DARSAN JITENDRA JHAVERI & 11 Ors v LAKSHMI ANIL SALGAOCAR suing as the Administratrix of the ESTATE OF ANIL VASSUDEVA SALGAOCAR (India Passport No.HXXXXXXX),deceased & Anor

Q: Which legislation does [2024] SGHC(A) 27 consider?

The judgment refers to Customs Act, Income Tax Act (Cap 134), and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2024] SGHC(A) 27 High Court (Appellate Division) 16 September 2024 AD/CA 88/2023 84 min read

14 cases cited (10 SG, 4 foreign) Cited by 4 cases

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	16 September 2024
Judges	Debbie Ong Siew Ling, See Kee Oon, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Trusts, Contract
Counsel	Davinder Singh Chambers LLC, K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, Niru & Co LLC, WongPartnership LLP, Chin Ming Fwu, Daryl Wong, Davinder Singh, Eva Teh Jing Hui, Jaikanth Shankar, Jaspreet Singh Sachdev, Kanapathi Pillai Nirumalan, Liew Teck Huat, Lim Wei Lee, Narayanan Sreenivasan, Ng Shu Wen, Palaniappan Sundararaj, Phang Cunkuang, Rajaram Muralli Raja, Ritesh Vaman, Tan Chee Meng, Tan Si Xin Adorabelle, Victoria Yu, Wee Min

Source: [2024] SGHC(A) 27, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 16 September 2024 — eLitigation. Updated 25 June 2026.

Catchwords

Trusts — Breach of trust Trusts — Express trusts Contract — Illegality and public policy — Illegality under international and foreign law

Practice Areas

Trusts Contract

Judges (3)

Debbie Ong Siew Ling Coram See Kee Oon Delivered Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (23)

Davinder Singh Chambers LLC Firm K&L Gates Straits Law LLC Firm Niru & Co LLC Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Chin Ming Fwu Counsel Appellant Daryl Wong Counsel Appellant Davinder Singh Counsel Respondent Eva Teh Jing Hui Counsel Appellant Jaikanth Shankar Counsel Respondent Jaspreet Singh Sachdev Counsel Respondent Kanapathi Pillai Nirumalan Counsel Respondent Liew Teck Huat Counsel Respondent Lim Wei Lee Counsel Appellant Narayanan Sreenivasan Counsel Appellant Ng Shu Wen Counsel Respondent Palaniappan Sundararaj Counsel Appellant Phang Cunkuang Counsel Respondent Rajaram Muralli Raja Counsel Appellant Ritesh Vaman Counsel Respondent Tan Chee Meng Counsel Appellant Tan Si Xin Adorabelle Counsel Appellant Victoria Yu Counsel Appellant Wee Min Counsel Appellant

Parties (15)

Capital Glory Investments Pte Ltd Appellant Great Newton Properties Pte Ltd Appellant Millers Capital Investments Pte Ltd Appellant Newton Noble Properties Pte Ltd Appellant Nova Raffles Holdings Pte Ltd Appellant Singapore Star Holdings Pte Ltd Appellant Singapore Star Investments Pte Ltd Appellant Singapore Star Properties Pte Ltd Appellant Singapore Star Shipping Pte Ltd Appellant Sino Ling Tao Resources Pte Ltd Appellant Sino Noble Asset Management Pte Ltd Appellant Winter Meadow Capital Inc Respondent Darsan Jitendra Jhaveri Appellant Kwan Ka Yu Terence Third Party Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar (suing as the Administratrix of the Estate of Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar) Respondent

Case Significance

Darsan Jitendra Jhaveri and others v Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar (suing as the Administratrix of the Estate of Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar) and another [2024] SGHC(A) 27 was decided in the Appellate Division of the High Court of Singapore on 16 September 2024. The matter came before the court as Civil Appeal No 88 of 2023, arising out of Suit No 821 of 2015. The first appellant was Darsan Jitendra Jhaveri, joined by eleven corporate appellants including Singapore Star Holdings Pte Ltd, Great Newton Properties Pte Ltd, Capital Glory Investments Pte Ltd and Nova Raffles Holdings Pte Ltd; the respondents were Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar, suing as the Administratrix of the Estate of Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar, and Winter Meadow Capital Inc. Kwan Ka Yu Terence appeared as the third party in the underlying suit.

The judgment, delivered by See Kee Oon (sitting with Debbie Ong Siew Ling and Woo Bih Li), addressed issues of breach of trust and express trusts, together with contractual illegality and public policy concerning illegality under international and foreign law. The decision referred to the Customs Act, the Income Tax Act and the Supreme Court of Judicature Act. The appellants were represented by counsel from K&L Gates Straits Law LLC and WongPartnership LLP, including Tan Chee Meng, Narayanan Sreenivasan and Lim Wei Lee, while the respondents were represented by Davinder Singh Chambers LLC and Niru & Co LLC, including Davinder Singh and Jaikanth Shankar.

[2024] SGHC(A) 27 explained

DARSAN JITENDRA JHAVERI & 11 Ors v LAKSHMI ANIL SALGAOCAR suing as the Administratrix of the ESTATE OF ANIL VASSUDEVA SALGAOCAR (India Passport No.HXXXXXXX),deceased & Anor ([2024] SGHC(A) 27) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 16 September 2024. It is categorised under Trusts and Contract. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 4 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 [2024] SGHC(A) 27 about?

DARSAN JITENDRA JHAVERI & 11 Ors v LAKSHMI ANIL SALGAOCAR suing as the Administratrix of the ESTATE OF ANIL VASSUDEVA SALGAOCAR (India Passport No.HXXXXXXX),deceased & Anor ([2024] SGHC(A) 27) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Trusts — Breach of trust”, “Trusts — Express trusts”, and “Contract — Illegality and public policy — Illegality under international and foreign law”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2024] SGHC(A) 27 consider?

The judgment refers to Customs Act, Income Tax Act (Cap 134), 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 [2024] SGHC(A) 27 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC(A) 20 and [2024] SGHC(A) 19. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2024] SGHC(A) 27?

Within this corpus, [2024] SGHC(A) 27 has been cited by 4 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 issues did Darsan Jitendra Jhaveri v Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar [2024] SGHC(A) 27 concern?

The appeal, heard in the Appellate Division of the High Court as Civil Appeal No 88 of 2023, concerned breach of trust, express trusts, and contractual illegality and public policy involving illegality under international and foreign law, arising from Suit No 821 of 2015.

Who decided Darsan Jitendra Jhaveri v Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar [2024] SGHC(A) 27?

The judgment was delivered by See Kee Oon, sitting in the Appellate Division of the High Court with Debbie Ong Siew Ling and Woo Bih Li, on 16 September 2024, in Civil Appeal No 88 of 2023 against the Estate of Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar.