PKR’s counsel Navpreet Singh, who confirmed the matter via WhatsApp, said the proceedings will be conducted at 9am in open court.

On June 23 last year, Justice Akhtar Tahir, who allowed PKR’s lawsuit after finding that the bond was a binding contract and therefore valid, also ordered the former Ampang MP to pay RM50,000 in legal costs.

Saifuddin Nasution Ismail had filed the suit on Sept 28, 2020 on behalf of the party as the then PKR secretary-general.

Zuraida filed her appeal at the Court of Appeal on July 8 last year.

In the statement of claim, Saifuddin said Zuraida had executed a bond that bound her to pay the party the said sum under the terms and conditions set therein.

The terms include, among other things, that Zuraida pays the party a sum of RM10 million no later than seven days if she wins an election on a PKR ticket and then resigns, if she joins any other political party, or becomes an independent elected representative.

In her defence, Zuraida claimed she was forced to sign the bond to become its candidate in the 14th general election (GE14) in 2018.

However, Akhtar said Zuraida’s contention that she signed the bond under duress or coercion was baseless.