PT. OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS v SUNRISE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LTD

[2023] SGHC(A) 38 High Court (Appellate Division) 22 November 2023 AD/CA 10/2023 · AD/CA 15/2023

16 cases cited (15 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	22 November 2023
Judges	Andre Maniam, Kannan Ramesh, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Contract, Courts and Jurisdiction, Civil Procedure, Commercial Transactions
Counsel	Advocatus Law LLP, Drew & Napier LLC, Christopher Anand s/o Daniel, Ganga d/o Avadiar, Kirpalani Rakesh Gopal, Lin Jian En Shawn, Oen Weng Yew Timothy, Saadhvika Jayanth, Yeo Yi Ling Eileen

Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 38, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 22 November 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Contract — Variation Contract — Termination Courts and Jurisdiction — Appeals Civil Procedure — Damages — Interest Commercial Transactions — Sale of goods — Breach of contract Commercial Transactions — Sale of goods — Performance of contract

Practice Areas

Contract Courts and Jurisdiction Civil Procedure Commercial Transactions

Judges (3)

Andre Maniam Coram Kannan Ramesh Delivered Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (9)

Advocatus Law LLP Firm Drew & Napier LLC Firm Christopher Anand s/o Daniel Counsel for the respondent Ganga d/o Avadiar Counsel for the respondent Kirpalani Rakesh Gopal Counsel for the appellant

Lin Jian En Shawn Counsel for the appellant

Oen Weng Yew Timothy Counsel for the appellant Saadhvika Jayanth Counsel for the respondent Yeo Yi Ling Eileen Counsel for the respondent

Parties (2)

PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills Appellant

Sunrise Industries (India) Ltd Respondent

Case Significance

PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills v Sunrise Industries (India) Ltd and another appeal [2023] SGHC(A) 38 is a judgment of the Appellate Division of the High Court delivered by Kannan Ramesh JAD on 24 November 2023, with Woo Bih Li JAD and Andre Maniam J on the coram. The cross-appeals, Civil Appeal Nos 10 and 15 of 2023, were brought by OKI, an Indonesia-incorporated pulp manufacturer, and Sunrise, an India-registered manufacturer of thermosets and lined equipment, against the High Court's decision in Suit No 8 of 2017 (reported at [2023] SGHC 3). The issues spanned sale of goods breach and performance, contractual variation and termination, appeals, and interest on damages. The judgment references the Civil Law Act and the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, cites 16 authorities and has been cited twice.

What was PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills v Sunrise Industries (India) Ltd [2023] SGHC(A) 38 about?

It comprised cross-appeals, Civil Appeal Nos 10 and 15 of 2023, from Suit No 8 of 2017 concerning a sale of goods contract between OKI and Sunrise, raising breach, performance, variation, termination and interest issues before the Appellate Division.

Who were the parties in [2023] SGHC(A) 38?

The parties were PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills, an Indonesia-incorporated pulp manufacturer, and Sunrise Industries (India) Ltd, an India-registered manufacturer of thermosets and lined equipment; Kannan Ramesh JAD delivered the Appellate Division's judgment on the cross-appeals.

Statutes Cited

Civil Law Act (Cap 43) Cases on this Act →

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Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322) Cases on this Act →

Cases Cited (16)

SG (5)

[2018] SGHC 145 [2022] SGHC(A) 28 [2023] SGCA 28 [2023] SGCA(I) 7 [2023] SGHC 3

SLR (10)

[2007] 4 SLR(R) 413 [2008] 2 SLR 623 [2013] 4 SLR 193 [2014] 3 SLR 909 [2015] 3 SLR 665 [2015] 5 SLR 1322 [2016] 3 SLR 1308 [2020] 2 SLR 1151 [2022] 1 SLR 302 [2022] 2 SLR 1296

UK (1)

[1943] 2 All ER 725