By Lee Wei Lian -The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Federal Court judge Datuk Gopal Sri Ram lost his bid to claim the law library of his former legal firm as well as the discontinuance of the use of his name by his former law firm.
Judicial Commissioner Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal today dismissed Sri Ram's claims with costs at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
In delivering his judgment, Harmindar said that in the absence of a written agreement between the former partners with regards to the law library of the firm Sri Ram and Co, now known as Kumar and Co, Sri Ram had to rely on oral evidence but that no particulars were given as to the arrangements entered to between the former partners.
He also noted that the defendants had called witnesses, who were former partners of the firm, who disproved to him the assertions of Sri Ram.
"As the burden is on the plaintiff to prove his claim, not only has he failed to do so, but the evidence that I have alluded to thus far is also sufficient to disentitle the plaintiff to his claim for the law library," said Harmindar.
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