{
  "id": 9549315,
  "title": "Indira takes fight over missing daughter to Federal Court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/indira-takes-fight-over-missing-daughter-to-federal-court-9549315",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T10:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/24/indira-takes-fight-over-missing-daughter-to-federal-court"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indira Gandhi has taken her ongoing dispute over her missing daughter to the Federal Court, aiming to overturn the Court of Appeal's dismissal of her lawsuit. The dispute centers on the authorities' failure to arrest Indira's ex-husband, K Patmanathan, who took the name Riduan Abdullah upon converting to Islam. Indira filed an application yesterday seeking permission to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision from August 24, 2023, dismissing her claim for damages against the police and the government. Her legal team, Rajesh Nagarajan of Raj & Sach, presented six questions of law to the Federal Court, arguing they involved significant legal principles and public interest matters. The case management is set for October 26, 2023. Key questions include whether public officials must prove breach, causation, and damage like in negligence cases, and whether undisclosed evidence about a person's whereabouts can impact such a claim. Patmanathan took Indira's youngest daughter, Prasana Diksa, who was 11 months old, on March 31, 2009, and has not been seen since. Indira was later given custody, and Patmanathan was ordered to return the child, with a warrant issued for his arrest. However, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal, led by Justice Faizah Jamaludin, upheld the dismissal of Indira's damages suit in August 2023. The judges found the High Court had made several legal errors, including the requirement for Indira to prove malice or bad faith. They also pointed out gaps in police evidence but concluded that Indira still failed to prove that proper police action could have led to Patmanathan's arrest or Prasana's recovery.",
  "summary": "M Indira Gandhi's lawyer poses six questions of law, including whether a claim for nonfeasance by public officers requires proof of breach, causation and damage.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Indira takes fight over missing daughter to Federal Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/indira-takes-fight-over-missing-daughter-to-federal-court",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:35:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}