Court: Hussain Najadi’s son entitled to his estate, not deceased's wife


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has ruled that Cheong Mei Kuen, who claims to be the wife of late banker Hussain Ahmad Najadi, is not entitled to his estate. 

Judicial Commissioner Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera held on Friday that Cheong was not a person recognised in law as being entitled to the grant of letter of administration to the estate of the deceased. 

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