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Zuraida's bond payment: Court to hear PKR's leave to appeal bid on April 17
The Federal Court has set April 17 this year to hear PKR's application for leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision that reduced the bond payment for its former vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin from RM10 million to RM100,000 in a breach of party bond case.
PKR’s lawyer Navpreet Singh confirmed with Bernama that Federal Court deputy registrar Husna Dzulkifly set the hearing date during a case management session last Monday.
He also said that all parties...
The Federal Court has set April 17 this year to hear PKR's application for leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision that reduced the bond payment for its former vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin from RM10 million to RM100,000 in a breach of party bond case.
PKR’s lawyer Navpreet Singh confirmed with Bernama that Federal Court deputy registrar Husna Dzulkifly set the hearing date during a case management session last Monday.
He also said that all parties involved have been instructed to file their written submissions by April 2, and another case management session will be held on April 7 to update the court on compliance.
PKR filed its appeal on Jan 8, seeking to reinstate the High Court’s ruling requiring Zuraida (above) to pay RM10 million for breaching the bond.
On Dec 11 last year, the appellate court three-man bench led by See Mee Chun upheld the High Court’s ruling that Zuraida had breached the bond that had bound her to the party but reduced the quantum from RM10 million to only RM100,000.
The High Court in Kuala Lumpur had, on June 23 last year, ordered the former Ampang MP to pay RM10 million after ruling in favour of PKR in a lawsuit against her.
Judge Akhtar Tahir found the bond to be a valid and binding contract.
In 2020, PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, on behalf of the party, initiated the suit, claiming Zuraida breached the bond she had signed.
The terms of the bond, among others, required Zuraida to pay PKR RM10 million within seven days of winning an election on the PKR ticket, should she resign from the party, join another political party, or become an independent representative.
In her defence, Zuraida contended that she was forced to sign the bond with the party to be able to stand for election as a candidate in the 2018 general election.
- Bernama
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