A royal dispute over possession of a RM1.6 million Bentley Brooklands car has been amicably settled after Kelantan prince Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra today withdrew a suit against his elder brother and Regent of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faris.

Judicial Commissioner Zahariah Yusof, who heard the matter in chambers, struck out the suit and ordered Tengku Muhammad Fakhry to pay RM5,000 costs to Tengku Muhammad Faris.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court was to have heard today the application by Tengku Muhammad Faris to strike out the suit.

Tengku Muhammad Faris was represented by lawyer Cecil Abraham and Sunil Abraham while Mohd Haaziq Pillay and P Vadivu appeared for Tengku Muhammad Fakhry.

Mohd Haaziq said he was instructed by Tengku Muhammad Fakhry late yesterday to withdraw the suit as the car, which had been at the Istana Telipot in Kota Bharu, the regent's official residence, had been returned to the Istana Mahkota in Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu.

Tengku Muhammad Fakhry filed an originating summons on Sept 9 last year, naming the regent as the defendant and seeking, among others, a declaration that the blue car bearing registration number DBG 1, which was purchased for him or for his or his father's disposal, was his.

He also sought a declaration that he had absolute entitlement to the car and that the detention of the car by Tengku Muhammad Faris was unlawful.

In a supporting affidavit, Tengku Muhammad Fakhry said all transactions pertaining to the sale and purchase of the car in September 2008 were made between him and the car dealer, Malayan Motors.

He said the car was delivered to the Sultan of Kelantan on Sept 24, 2008, and registered under the sultan's name, and that since its arrival in Kelantan, the car had at all times been in his exclusive possession for his use at Istana Mahkota and also at his residence at Dua Residency, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur.

He said that on July 18, 2009, while he was abroad, Tengku Muhammad Faris, through his agent or workers and without his knowledge and permission, had taken the car away from his residence at Dua Residency to Istana Mahkota.

Tengku Muhammad Fakhry said he found out that the car was at Istana Telipot.  

- Bernama