DATIN SERI ROSMAH BINTI MANSOR v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]

w-05-385-09-2022 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 16 September 2025 • W-05-385-09/2022 • 20 min read

10 cases cited (1 SG, 9 foreign)

Catchwords

rasuah projek dituduh pertuduhan solar dibicarakan bersekali jointly tried seksyen 16(a)(A) Akta SPRM 2009 saksi pembelaan perayu hakim bicara penarikan diri recusal artikel meragui intergriti dokumen pihak ketiga Kod Etika the star penyerahan afidavit dideposkan penangguhan segera urgency draft judgement final opinions assisted leaked publish website lodge investigation misconceived dismissed material deemed admitted permohonan muktamad pendapat audacity keberanian research unit

Practice Areas

Judges (3)

Ahmad Zaidi bin Ibrahim Delivered Azman bin Abdullah Coram Noorin binti Badaruddin Coram

Counsel (10)

Akberdin & Co Firm Azharudin & Assoc. Firm Firoz Julian & Assoc. Firm Akberdin B Hj Abdul Kader Counsel Appellant Azrul Bin Zulkifli Counsel Appellant Dato' Firoz Hussein Bin Ahmad Jamaluddin Counsel Appellant Jagjit Singh Counsel Appellant Mangaiarkarasi a/p Krishnan Counsel Prosecution Ng Siew Wee Counsel Prosecution Sarulatha a/p Paramavathar Counsel Prosecution

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Datin Seri Rosmah binti Mansor Appellant

Case Significance

DATIN SERI ROSMAH BINTI MANSOR v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya] is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated September 16, 2025 (citation: w-05-385-09-2022). <p>Datin Seri Rosmah appealed the trial judge's refusal to recuse himself from the solar corruption case after allegations that a third-party draft judgment had been leaked. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that the appellant failed to demonstrate a 'real danger of bias' on the part of the trial judge, who had presided over the case for over 2.5 years without any prior recusal application.</p> The panel comprised Ahmad Zaidi bin Ibrahim, Azman bin Abdullah and Noorin binti Badaruddin, with Ahmad Zaidi bin Ibrahim delivering the judgment.

Summary

Datin Seri Rosmah appealed the trial judge's refusal to recuse himself from the solar corruption case after allegations that a third-party draft judgment had been leaked. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that the appellant failed to demonstrate a 'real danger of bias' on the part of the trial judge, who had presided over the case for over 2.5 years without any prior recusal application.

What was the outcome of DATIN SERI ROSMAH BINTI MANSOR v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]?

<p>Datin Seri Rosmah appealed the trial judge's refusal to recuse himself from the solar corruption case after allegations that a third-party draft ju...

Cases Cited (10)

SLR (1)

[2022] 1 SLR 1463

MY (9)

[1995] 1 CLJ 609 [1999] 3 CLJ 65 [1999] 3 MLJ 1 [2001] 4 CLJ 701 [2002] 9 CLJ 30 [2006] 1 CLJ 577 [2015] 9 MLJ 335 [2016] 5 CLJ 590 [2022] 8 CLJ 387