Sept 20 hearing of Pahang MB’s application over Utusan Melayu suit
Judge Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim set the date during case management today in the presence of Adnan’s lawyer Amrit Kaur Bhal who was also mentioned on behalf of Utusan Melayu.
The court ordered the two parties to file their written submissions two weeks before the hearing of the application for leave.
Adnan is seeking the leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal ruling which allowed Utusan Melayu’s appeal to strike out his defamation suit against the company over publication of an article in Mingguan Malaysia under the headline, “Hebat Sangatkah Adnan” on November 9, 2014.
Utusan Melayu appealed after losing its bid to have the lawsuit struck out by the High Court on July 23 last year.
On March 1 this year, a three-man bench of the Court of Appeal presided by Justice Datuk Rohana Yusuf, Tan Sri Idrus Harun and Datuk Mary Lim held that Adnan, as the Pahang mentri besar and an elected representative, did not have the locus standi to sue Utusan Melayu for defamation in his official capacity over the article published by the media company.
The panel also held that public officials must be open to public criticism and hence should be precluded from suing the media for defamation in their official capacity. — Bernama
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