcyclist suffered an open fracture of the left tibia and fibula. The Sessions Court had awarded RM67,000 in general damages and RM239,392.71 in special damages including RM179,000 for loss of earning capacity. The High Court dismissed the appeal, finding no errors of law or fact and that the award was not plainly wrong warranting appellate intervention.</p> The case was decided by Kalyana Kumar Sockalingam. Counsel appearing: Gobi a/l Velusamy (counsel for respondent), Vijaya Tharanee a/p Anbalakan (counsel for appellant).

Key issues: Appeal against the decision of the Sessions Court on quantum..

Summary

The appellants appealed against the Sessions Court's quantum assessment in a road accident case where a motorcyclist suffered an open fracture of the left tibia and fibula. The Sessions Court had awarded RM67,000 in general damages and RM239,392.71 in special damages including RM179,000 for loss of earning capacity. The High Court dismissed the appeal, finding no errors of law or fact and that the award was not plainly wrong warranting appellate intervention.

What was the outcome of 1. ) MUAMAL SHAFIQ BIN RAHATAN 2. ) C T HO TRANSPORT SDN BHD v MUHAMMAD FAUZI...?

<p>The appellants appealed against the Sessions Court's quantum assessment in a road accident case where a motorcyclist suffered an open fracture of t...

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[1976] 2 MLJ 214 [1981] CLJ 126 [1985] 1 MLJ 30 [1985] 2 MLJ 22 [1991] 1 MLRH 325 [1995] 3 MLJ 395 [1997] 5 MLJ 786 [1999] 4 CLJ 448 [2004] 2 MLJ 31 [2015] 1 MLJ 171 [2016] 2 MLJ 1 [2022] 8 MLJ 479