PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed April 6 to hear an appeal by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and 10 other companies over a High Court decision barring them from using an affidavit in their Mareva injunction bid against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.
Rosmah's lawyer, Rajan Navaratnam, when contacted, confirmed that the hearing date was fixed during an earlier case management session.
He added that a separate case management was held Thursday (March 26) before Deputy Registrar Nor Rajiah Mat Zin to ensure all documents are in order.
On Nov 10 last year, the Kuala Lumpur High Court refused to grant leave for 1MDB and the related companies to rely on an affidavit by Singaporean Shabnam Naraindas Daswani in support of their bid for a Mareva injunction, an order to freeze Rosmah's assets.
The plaintiffs had sought to admit the affidavit to strengthen their application for a Mareva injunction to freeze Rosmah's assets.
The lawsuit, filed on May 9, 2024, involved 1MDB and its five subsidiaries-1MDB Energy Holdings Limited, 1MDB Energy Limited, 1MDB Energy (Langat) Limited, Global Diversified Investment Company Limited, and SRC International Sdn Bhd.
The five other companies are Affinity Equity International Partners Limited, Alsen Chance Holdings Limited, Blackrock Commodities (Global) Limited, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners Limited, and Brightstone Jewellery Limited.
They sought a court order demanding that Rosmah pay USD346,010,489 or an amount deemed appropriate by the court.
They also sought declarations that the first to sixth plaintiffs hold rightful ownership of the luxury items, which are purportedly in Rosmah's possession.
The lawsuit initially named Rosmah and Shabnam as the first and second defendants. However, in April last year, 1MDB and the other companies withdrew their lawsuit against Shabnam. - Bernama
