Jackan Joy @ Victor Rajagopal & Anor v Ravintheran Govindasamy & Anor [2018] 1 LNS 213

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Goh Gin Jhen (Lim Kian Leong & Co) for the 3rd defendant.

HIGH COURT

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Discovery – Documents – Bank statements – Claim for repayment of friendly loan – Defendant alleged money deposited into plaintiff’s bank account but unable to produce payment slips – Application for discovery of bank statements by defendant – Whether copies of bank statements requested were relevant – Whether bank statements showed deposit entries corresponding with amounts that defendants claimed to have deposited in plaintiff’s bank account – Whether elements for discovery as set out in case of Yekambaran Marimuthu v. Malayawata Steel Berhad [1994] 2 CLJ 581 were met