The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya has ruled in favour of former security guard Subramaniam Letchimanan in his appeal against his purported unlawful dismissal from the US embassy 12 years ago.

The court's three-member bench, chaired by judge Kamaludin Md Said, overturned a Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision last year, which quashed a referral by then human resource minister M Kulasegaran in ordering the case of Subramaniam to be referred to the Industrial Court.

Kamaludin said it was for the tribunal to determine whether...