The Kuala Lumpur High Court here today allowed an application by former prime minister Najib Tun Razak, his wife Rosmah Mansor and two others to strike out a civil suit filed by carpet businessperson JR Deepak Jaikishan (above) over a land deal that allegedly caused his company to suffer huge losses.

Lawyer David Mathews, representing Najib and Rosmah, told reporters that judicial commissioner Quay Chew Soon made the decision after hearing the striking-out application in his chambers.