Court reserves ruling in Indira Gandhi's RM100mil missing daughter suit
A three-member Court of Appeal panel, chaired by Datuk Mohamed Zaini Mazlan made the decision after hearing lengthy submissions from both parties today.
Zaini said the court needed time to deliberate on the arguments and examine the records before delivering its decision.
Other members of the bench were Datuk Faizah Jamaludin and Datuk Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid.
The court also fixed Aug 25 for the next case management.
On June 28 last year, the High Court dismissed Indira's suit, saying that the plaintiff must prove malice or bad faith to establish the tort of nonfeasance.
Indira filed the lawsuit on Oct 28, 2020, naming former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador, the police, Home Ministry, and the government as defendants.
Indira's daughter, Prasana Diksa, was taken by her ex-husband, K. Pathmanathan, 15 years ago. Pathmanathan is reported to have taken Prasana away after unilaterally converting all three of their children to Islam in 2009. Prasana was 11 months old at the time.
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