Note: This article is about the case of Paramanathan Sandran v. Shamala Devi Supramaniam (Encl 10) [2020] MLRHU 565. The Story Unfolds in Court: Paramanathan and Shamala’s Divorce Case In the High Court of Kuala Lumpur, a divorce case involving Paramanathan Sandran and his wife Shamala Devi Supramaniam unfolded quietly. The case is about maintenance […]
How Fear Compounds Family Problems
1) I met a couple today. The father is Malaysian. The mother is Indonesian. They have two children, one of whom is now 15 years old. Neither child has a passport or an identity card. 2) Many years ago, the mother lost her passport. It was taken by an agent who did not return it. […]
Can Letters Support A Will? Proving Testator Mental State.
The Will and The Testator’s State of Mind. The case of Teoh Ying Rin v. Savatery Jayaraman recently concluded in Malaysia’s High Court and appeals court, concerning a dispute over a will after the death of the testator (the person making the will). The initial issue was that the respondent, Jayaraman, raised “suspicious circumstances” regarding […]
The RM1 Will and the Widow’s Contest (Contested Will)
Prologue He left his wife RM1. Just one ringgit. Not out of poverty. Not out of ignorance. But by a deliberate act of pen, signed in solemnity, on a quiet October day in 1995. To some, it was a symbolic insult.To others, it was a legal masterstroke. And for the Court of Appeal of Malaysia […]
Gifts, Property, and Squatters in the Family
A case study on Malaysian property and gift law, and family members who become squatters. In Butterworth, Penang, nestled along a shaded street, stood a modest house—ordinary in its appearance, extraordinary in what it had come to represent. To Madam Leong Sook Yin, it was home. To her son Christopher and his wife, it had become […]