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Karthi Kanthabalan

P.S. Ranjan & Co. 7 appearances

About Karthi Kanthabalan

Karthi Kanthabalan appears as counsel of record in 7 reported Malaysia judgments (2023–2026). These were heard before MYHC (6) and MYCOA (1).

On the court record

A tort-litigation practice concentrated on medical negligence, on the plaintiff side in the High Court.

Karthi Kanthabalan practises in tort litigation, appearing mainly in the High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) as plaintiff's counsel, and the reported decisions describe a practice concentrated on medical negligence. The matters engage claims that a patient suffered injury as a result of professional fault — "kecuaian perubatan" (medical negligence) — and the standard of care owed by medical practitioners, together with the causation and damages questions that follow.

A distinctive procedural strand concerns the statutory requirements that condition such claims, including the strict-compliance requirements that must be satisfied before a claim may be brought — for instance the provisions in sections 7 and 8 of the governing legislation that regulate the commencement and conduct of the action. Appearing largely as plaintiff, but also as respondent, the practice is instructed by injured patients pursuing compensation, in matters that turn on breach of the standard of care, causation, and compliance with the statutory pre-conditions.

The work is evidence- and expert-intensive. In the negligence matters the argument concerns whether the practitioner fell below the standard of a reasonably competent professional, whether the breach caused the injury, and the assessment of the resulting loss; and in the strict-compliance matters whether the claimant satisfied the statutory conditions that govern the action. The reported reasons frequently turn on the evaluation of expert evidence and on whether the procedural pre-conditions to the claim were met.

The overall profile is a tort-litigation practice concentrated on medical negligence, conducted principally at first instance in the High Court on the plaintiff side. The matters turn on the standard of care in professional negligence, causation and damages, and the statutory pre-conditions to a claim, rather than on any criminal or public-law dimension, marking a focused personal-injury and professional-negligence speciality. The proof of breach through expert medical evidence is the recurring feature of the negligence work, alongside the strict-compliance questions that condition the claim.

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Senior Counsel

How many cases has Karthi Kanthabalan appeared in?

Karthi Kanthabalan appears as counsel of record in 7 reported Malaysia judgments (2023–2026).

Which courts does Karthi Kanthabalan appear in?

Karthi Kanthabalan appears before MYHC (6) and MYCOA (1).

What is the focus of Karthi Kanthabalan's practice?

The reported decisions are tort matters in the High Court concentrated on medical negligence ("kecuaian perubatan"), argued largely on the plaintiff side for injured patients.

What procedural requirement recurs in his work?

The strict-compliance requirements that must be satisfied before a medical-negligence claim may be brought, including the statutory provisions regulating the commencement of the action.

Practice Areas (from case appearances)

Tort 6 Damages 3 Criminal Procedure 1 Probate & Administration 1 Restitution 1

Counsel Plaintiff (6)

ba-21ncvc-23-06-2023 MYHC
Nornahaniah Binti Mohd Embong v 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) DR SOU JING KIM 3. ) DR TEE SZE CHEE 4. ) DR MOHAMMAD SHUKRI JAHIT 5. ) DR NURLATY BINTI CHE LAT 6. ) DR LEE SEE PHENG 7. ) DATO' SERI DR HAJI MOHAMED YUSOF BIN HJ ABDUL WAHAB 8. ) DR SHARMATHY A/P NITHANAM 9. ) DR AU YAN QIAN 10. ) DR LEE EE LEEN 11. ) DR ZHARIF BIN BAHARUDDIN 12. ) DR AZUDDIN BIN MOHD KHAIRY 13. ) DR NUR EZZAH BINTI MOHD SABRI 14. ) DR LEE HUI MEI 15. ) DR SATISH A/L BALAKRISHNAN
22 April 2026
wa-22ncvc-245-04-2021 MYHC
Evelyn Sharmini a/p Mariasoosay Nathan v 1. ) Yogaraj Ramananthan 2. ) Sentosa Medical Centre Sdn Bhd
3 September 2025
ba-22ncvc-534-12-2022 MYHC
Vasanthi a/p B Balakrisnan v 1. ) Sunway Medical Centre Sdn. Bhd. 2. ) Dr Ahmad Hisham Abd Rashid
27 February 2025
ka-21ncvc-7-06-2020 MYHC
XXXX v 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Dr Cimmeran Kaur Sindhu A/p Jaggit Singh 3. ) Dr Che Muzaini Che Muda 4. ) Dr Maheran Binti Rodzali 5. ) Dr Joy Peripooranam Poore 6. ) Dr Haliza Binti Ghazali 7. ) Dato' Dr Mohamed Rouse Bin A.majid 8. ) Dr Najahah Binti Ahmad Tajudin 9. ) Dr Moganadass A/l Arumugam 10. ) Dr Chong Soon Eu 11. ) Dr Tan Chyi Shyang 12. ) Dr Mohd Rafeek Bin Mohd Ismail 13. ) Dr Timothy Lee Chin Ren 14. ) Dr Logandran Vijaya Kumar 15. ) Dr Muzaimi Bin Mustapa 16. ) Siti Sarah J...
15 December 2024
wa-21ncvc-61-04-2022 MYHC
Mohamad Foyaz bin Shamsul Alam (menyaman bagi pihak sendiri dan bagi estet Kamaliah Binti Mat Sari, simati) v 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Dr Abu Yazid b. Abu Othman 3. ) Dr Rathimalar a/p Kerisnan 4. ) Dr Munirah bt Mohd Arif Kor 5. ) Dr Rohini Velangaya 6. ) Dr Shahzarul Fazril bin Lin 7. ) Dr Lavitha Sivapatham 8. ) Dr Sharmila Saraswathy Shanmugam 9. ) Dr Muralitharan Ganesalingam 10. ) Dr Siti Nurliana Osman 11. ) Dr Puteri Helena Rosli 12. ) Dr Azreen Zulaikha bt Zulkifli 13. ) Dr Hamida...
30 June 2024
ka-22ncvc-98-12-2019 MYHC
TAN KHAR ENG (Mendakwa Sebagai Pentadbir Estet Chow Soek See, Si Mati) v 1. ) Metro Kurnia Sdn Bhd 2. ) Dr Yeap Poay Wan 3. ) Cheong Kim Leong
16 May 2023

Counsel Respondent (1)

b-02ncvcw-1482-09-2023 MYCOA
1. ) Bukit Tinggi Hospital Sdn Bhd 2. ) Dr Prashanth Nambiar a/l Padmanabhan v 1. ) Navin Sharma a/l Karam Chand 2. ) Saroop Rampal a/p Hardyal Rampal
22 September 2025