ASIAN ECO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. v DENG YIMING

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 260 consider?

The judgment refers to Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 260 High Court (General Division) 14 September 2023 HC/OC 161/2023 ( HC/SUM 1991/2023 ) 20 min read

9 cases cited Cited by 7 cases

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	14 September 2023
Judge	Hri Kumar Nair
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Counsel	Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Setia Law LLC, Bethel Chan Ruiyi, Cheong Wei Wen John, Sean Chen Siang En, Shermaine Lim Jia Qi, Tan Li Jie Stanley, Yam Wern Jhien, Zhulkarnain Bin Abdul Rahim

Source: [2023] SGHC 260, High Court (General Division), decided 14 September 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Striking out

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Hri Kumar Nair Delivered

Counsel (9)

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Firm Setia Law LLC Firm Bethel Chan Ruiyi Counsel Plaintiff Cheong Wei Wen John Counsel Defendant Sean Chen Siang En Counsel Defendant Shermaine Lim Jia Qi Counsel Defendant Tan Li Jie Stanley Counsel Plaintiff Yam Wern Jhien Counsel Plaintiff Zhulkarnain Bin Abdul Rahim Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Asian Eco Technology Pte Ltd Plaintiff Deng Yiming Defendant

Case Significance

Asian Eco Technology Pte Ltd v Deng Yiming [2023] SGHC 260 is a reserved judgment of Hri Kumar Nair J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 14 September 2023 in Originating Claim No 161 of 2023 (Summons No 1991 of 2023). The claimant, Asian Eco Technology Pte Ltd ("AET"), applied by SUM 1991 to strike out or expunge various pleadings, affidavits, exhibits and written submissions ("the Offending Materials") filed by the defendant Deng Yiming in support of his defence and to oppose AET's application for summary judgment. The underlying action concerned AET's claim that Deng wrongfully converted, detained and/or misappropriated 627 diamond seeds and loose diamonds it alleged it had purchased from X Diamond Capital Pte Ltd; the court granted AET's application to expunge the Offending Materials, save for paragraph 5 of Deng's Defence.

[2023] SGHC 260 explained

ASIAN ECO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. v DENG YIMING ([2023] SGHC 260) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 14 September 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 7 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 260 about?

ASIAN ECO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. v DENG YIMING ([2023] SGHC 260) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Striking out”, 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 260 consider?

The judgment refers to Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC 260 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 255, [2023] SGHC 227, and [2023] SGHC 201. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 260?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 260 has been cited by 7 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.

Summary

Asian Eco Technology Pte Ltd applied to strike out or expunge various pleadings, affidavits, exhibits and submissions filed by Deng Yiming in defending a claim over 627 diamond seeds and loose diamonds it alleged he had wrongfully converted or misappropriated. The court granted the application to expunge the offending materials save for paragraph 5 of Deng's Defence, which merely pleaded background facts. Deng was ordered to refile the relevant affidavits and submissions with the offending material removed or redacted.

What was Asian Eco Technology Pte Ltd v Deng Yiming [2023] SGHC 260 about?

It was a striking-out application before Hri Kumar Nair J, decided on 14 September 2023, in which Asian Eco Technology Pte Ltd sought to expunge pleadings, affidavits and submissions filed by Deng Yiming in a dispute over 627 diamond seeds and loose diamonds.

What did the court decide in [2023] SGHC 260?

The court granted Asian Eco Technology Pte Ltd's application to expunge the Offending Materials filed by Deng Yiming, save for paragraph 5 of Deng's Defence, in the action alleging wrongful conversion of 627 diamond seeds and loose diamonds.