IPOH: A woman was awarded some RM87,000 in a High Court here after she sued her ex-boyfriend for breaking his promise to marry her.
Justice Mohd Azman Husin ruled that legal clerk S. Nagamah, 38, had proven her claim against legal office administrator R. Punnosamy, 41.
He said he found Nagamah’s testimony to be more convincing than Punnosamy’s and ordered him to pay RM50,000 for breaching his promise to marry her.
Another RM2,000 was awarded to Nagamah as compensation for assault, when Punnosamy had slapped her in 2002 after she had supposedly threatened his fiancée at a tuition centre in Teluk Intan.
Justice Mohd Azman also ordered Punnosamy to pay RM20,000 for Nagamah’s mental anguish and loss of reputation, name and honour, as well as costs.
Nagamah’s counsel S. Muthuveeran said the additional costs came up to about RM15,000, although Punnosamy’s lawyer Abdul Malik Mat Judi said the actual amount still had to be assessed.
Abdul Malik added that his client would file an appeal. Neither the man nor the woman, who are both from Teluk Intan, were present for the decision.
Outside the courtroom on Monday, Muthuveeran told reporters that Nagamah was still single and suffering from the stigma in her community because of what happened.
"She was really in love with him. That’s why she felt so cheated," he added.
Last year, Nagamah had testified that she had sex with Punnosamy 31 times on the belief that they were in love and would marry.
She had denied having any ill intention when she recorded the date and place of each sexual encounter, in various places in Sitiawan, Teluk Intan and Ipoh, from 1998 to 2001.
Nagamah also disagreed that she kept the records of their sexual encounters to prevent him from running away from her.
She had testified that she only had intimate relations with Punnosamy because she loved him, adding that she thought their relationship was "special".
However, Punnosamy testified that he had never promised to marry her, adding that it was Nagamah who seduced him or usually contacted him to ask him out.
He admitted during testimony that he had sexual relations with her "more than 20 times", but insisted that Nagamah was only a friend.
Source: The Star Online
Justice Mohd Azman Husin ruled that legal clerk S. Nagamah, 38, had proven her claim against legal office administrator R. Punnosamy, 41.
He said he found Nagamah’s testimony to be more convincing than Punnosamy’s and ordered him to pay RM50,000 for breaching his promise to marry her.
Another RM2,000 was awarded to Nagamah as compensation for assault, when Punnosamy had slapped her in 2002 after she had supposedly threatened his fiancée at a tuition centre in Teluk Intan.
Justice Mohd Azman also ordered Punnosamy to pay RM20,000 for Nagamah’s mental anguish and loss of reputation, name and honour, as well as costs.
Nagamah’s counsel S. Muthuveeran said the additional costs came up to about RM15,000, although Punnosamy’s lawyer Abdul Malik Mat Judi said the actual amount still had to be assessed.
Abdul Malik added that his client would file an appeal. Neither the man nor the woman, who are both from Teluk Intan, were present for the decision.
Outside the courtroom on Monday, Muthuveeran told reporters that Nagamah was still single and suffering from the stigma in her community because of what happened.
"She was really in love with him. That’s why she felt so cheated," he added.
Last year, Nagamah had testified that she had sex with Punnosamy 31 times on the belief that they were in love and would marry.
She had denied having any ill intention when she recorded the date and place of each sexual encounter, in various places in Sitiawan, Teluk Intan and Ipoh, from 1998 to 2001.
Nagamah also disagreed that she kept the records of their sexual encounters to prevent him from running away from her.
She had testified that she only had intimate relations with Punnosamy because she loved him, adding that she thought their relationship was "special".
However, Punnosamy testified that he had never promised to marry her, adding that it was Nagamah who seduced him or usually contacted him to ask him out.
He admitted during testimony that he had sexual relations with her "more than 20 times", but insisted that Nagamah was only a friend.
Source: The Star Online
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