THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA v DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGCA(I) 4 consider?

The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10) and International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGCA(I) 4 Court of Appeal (International) 9 June 2023 CA/CAS 1/2023 ( CA/SUM 10/2023,CA/SUM 4/2023,CA/SUM 12/2023 ) 23 min read

6 cases cited (5 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Key facts

Court	Court of Appeal (International)
Decided	9 June 2023
Judge	Sundaresh Menon
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure, Arbitration
Counsel	Drew and Napier LLC, WongPartnership LLP, Axl Rizqy, Cavinder Bull, Joel Quek, Kenneth Teo, Koh Swee Yen, Lin Shumin, Ng Shi Min Nicole, Victoria Liu

Source: [2023] SGCA(I) 4, Court of Appeal (International), decided 9 June 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Inherent powers Arbitration — Confidentiality — Privacy

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Arbitration

Judges (1)

Sundaresh Menon Delivered

Counsel (10)

Drew and Napier LLC Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Axl Rizqy Counsel Respondent Cavinder Bull Counsel Applicant Joel Quek Counsel Respondent Kenneth Teo Counsel Applicant Koh Swee Yen Counsel Respondent Lin Shumin Counsel Applicant Ng Shi Min Nicole Counsel Applicant Victoria Liu Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Deutsche Telekom AG Respondent The Republic of India Applicant

Case Significance

The Republic of India v Deutsche Telekom AG [2023] SGCA(I) 4 is a grounds of decision of Sundaresh Menon CJ in the Court of Appeal, delivered on 9 June 2023 in Civil Appeal No 1 of 2023 (Summons No 4 of 2023). SUM 4 was a contested application by the appellant, the Republic of India, for the appeal to be heard in private, for the parties' identities to be concealed, for the case file to be sealed, and for any published judgment to be redacted, the underlying appeal seeking to set aside an order granting leave to enforce a final arbitration award. It raised the legal basis on which the court may protect the privacy of arbitration enforcement proceedings in Singapore; the respondent, Deutsche Telekom AG, is a multinational incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Menon CJ dismissed SUM 4 on 25 April 2023.

[2023] SGCA(I) 4 explained

THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA v DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG ([2023] SGCA(I) 4) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal (International) on 9 June 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure and Arbitration. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2023] SGCA(I) 4 about?

THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA v DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG ([2023] SGCA(I) 4) is a Court of Appeal (International) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Inherent powers” and “Arbitration — Confidentiality — Privacy”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2023] SGCA(I) 4 consider?

The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10) and International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2023] SGCA(I) 4?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGCA(I) 4 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

What was The Republic of India v Deutsche Telekom AG [2023] SGCA(I) 4 about?

It was a grounds of decision of Sundaresh Menon CJ, delivered on 9 June 2023, on the Republic of India's contested application to hear an arbitration enforcement appeal in private, seal the case file, and redact any published judgment.

How did the court decide the privacy application in [2023] SGCA(I) 4?

Sundaresh Menon CJ dismissed the Republic of India's application, SUM 4, on 25 April 2023, the case concerning the legal basis on which a court may protect the privacy of arbitration enforcement proceedings involving Deutsche Telekom AG in Singapore.