PKR’s lawyer, Navpreet Singh, confirmed to Bernama that the party had submitted an application for leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision on Jan 8, and that the notice of motion had been served to Zuraida’s solicitors.

He said PKR was seeking to reinstate the original sum of RM10 million.

“A case management is scheduled for Feb 10,” he said, adding that PKR had proposed 12 questions of law.

On Dec 11 last year, a three-man Court of Appeal bench led by judge See Mee Chun upheld the High Court’s ruling that Zuraida had breached the bond but reduced the quantum payment from RM10 million to RM100,000.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur had ordered Zuraida, the former Ampang MP, to pay RM10 million on June 23, 2023 after ruling in favour of PKR in the lawsuit against her.

Judge Akhtar Tahir found the bond to be a valid and binding contract.

In 2020, PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail initiated the suit on behalf of the party, claiming that Zuraida had breached the bond she signed.

The terms of the bond, among others, required Zuraida to pay PKR RM10 million within seven days of winning an election on a PKR ticket, should she resign from the party, join another political party, or become an independent representative.

In her defence, Zuraida contended that she was forced to sign the bond with the party to be able to stand for election as a candidate in the 14th general election in 2018.