RVG CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. v SHANTI OVERSEAS PTE. LTD.

[2025] SGDC 256 District Court 25 September 2025 • DC/OC 875/2023 • 22 min read
1 cases cited

Catchwords

Debt and Recovery – right of set-off – contractual

Practice Areas

Debt and Recovery

Judges (1)

Teo Guan Kee Delivered

Counsel (8)

Mallal & Namazie Firm Oon & Bazul LLP Firm Ahvineesh s/o Nanoo Nagendradas Counsel Defendant Cheryl Tan Counsel Claimant Chua Boon Beng Counsel Claimant Namazie Mirza Mohamed Counsel Claimant Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam Counsel Defendant Shehzadul Haq Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

RVG Consulting International Pte. Ltd. Claimant Shanti Overseas Pte. Ltd. Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGDC 256 is a District Court decision dated 25 September 2025 concerning Debt and Recovery, specifically addressing right of set-off. The judgment was delivered by Teo Guan Kee. The case was brought by RVG Consulting International Pte. Ltd. (claimant) against Shanti Overseas Pte. Ltd. (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Mallal & Namazie and Oon & Bazul LLP. The judgment cites 1 case.

Summary

RVG Consulting sued Shanti Overseas for the return of a USD 100,000 loan extended in November 2018, of which USD 50,000 had been repaid. The defendant argued the remaining balance should be set off against a debt allegedly owed by the claimant to a third-party company, Aarel, pursuant to a tripartite set-off arrangement. The District Court rejected the set-off defence due to insufficient evidence of Aarel's agreement and granted judgment for USD 44,000 with interest.

What was decided in [2025] SGDC 256?

[2025] SGDC 256 (RVG CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. v SHANTI OVERSEAS PTE. LTD.) is a District Court decision from 25 September 2025 addressing Debt and Recovery, specifically right of set-off. The judgment was delivered by Teo Guan Kee.

Who were the parties in RVG CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. v SHANTI OVERSEAS PTE. LTD.?

The claimant in [2025] SGDC 256 was RVG Consulting International Pte. Ltd., and the defendant was Shanti Overseas Pte. Ltd.. Legal representation included Mallal & Namazie and Oon & Bazul LLP. The case was decided on 25 September 2025 in the District Court.

Which judge decided [2025] SGDC 256?

[2025] SGDC 256 was delivered by Teo Guan Kee in the District Court on 25 September 2025. The case concerned Debt and Recovery.

Cases Cited (1)

SLR (1)
[2010] 3 SLR 48

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGDC 256)