DEEPAK MISHRA & Anor v RASHMI BOTHRA

[2025] SGHC 170 High Court (General Division) 26 August 2025 HC/OC 593/2023 58 min read

5 cases cited (2 SG, 3 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	26 August 2025
Judge	Chua Lee Ming
Charges / claim	Contract
Counsel	Clasis LLC, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Ashwin Kumar Menon, Han Xin Yi, Koh Junxiang, Ng Pi Wei, Prakash Pillai, Vikram Nair, Wong Chun Mun

Source: [2025] SGHC 170, High Court (General Division), decided 26 August 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Contract - Illegality and public policy

Practice Areas

Contract

Judges (1)

Chua Lee Ming Delivered

Counsel (9)

Clasis LLC Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Ashwin Kumar Menon Counsel Defendant Han Xin Yi Counsel Defendant Koh Junxiang Counsel Plaintiff Ng Pi Wei Counsel Plaintiff Prakash Pillai Counsel Plaintiff Vikram Nair Counsel Defendant Wong Chun Mun Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Deepak Mishra Plaintiff Nimisha Pandey Plaintiff Rashmi Bothra Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 170 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 26 August 2025 concerning Contract, specifically addressing illegality and public policy. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming. The case was brought by Deepak Mishra and others (plaintiff) against Rashmi Bothra (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Clasis LLC and Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. The judgment cites 5 cases (2 Singapore, 3 foreign).

[2025] SGHC 170 explained

DEEPAK MISHRA & Anor v RASHMI BOTHRA ([2025] SGHC 170) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 26 August 2025. It is categorised under Contract. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, 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 [2025] SGHC 170 about?

DEEPAK MISHRA & Anor v RASHMI BOTHRA ([2025] SGHC 170) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Contract - Illegality and public policy”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC 170 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 88. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2025] SGHC 170?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC 170 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. 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.

Summary

The claimants and defendant had a running account of mutual financial dealings totalling tens of millions of dollars, which the claimants sought to withdraw on grounds of illegality involving letter of credit discount trades. The court found 15 transactions related to illegal LC Discount Trades were unenforceable, but entered judgment for the defendant in the amount of US$71,321,679.83 under the remaining enforceable transactions in the running account.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 170?

[2025] SGHC 170 (DEEPAK MISHRA & Anor v RASHMI BOTHRA) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 26 August 2025 addressing Contract, specifically illegality and public policy. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming.

Who were the parties in DEEPAK MISHRA & Anor v RASHMI BOTHRA ([2025] SGHC 170)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 170 was Deepak Mishra, Nimisha Pandey, and the defendant was Rashmi Bothra. Legal representation included Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and Clasis LLC. The case was decided on 26 August 2025 in the High Court (General Division).