EBIXCASH LIMITED & 3 Ors v ASHOK KUMAR GOEL & Anor

[2025] SGHC(I) 23 Singapore International Commercial Court 5 September 2025 • SIC/OA 8/2025 • 44 min read

5 cases cited (2 SG, 3 foreign)

Catchwords

Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Breach of natural justice

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Judges (3)

Chua Lee Ming Coram Simon Thorley Delivered Thomas Bathurst Coram

Counsel (8)

Drew & Napier LLC Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Cavinder Bull Counsel Respondent Charlotte Tang Counsel Respondent Divyesh Menon Counsel Applicant Kelvin Poon Counsel Applicant Shumin Lin Counsel Respondent Vanessa Ku Counsel Applicant

Parties (6)

Ebix Payment Services Pte Limited Applicant Ebix Singapore Pte Limited Applicant Ebixcash Limited Applicant Ebixcash World Money Limited Applicant Vyoman India Private Limited Respondent Ashok Kumar Goel Respondent

Summary

EbixCash entities applied to set aside a SIAC partial award on grounds of breach of natural justice, alleging the arbitrator failed to address certain arguments and reached findings without proper evidential basis. The SICC dismissed the application in its entirety, finding the arbitrator had addressed all essential issues and the applicants were engaged in an impermissible attempt to appeal on the merits of the award.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act (Cap 10)

Companies Act (Cap 50)

International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A)

Cases Cited (5)

SG (1)

[2025] SGHC(I) 8

SLR (1)

[2025] 1 SLR 806

UK (3)

[2016] EWCA Civ 1057 [2021] 4 WLR 20 [2021] EWCA Civ 6

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(I) 23)