RODEO POWER PTE LTD & 3 Ors v TONG SEAK KAN & Anor

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC(A) 1 consider?

The judgment refers to Bankruptcy Act (Cap 20), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, and Singapore legislation is the predecessor to the IRDA which is the Bankruptcy Act (Cap 20). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC(A) 1 High Court (Appellate Division) 5 January 2023 AD/CA 43/2022 21 min read

1 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	5 January 2023
Judges	Debbie Ong Siew Ling, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Counsel	Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Benjamin Yim, Harish Kumar s/o Champaklal, Josephine Chee Fei, Low Weng Hong, Mary-Anne Shu-Hui Chua, Tio Siaw Min

Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 1, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 5 January 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Interpleader — Appeal

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (2)

Debbie Ong Siew Ling Coram Woo Bih Li Delivered

Counsel (8)

Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Benjamin Yim Counsel Third Party Harish Kumar s/o Champaklal Counsel Respondent Josephine Chee Fei Counsel Respondent Low Weng Hong Counsel Respondent Mary-Anne Shu-Hui Chua Counsel Appellant Tio Siaw Min Counsel Appellant

Parties (6)

JS Energy Holdings Limited Appellant Kensington Park Holdings Limited Respondent Rodeo Power Pte Ltd Appellant Straits Grid Pte Ltd Appellant Gorpal Singh Darshan Singh Appellant Tong Seak Kan Respondent

Case Significance

Rodeo Power Pte Ltd and others v Tong Seak Kan and another [2023] SGHC(A) 1 was an appeal (Civil Appeal No 43 of 2022) heard in the Appellate Division of the High Court by Woo Bih Li JAD and Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD, with grounds of decision delivered on 5 January 2023 following a hearing on 24 November 2022. The appeal challenged a General Division judge's oral judgment of 4 February 2022 on four interpleader summonses concerning competing claims to shares in various companies. The respondents, Tong Seak Kan and Kensington Park Holdings Limited, were judgment creditors of Jaya Sudhir a/l Jayaram ("Sudhir Senior") under a judgment in Suit No 724 of 2014 dated 30 January 2019, and had procured the Sheriff of Singapore to seize shares registered in various names on the basis that Sudhir Senior was the beneficial owner, including 57,700,002 shares in Rodeo Power Pte Ltd and 1,000,000 shares in Straits Grid Pte Ltd.

[2023] SGHC(A) 1 explained

RODEO POWER PTE LTD & 3 Ors v TONG SEAK KAN & Anor ([2023] SGHC(A) 1) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 5 January 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, 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] SGHC(A) 1 about?

RODEO POWER PTE LTD & 3 Ors v TONG SEAK KAN & Anor ([2023] SGHC(A) 1) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Interpleader — Appeal”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2023] SGHC(A) 1 consider?

The judgment refers to Bankruptcy Act (Cap 20), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, and Singapore legislation is the predecessor to the IRDA which is the Bankruptcy Act (Cap 20). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2023] SGHC(A) 1?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC(A) 1 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. 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.

Summary

This was an appeal to the Appellate Division of the High Court by Rodeo Power Pte Ltd and three others arising from four interpleader summonses over competing claims to shares in various companies, brought after judgment creditors procured the seizure of shares said to be beneficially owned by the judgment debtor. The court found aspects of the proceedings unsatisfactory and, noting one appellant had withdrawn his appeal, ordered the parties to bear their own costs of the leave application, the appeal, and the interpleader proceedings below.

What was the appeal in Rodeo Power Pte Ltd v Tong Seak Kan [2023] SGHC(A) 1 about?

The appeal concerned four interpleader summonses over competing claims to shares in various companies. Respondents Tong Seak Kan and Kensington Park Holdings Limited, judgment creditors of Jaya Sudhir a/l Jayaram, had the Sheriff seize shares said to be beneficially owned by him, including 57,700,002 Rodeo Power shares.

Which judges heard [2023] SGHC(A) 1 and in which court?

Woo Bih Li JAD and Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD heard Civil Appeal No 43 of 2022 in the Appellate Division of the High Court. Grounds of decision were delivered on 5 January 2023, following the hearing on 24 November 2022, on an appeal from a 4 February 2022 oral judgment.