PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has held that Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar and Kulim MP Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail did not defame the National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFCorp) and its chairman.
In a unanimous decision, a three-man panel chaired by Federal Court judge Justice Mohd Zawawi Salleh dismissed the appeal of NFCorp and Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail and ordered them to pay RM50,000 in costs to Nurul Izzah, and Saifuddin who was sued in his capacity as PKR secretary-general.
Other judges on the bench were Justices Hasnah Mohammed Hashim and Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal.
NFCorp and Salleh had sued Nurul Izzah for her statements made in a press conference at Parliament, during her time as the Lembah Pantai MP in 2012, relating to the company s planned purchase of eight units of condominiums at KL Eco City using RM71.4mil of government funds as leverage some nine years ago.
Lim Guan Eng wins appeals to reinstate award for damages for defamation by Perkasa 26 Feb 2021 / 13:20 H. Bernama
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 26: The Federal Court has reinstated the High Court’s decision ordering Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa) and its president Datuk Ibrahim Ali to pay RM150,000 in damages to former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (pix) for defamation.
In a 2-1 majority decision, the three-member bench led by Federal Court judge Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan allowed Lim’s appeal to set aside the Court of Appeal’s decision which overturned the High Court’s ruling.
Justice Datuk Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal, who delivered the court’s judgment, held that a public officer, whether he is suing in his official or personal capacity, is not prohibited from bringing an action for damages for defamation.
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PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has reinstated the High Court's decision ordering Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa) and its president Datuk Ibrahim Ali to pay RM150,000 in damages to former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for defamation
(pic) for defamation.
In a 2-1 majority decision, the three-member bench led by Federal Court judge Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan allowed Lim s appeal to set aside the Court of Appeal s decision which had overturned the High Court s ruling.
Justice Datuk Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal, who delivered the court s judgment, held that a public officer, whether he is suing in his official or personal capacity, is not prohibited from bringing an action for damages for defamation.
Justice Nallini concurred with Justice Harmindar while Justice Datuk Abdul Rahman Sebli dissented.
The court awarded RM50,000 in costs to Lim, who is DAP secretary-general and former finance minister.