00:00The High Court in Muar has awarded a former secondary school student nearly 413,000 ringgit in damages over injuries
00:09caused by a defective school badminton racket.
00:12Judicial Commissioner S. Kalyana Kumar ruled that the school authorities failed to provide adequate, reasonable, and effective supervision during the
00:22incident at SMK Cha'a in Sagamah, Johor seven years ago.
00:27Kalyana Kumar said the student, Shakir Irfan Syed Ali, represented in court by his father, had proven his case on
00:35the balance of probabilities.
00:37The suit named the activity teacher, school principal, director general of education, and government as defendants.
00:44Shakir was using a school-issued badminton racket during an informal game when its iron shaft detached from the handle
00:51and struck him.
00:52The incident left him with a serious left eye injury, a skull fracture, intracranial bleeding, and permanent visual and neurological
01:02disabilities.
01:03He now walks with the aid of a walking stick.
01:06The court awarded Shakir RM400,000 in general damages, RM12,809 in special damages, and RM40,000 in costs, with
01:18interest payable by the government as the party vicariously liable.
01:22Jessalyn Kaur, FMT.
