rayuan sivil no. w-02-562-2009 antara 1. s. ashok kandiah 2. tetuan ...

4) On 13/8/1999 Mr Alvinthiren was attired in a white shirt, a tie
and black jacket(the traditional counsels attire in Court) and
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was seated at the Sessions Court Bar table, next to Dato
Ramalingam, who was on record as acting in person in
respect of a civil action, brought against him by one Dato
Tan.
5) On 13/8/1999 Mr Alvinthiren was assisting Dato
Ramalingam in the proceedings before the Sessions Court
Judge.
6) At the very outset of the proceedings, Mr. Alvinthiren had not
identified himself as a clerk/officer from the Justice of Peace
Council, Negeri Sembilan and sought leave from the
Sessions Court Judge to be seated next to Dato
Ramalingam, to assist him in the proceedings that morning.
We are confident that had Mr Alvinthiren informed the Sessions
Court Judge right from the outset, on 13/8/1999, that he had in fact
already completed his pupilage and was currently waiting to be
called to the Bar on 20/8/1999, any request to be seated next to
Dato Ramalingam could have been readily granted. If Mr.
Alvinthiren had been frank and honest with the Court as to the
nature of his role that morning, right from the outset, he would not
have faced the embarrassment and ignominy of being relegated to
the public gallery of the Court as the events unfolded that morning,
in the course of submissions by the parties. Most certainly, Mr