MLJ Alerts: Sep 2024 (Appellate Court)

“… even if there exists a difference of views on any matters at the apex court, the view that is most recently expressed by it (apex court) would prevail.”

~ Abang Iskandar PCA

Badan Peguam Malaysia v Yang Berhormat Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Tan Sri Dato’ Hj Mahiaddin bin Mohd Yasin & Anor [2024] 5 MLJ 56 at para 26

• S Gunasegaran (with Tan Po Au) (Zaman & Assoc) for the appellants.

• Zahilah bt Mohammad Yusoff (with Syazana bt Abdul Lajis) (Senior Federal Counsel, Johore State Legal Advisor’s Office) for the respondents.

• Raymond TC Low (with Adam Thye Yong Wei) (Shearn Delamore & Co) for the appellant.

• VK Raj (A Rajadurai P Kuppusamy & Co) for the respondent.

• Rahazlan Affandi bin Abdul Rahim (with Noor Atiqah Zainal Abidin) (Federal Counsel, Attorney General’s Chambers) for the appellant.

• S Saravana Kumar (Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership) for the respondent.

• Chan Siew Cheong (with Chen Jia Yee) (Teh & Lee) for the appellant.

• Alvin Julian (with Neo Chi Chyn) (Firoz Julian) for the respondent.

• Gurdial Singh Nijar (with Abraham Au Tian *** and Lim Sze Han) (Yeoh Mazlina & Partners) for the appellant.

• Rahazlan Affandi bin Abdul Rahim (with Liew Horng Bin and Saravanan a/l Kuppusamy) (Federal Counsel, Attorney General’s Chambers) for the respondent.

• Paul Krishnaraja a/l Selladurai (with Amy Chong Chan Ling and Goh Chee Kian)

• (Paul, Amy Chong & Assoc) for the appellant.

• Norzilawati Izhani Zainal @ Zainol (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney General’s Chambers) for the respondent.

• Paul Krishnaraja a/l Selladurai (with Amy Chong Chan Ling and Goh Chee Kian)

• (Paul, Amy Chong & Assoc) for the appellant.

• Norzilawati Izhani Zainal @ Zainol (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney General’s Chambers) for the respondent.

• Steven Thiru (with Abdul Rashid Ismail, Gregory Das, Henna Nikita Sanghvi and Nadiah Humairah Sudirman) for the applicant.

• Rahazlan Affandi bin Abdul Rahim (with Liew Horng Bin and Nur Syazwani bt Abdul Aziz) (Federal Counsel, Attorney General’s Chambers) for the respondents.

• Tan Ch’eng Leong (with Tan Jing Yi) (KP Lu & Tan) for the appellant.

• Karen Lee Foong Voon (with Cheah Kha Mun) (Wong Kian Kheong) for the first respondent.

• The second respondent was unrepresented.

• Mohd Amril Johari (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney General’s Chambers) for the appellant.

• Ranbir Singh Sangha (Ranbir S Sangha & Co Advocates) for the respondent.

• Norazlina bt Mohd Arshad (with Norizan bt Riduan) (Federal Counsel, Perak State Legal Advisor’s Office) for the appellant.

• Muhamad Hisham bin Marzuki (with Goh Chin Han) (Baharum, Suhaimi & Hisham) for the respondent.

• Anand Raj (with Foong Pui Chi, Cheong Wen Yie and Thivagar Paramasivam) (Shearn Delamore & Co) for the appellant.

• Ashrina Ramzan Ali (with Surani bt Che Ismail) (Senior Revenue Counsel, Inland Revenue Board Malaysia) for the respondent.

• Kelvin Seet Wan Nam (with Nigel William Kraal) (Cheang & Ariff) for the appellant.

• James Khong Yoon Hong (James Khong) for the first respondent.

• Nicole Wan Yee Herng (Shook Lin & Bok) for the second respondent.

• Lee Shih (with Sia Sew Mun, Alvin Oh, Wong Chee Chien and Sew Chang Peng) (Lim Chee Wee Partnership) for the third respondent.

• Jarrett Ong Kah Lok (with Jolyn Ch’ng Fern and Lee Chia Yee) (Han Ch’ng & Partners) for the appellants.

• Rishwant Singh (with Wong Hur Shiaw (Wallace)) (Wong & Lu-Yen Partnership) for the respondents.