Fareeda owner’s appeal to strike out summons dismissed

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PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here today dismissed an appeal by Faridah Zakaria, the owner of Fareeda Scarf, against a High Court decision declining her application to strike out a defamation suit filed by the owners of Mama Secret Industry (Butik Mama).

The three judge panel, Court of Appeal Judges Datuk Zaharah Ibrahim, Datuk Mohamad Ariff Md. Yusof and High Court Judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, unanimously dismissed Faridah’s appeal.

The High Court had earlier fixed Jan 10 and 11 2013 for the hearing of the defamation suit.

Nor Ainna Ibrahim, 32, and her husband, Zaman M.Salleh, 34, owners of Mama Butik, a women’s clothing and scarves boutique, are suing Faridah for RM1 million in damages for allegedly posting accusations on Fareeda Scarf’ Face book that they had copied her designs.

Faridah had filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal against the Shah Alam High Court’s decision dated July 2 dismissing her application to have the suit struck out.

Faridah was represented lawyer Gobind Singh Deo and Ong Yu Jian while lawyer Ahmad Hafiz Zubir appeared for Nor Ainna and her husband. — BERNAMA