No deal in son’s insurance case

Source : The Star

PENANG: A Hindu woman’s suit for insurance monies left by her army ranger son, who died a Muslim, could not be settled as the sum offered to her was too low, a High Court here heard.

Justice John Louis O’Hara yesterday fixed June 13 for hearing after he was told in his chambers that a settlement could not be reached.

Cleaner M. Rukumony, 61, had named the Koperasi Angkatan Tentera Malaysia Berhad and Amanah Raya Berhad as defendants. The court also subsequently allowed the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council’s application to intervene as a defendant.

In her claim, Rukumony said her son E. Ragu, 23, was an army ranger. He was found in a coma at Kem Wardieburn Setapak Kuala Lumpur, and died on Aug 2, 2000.

She said the cooperative had taken out a policy on her son but refused to pay her the RM56,300 and instead deposited it with Amanah Raya.

She claimed that Ragu, a bachelor, had made a trust deed on Sept 6, 1999, and an assignment under Section 23 of the Civil Law Act 1956 on Feb 1, 2000, making her the beneficiary.