SHRI BAJRANG POWER AND ISPAT LIMITED v STEEL CORP LIMITED

[2025] SGHC 107 High Court (General Division) 6 June 2025 • HC/OC 529/2024 ( HC/AD 3/2025 ) • 12 min read
6 cases cited (4 SG, 2 foreign)

Catchwords

Damages — Mitigation — Contract Damages — Compensation and damages Damages — Measure of damages — Contract

Practice Areas

Damages

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (7)

Fernandez LLC Firm RHTLaw Asia LLP Firm Lee Yun En Counsel Defendant Lim Muhammad Syafiq Counsel Plaintiff Mohamed Arshad bin Mohamed Tahir Counsel Defendant Patrick Fernandez Counsel Defendant Renganathan Nandakumar Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Shri Bajrang Power and Ispat Limited Plaintiff Steel Corp Limited Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 107 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 6 June 2025 concerning Damages, specifically addressing mitigation, compensation and damages, and measure of damages. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by Shri Bajrang Power and Ispat Limited (plaintiff) against Steel Corp Limited (defendant). Legal representation was provided by RHTLaw Asia LLP and Fernandez LLC. The judgment cites 6 cases (4 Singapore, 2 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Sale of Goods Act.

Summary

An Indian steel producer claimed damages against a UK metal trader for breach of a sale and purchase agreement for 30,000 metric tons of steel making pig iron at US$381 per metric ton, after the defendant failed to deliver and later cited force majeure. The court awarded US$1,050,000 in damages, being the additional cost of approximately US$35 per metric ton that the claimant incurred in using steel scrap as a substitute, rejecting the claimant's larger claim based on Indian market resale prices.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 107?

[2025] SGHC 107 (SHRI BAJRANG POWER AND ISPAT LIMITED v STEEL CORP LIMITED) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 6 June 2025 addressing Damages, specifically mitigation, compensation and damages, and measure of damages. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in SHRI BAJRANG POWER AND ISPAT LIMITED v STEEL CORP LIMITED?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 107 was Shri Bajrang Power and Ispat Limited, and the defendant was Steel Corp Limited. Legal representation included Fernandez LLC and RHTLaw Asia LLP. The case was decided on 6 June 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 107?

[2025] SGHC 107 was delivered by Choo Han Teck in the High Court (General Division) on 6 June 2025. The case concerned Damages.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 107 cite?

[2025] SGHC 107 cites 6 prior decisions, including 2 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Sale of Goods Act.

Statutes Cited

Sale of Goods Act (Cap 393)
s 51(3)

Cases Cited (6)

SLR (4)
[2006] 4 SLR(R) 559 [2010] 1 SLR 573 [2010] 2 SLR 1154 [2015] 5 SLR 541
UK (2)
[1968] AC 1130 [1979] AC 91

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 107)