RITA KISHINCHAND BHOJWANI v HVS PROPERTIES PRIVATE LIMITED & 2 Ors

[2025] SGHC 80 High Court (General Division) 28 April 2025 • HC/S 848/2021 • 145 min read

28 cases cited (23 SG, 5 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — No case to answer Land — Licences — Contractual licences Equity — Estoppel — Proprietary estoppel Civil Procedure — Witnesses — Calling defendant as witness for the plaintiff Evidence — Witnesses — Examination — Recantation of concessions made under cross-examination

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Land Equity Evidence

Judges (1)

Christopher Tan Delivered

Counsel (12)

Advocatus Law LLP Firm Mahmood Gaznavi Chambers LLC Firm Meritus Law LLC Firm RCL Chambers Law Corporation Firm Chew Di Shun, Dickson Counsel Plaintiff Choong Guo Yao Sean Counsel Plaintiff Christina Koh Hui Eng Counsel Plaintiff Christopher Anand s/o Daniel Counsel Defendant Ganga d/o Avadiar Counsel Defendant Hewage Ushan Saminda Premaratne Counsel Plaintiff Mahmood Gaznavi s/o Bashir Muhammad Counsel Defendant Rezza Gaznavi Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

HVS Properties Pte Ltd Defendant Maya Kishinchand @ Bhojwani Maya Kishinchand Defendant Rita Kishinchand Bhojwani Plaintiff Win Phyu Shwe Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 80 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 28 April 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, Equity, Evidence, and Land, specifically addressing no case to answer, licences, and estoppel. The judgment was delivered by Christopher Tan. The case was brought by Rita Kishinchand Bhojwani (plaintiff) against HVS Properties Pte Ltd and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Meritus Law LLC and Advocatus Law LLP. The judgment cites 28 cases (23 Singapore, 5 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Evidence Act. This decision has been cited by 2 subsequent judgments in the dataset.

Summary

A daughter sued her mother's family company and two directors, claiming proprietary estoppel and a contractual licence to remain in a condominium apartment from which she was evicted. The court accepted the defendants' submission of no case to answer, finding the plaintiff failed to establish even a prima facie case for any of her claims including proprietary estoppel, contractual licence, or dishonest assistance.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 80?

[2025] SGHC 80 (RITA KISHINCHAND BHOJWANI v HVS PROPERTIES PRIVATE LIMITED & 2 Ors) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 28 April 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, Equity, Evidence, and Land, specifically no case to answer, licences, and estoppel. The judgment was delivered by Christopher Tan.

Who were the parties in RITA KISHINCHAND BHOJWANI v HVS PROPERTIES PRIVATE LIMITED & 2 Ors?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 80 was Rita Kishinchand Bhojwani, and the defendant was HVS Properties Pte Ltd, Maya Kishinchand @ Bhojwani Maya Kishinchand. Legal representation included Mahmood Gaznavi Chambers LLC and Advocatus Law LLP. The case was decided on 28 April 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 80?

[2025] SGHC 80 was delivered by Christopher Tan in the High Court (General Division) on 28 April 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure, Equity, Evidence, and Land.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 80 cite?

[2025] SGHC 80 cites 28 prior decisions, including 5 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Evidence Act. The decision has itself been cited by 2 subsequent judgments.

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act (Cap 97)

s 144(1) s 145(2) s 156

Cases Cited (28)

SG (6)

[1993] SGHC 263 [2017] SGHC 100 [2019] SGCA 61 [2019] SGHC 277 [2022] SGHC(A) 27 [2025] SGHC 19

SLR (17)

[2002] 2 SLR(R) 693 [2003] 2 SLR(R) 33 [2006] 4 SLR(R) 745 [2007] 1 SLR(R) 292 [2007] 4 SLR(R) 305 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 657 [2010] 2 SLR 589 [2013] 4 SLR 193 [2015] 1 SLR 581 [2015] 2 SLR 686 [2016] 5 SLR 146 [2018] 2 SLR 333 [2018] 2 SLR 799 [2020] 3 SLR 982 [2021] 1 SLR 304 [2021] 4 SLR 883 [2022] 1 SLR 884

UK (4)

[1919] 2 KB 571 [1986] 1 WLR 808 [2003] EWHC 1846 [2008] 1 WLR 1752

MY (1)

[1988] 2 MLJ 371

Cited By (2)

[2026] SGDC 33

HVS PROPERTIES PRIVATE LIMITED v VINOD EASHWAR

[2025] SGHC 244

Sunil Kishinchand Bhojwani v Law Society of Singapore

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 80)