Court to hear suit against Subang council

Court to hear suit against Subang council SHAH ALAM: The case of a businessman who sued the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) for injury to his professional practice and loss of use of office equipment as a result of a raid on his office on Nov 27, 2000 will continue today. The case was brought before High Court Registrar Mohd Khalid Abd Karimis yesterday. K.S. Kok is claiming costs awarded to him by the Shah Alam magistrate's court on April 26, 2002, and a bill of costs amounting to RM10,905 from the council. He is asking for RM1,000 in damages to his property; general damages for injury caused to his professional practice, social status and credibility as a result of the adverse publicity; RM12, 500 for cost of office equipment carted away; cost for loss of use of computer data and time; refund of assessment of RM4,032 paid by him to MPSJ for 1999 and 2000; and any other relief deemed fit by the court. The magistrate's court had, on April 26, 2002, dismissed MPSJ's claim for RM17,400, which it alleged Kok owed in assessment, with costs. Kok then served a bill amounting to RM10,905 on the local authority. The council had offered RM445, which Kok rejected.