Kuala Lampur, Oct. 6 -- The following facts appeared in the judgment of High Court Judge Rosnaini Saub in the case of YTM Dato' Othman Bin Ismail v Dato' Mubarak Bin Dohak & Ors [2012].

The Plaintiff averred that after the demise of Almarhum Dato' Klana Mohd Kassim Bin Dato' Andika Hj Abdul Rashid - that is, the 9th Undang Luak Sungei Ujong - on October 23, 1983 and after a lapse of almost 10 years, the Negeri Sembilan State Government on December 29, 1993 announced and declared that the First Defendant was his successor.

The First Defendant therefore from that day onwards became the 10th Undang Sungei Ujong.

However, it was the Plaintiff's case that the election of the First Defendant as Undang Sungei Ujong was done in contravention o...