Federal Court hears PKR’s argument that Zuraida’s RM10m bond was reasonable; decision reserved
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 14 — The Federal Court was told today that the High Court’s decision ordering former Ampang...
The Federal Court heard PKR's argument on September 14, 2025, regarding the reasonableness of former Ampang MP Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin's RM10 million bond to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) for breaching the agreement. PKR's counsel Ranjit Singh asserted that the bond was reasonable, citing Zuraida's admission of the value exceeding RM10 million.
The counsel argued that Section 75 of the Contracts Act should control the contract, preventing an oppressive stipulation, and that the political landscape should be considered while interpreting the bond. Zuraida's counsel Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun said there was no special category of "political contract" exempt from Section 75, and that the candidate lacked equal bargaining power in negotiating the bond.
The three-member Federal Court bench reserved its decision, which was granted on June 24, 2025, following the Court of Appeal's decision on December 11, 2024, that reduced the bond payment from RM10 million to RM100,000.
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