Polis Diraja Malaysia
About Polis Diraja Malaysia
Polis Diraja Malaysia appears in 11 reported Malaysia court cases (2024–2026). Polis Diraja Malaysia is recorded as Defendant (7), Respondent (3) and Third Party (1). These cases were heard before MYHC (11).
On the court record
Illustrates how the courts adjudicate civil claims against the police, review police disciplinary decisions, and manage the striking-out and standing questions that attend litigation against a public enforcement body.
The Polis Diraja Malaysia (the Royal Malaysia Police) appears in this corpus as a public defendant and respondent, in civil claims and judicial review arising from the exercise of police functions. A recurring group consists of civil suits against police officers and the Government for conduct in the course of policing, in which the defendants apply to strike out the writ and statement of claim under Order 18 rule 19 of the Rules of Court 2012 on the ground that the pleading discloses no reasonable cause of action or is an abuse of process (in the record, permohonan untuk membatalkan writ dan pernyataan tuntutan — an application to strike out the writ and statement of claim). Other matters engage administrative law, including judicial review by way of certiorari and mandamus of a decision to dismiss an officer from the police service, where the fairness of the disciplinary process is examined. The corpus also includes claims by members of the public alleging wrongful conduct by police officers, questions of locus standi and the court's power to grant relief where no directly aggrieved person is before it, and questions of confidentiality and privilege connected with a fair trial. Because the police force is characteristically sued together with the Government of Malaysia, many decisions turn on the correct defendant and the scope of vicarious and public liability. The matters in this corpus are decided in the High Court. Collectively the decisions in which the Royal Malaysia Police is a party illustrate how the courts adjudicate civil claims against the police, review police disciplinary decisions, and manage the striking-out and standing questions that attend litigation against a public enforcement body. Several of the reported matters also concern the court's power to grant relief where no directly aggrieved person is before it and the limits of standing in litigation against a public body, together with questions of confidentiality and privilege bearing on a fair trial. Across these decisions the police force appears as a public enforcement body whose conduct and disciplinary decisions are both subject to the supervision of the courts.
How many Malaysia court cases involve Polis Diraja Malaysia?
Polis Diraja Malaysia appears in 11 reported Malaysia court cases (2024–2026).
Which courts does Polis Diraja Malaysia appear in?
Polis Diraja Malaysia appears before MYHC (11).
What kinds of cases involve the Royal Malaysia Police?
Civil suits against police officers and the Government for conduct in policing — frequently met by applications to strike out the pleading under Order 18 rule 19 of the Rules of Court 2012 — and judicial review of decisions such as the dismissal of an officer from service.
In what capacity is the police force usually joined?
As a defendant or respondent, characteristically together with the Government of Malaysia, so that the correct defendant and the scope of vicarious and public liability are often in issue.