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

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC(A) 38 consider?

The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43) and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC(A) 38 High Court (Appellate Division) 22 November 2023 AD/CA 10/2023 · AD/CA 15/2023 67 min read

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 Respondent Ganga d/o Avadiar Counsel Respondent Kirpalani Rakesh Gopal Counsel Appellant Lin Jian En Shawn Counsel Appellant Oen Weng Yew Timothy Counsel Appellant Saadhvika Jayanth Counsel Respondent Yeo Yi Ling Eileen Counsel 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.

[2023] SGHC(A) 38 explained

PT. OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS v SUNRISE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LTD ([2023] SGHC(A) 38) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 22 November 2023. It is categorised under Contract, Courts and Jurisdiction, Civil Procedure, and Commercial Transactions. 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] SGHC(A) 38 about?

PT. OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS v SUNRISE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LTD ([2023] SGHC(A) 38) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Contract — Variation”, “Contract — Termination”, “Courts and Jurisdiction — Appeals”, and “Civil Procedure — Damages — Interest”, 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) 38 consider?

The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43) and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC(A) 38 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGCA(I) 7, [2023] SGCA 28, and [2023] SGHC 3. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2023] SGHC(A) 38?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC(A) 38 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 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 →

s 12

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