LAKSHMI ANIL SALGAOCAR suing as the Administratrix of the ESTATE OF ANIL VASSUDEVA SALGAOCAR deceased v PURNIMA ANIL SALGAOCAR

[2023] SGHC 290 High Court (General Division) 13 October 2023 HC/OC 49/2022 17 min read

3 cases cited

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

I dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2023] SGHC 290, High Court (General Division), decided 13 October 2023. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	13 October 2023
Judge	Philip Jeyaretnam
Charges / claim	Contract
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Drew & Napier LLC, Niru & Co LLC, Estad Amber Joy, Kanapathi Pillai Nirumalan, Liew Teck Huat, Lim Gerui, Phang Cunkuang

Source: [2023] SGHC 290, High Court (General Division), decided 13 October 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Contract — Breach — Breach of settlement agreement

Practice Areas

Contract

Judges (1)

Philip Jeyaretnam Delivered

Counsel (7)

Drew & Napier LLC Firm Niru & Co LLC Firm Estad Amber Joy Counsel Defendant Kanapathi Pillai Nirumalan Counsel Plaintiff Liew Teck Huat Counsel Plaintiff Lim Gerui Counsel Defendant Phang Cunkuang Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar Plaintiff Purnima Anil Salgaocar Defendant

Case Significance

Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar (suing as the administratrix of the estate of Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar, deceased) v Purnima Anil Salgaocar [2023] SGHC 290 is a reserved judgment of Philip Jeyaretnam J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 13 October 2023 in Originating Claim No 49 of 2022. The case arises from a long-running dispute between Mdm Lakshmi, a widow and mother, and her daughter Ms Purnima, over the estate of the late patriarch Mr Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar, principally concerning the accounting for the Estate's assets. The specific question was whether, under the terms of a settlement agreement, Ms Purnima was precluded from pursuing an administration action for an account of the estate, which in turn depended on whether Mdm Lakshmi had provided accounts of certain assets in accordance with that agreement.

[2023] SGHC 290 explained

LAKSHMI ANIL SALGAOCAR suing as the Administratrix of the ESTATE OF ANIL VASSUDEVA SALGAOCAR deceased v PURNIMA ANIL SALGAOCAR ([2023] SGHC 290) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 13 October 2023. It is categorised under Contract. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 290 about?

LAKSHMI ANIL SALGAOCAR suing as the Administratrix of the ESTATE OF ANIL VASSUDEVA SALGAOCAR deceased v PURNIMA ANIL SALGAOCAR ([2023] SGHC 290) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Contract — Breach — Breach of settlement agreement”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC 290 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC(A) 21, [2023] SGHC 49, and [2023] SGHC 47. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Summary

In this General Division of the High Court matter, Mdm Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar, administratrix of her late husband's estate, brought Originating Claim 49 of 2022 against her daughter, Ms Purnima Anil Salgaocar, arising from a long-running dispute over the estate's assets. The issue was whether, under a settlement agreement, Ms Purnima was precluded from pursuing an administration action for an account, which turned on whether Mdm Lakshmi had provided a compliant account of the Non-India Assets. The court held the account was not sufficient and dismissed the claim.

What was Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar v Purnima Anil Salgaocar [2023] SGHC 290 about?

It was a dispute before Philip Jeyaretnam J between a widow, Mdm Lakshmi, and her daughter Ms Purnima over the estate of the late Mr Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar, turning on a settlement agreement, decided on 13 October 2023.

What was the key issue in [2023] SGHC 290?

The court considered whether, under a settlement agreement, Ms Purnima was precluded from pursuing an administration action for an account of the estate, which depended on whether Mdm Lakshmi had provided accounts of certain assets as that agreement required.