PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has set Sept 20 to hear an application for leave to appeal brought by Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob over a decision in his defamation suit against Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd.
Judge Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim set the date during case management yesterday in the presence of Adnan’s lawyer Amrit Kaur Bhal, who was also mentioned on behalf of Utusan Melayu.
The court ordered the two parties to file their written submissions two weeks before the hearing of the application for leave.
Adnan was seeking the leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal ruling that allowed Utusan Melayu’s appeal to strike out his defamation suit against the company over publication of an article in Mingguan Malaysia under the headline, ‘Hebat Sangatkah Adnan’ on Nov 9, 2014.
Utusan Melayu appealed after losing its bid to have the lawsuit struck out by the High Court on July 23 last year. — Bernama