TARUN HOTCHAND CHAINANI v AVINDERPAL SINGH S/O RANJIT SINGH & 2 Ors

[2025] SGHC 110 High Court (General Division) 12 June 2025 • HC/S 703/2020 • 96 min read

8 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Catchwords

Companies — Account

Practice Areas

Companies

Judges (1)

Kristy Tan Delivered

Counsel (11)

Gabriel Law Corporation Firm Legis Point LLC Firm Oon & Bazul LLP Firm Bernard Ee Counsel Third Party Joel Quah Counsel Defendant Keith Han Guangyuan Counsel Third Party Lim Shack Keong Counsel Plaintiff Lye Yu Min Counsel Third Party Manoj Prakash Nandwani Counsel Defendant Nur Iman Beck Counsel Plaintiff Samuel Chacko Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (4)

Avitar Enterprises Pte Ltd Defendant Avitar Holdings Pte Ltd Defendant Avinderpal Singh s/o Ranjit Singh Defendant Tarun Hotchand Chainani Plaintiff

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 110 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 12 June 2025 concerning Companies, specifically addressing account. The judgment was delivered by Kristy Tan. The case was brought by Tarun Hotchand Chainani (plaintiff) against Avitar Enterprises Pte Ltd and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Legis Point LLC and Gabriel Law Corporation. The judgment cites 8 cases and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Evidence Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

Following a liability judgment ordering the winding up of two companies and an accounting of profits on a wilful default basis by a director who had invested company funds in 20 properties and shares, the court conducted the taking of accounts. The court determined the principal sums and profits due from the director to the company for each property, finding the director failed to prove he had returned any amounts to the company, and ordered returns calculated using 1-year T-Bill rates.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 110?

[2025] SGHC 110 (TARUN HOTCHAND CHAINANI v AVINDERPAL SINGH S/O RANJIT SINGH & 2 Ors) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 12 June 2025 addressing Companies, specifically account. The judgment was delivered by Kristy Tan.

Who were the parties in TARUN HOTCHAND CHAINANI v AVINDERPAL SINGH S/O RANJIT SINGH & 2 Ors?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 110 was Tarun Hotchand Chainani, and the defendant was Avitar Enterprises Pte Ltd, Avitar Holdings Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Gabriel Law Corporation and Legis Point LLC. The case was decided on 12 June 2025 in the High Court (General Division).