Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has won a defamation fit against S Nallakaruppan ,the High Court ruled this afternoon.
After hearing submission in chambers by both counsels for Anwar as well as Nalla, High Court Judge YA Justice Dato' Su Geok Yiam struck off a Defendant's Statement of Defence upon a grounds which it was frivolous, resentful as well as tantamount to an abuse of court process.
Anwar's lawyers filed in an duplicate to strike off a Statement of Defence by Nallakaruppan after a latter had unsuccessful to furnish details as destined by a court order done upon 28.8.2009 to provide serve as well as better details to a allegations done by him.
The court then entered Judgment of guilt against Nallakaruppan for his libellious as well as defamatory allegations which Anwar had purportedly received RM60 million in cash taken from Magnum Corporation.
Damages too
The allegation was done by Nallakaruppan upon twenty-three Aug 2008 as well as was published in Mingguan Malaysia underneath a essay entitled "Didakwa Terima 60Juta."
The Court serve destined a damages to be paid by Nallakaruppan to Anwar as well as quantum will be assessed before a Court's Registrar.
The decision was done in a judges' chambers, Justice Dato' Su Geok Yiam deserted Nallakaruppan's defence of justification, satisfactory comment as well as competent privilege.
Anwar was represented by counsel Latheefa Koya as well as M Afiq Noor of Messrs Daim & Gamany
Nallakaruppan was represented by Datuk Seri Muhammad Sha! fee Abdu llah, Sarah Abishegam & Nurul Nabiha of Messrs Shafee & Co
Latheefa Koya is a director of a PKR legal affairs bureau
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