Order for Kayveas & wife to refund RM470,000 to contractor upheld

PUTRAJAYA, May twenty-eight People's Progressive Party (PPP) boss Datuk Seri M. Kayveas as well as his wife, Datin Seri Blanche O'Leary, will have to return RM470,000 to a executive association after a Court of Appeal today discharged their duplicate for an extension of time to record an interest opposite a Kuala Lumpur High Court preference two years ago.

In a unanimous decision, a three-man bench headed by Datuk Seri Mohamed Apandi Ali also systematic price of RM3,000 to be paid to a respondent. The two alternative judges were Datuk Balia Yusof Wahi as well as Datuk Aziah Ali.

At today's proceedings, warn Murali Menon, who acted for Kayveas (picture) as well as Blanche, submitted which a court should concede his clients interest out of time especially due to a inaction or oversight by a previous barrister in filing a interest upon time.

With a court's decision, Kayveas, who is a former deputy apportion in a Prime Minister's Department, as well as his mother are obligated to solve a sum to a company, Peninsular Concord Sdn Bhd, as systematic by High Court Judge Harminder Singh upon Jul 28, 2010.

Harminder Singh, in his decision, also discharged a counterclaim filed by both defendants opposite a company. Both Kayveas as well as Blanche acted as "stakeholders" for a company's bid in securing a little highway functions of a project.

Murali also sensitive a panel which a notes of record as well as drift of judgement of a High Court were not made accessible by a court.

"My clients should not humour just due to a inapplicable designation of a solicitor," he contended.

Counsel LP Leong, who acted for a contractor, contended which a duplicate should be discharged upon a drift which a field had unsuccessful to come up with a reasonable explanation for a delay.

Sh e said a drift of judgement had been reported in both law journals of MLJ as well as CLJ in late 2010 and, furthermore, a final date to record a interest was Aug 14, 2010. Bernama