KEE CHEONG KENG v DINH THI THU HIEN
Key facts
| Court | High Court (Family Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Choo Han Teck |
| Charges / claim | Family Law |
| Counsel | Dhillon & Panoo LLC, Sunil Singh Panoo |
Source: [2025] SGHCF 15, High Court (Family Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHCF 15 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 28 February 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing marriage. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by Kee Cheong Keng (plaintiff) against Dinh Thi Thu Hien (defendant). The judgment cites 1 case and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Immigration Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.
[2025] SGHCF 15 explained
KEE CHEONG KENG v DINH THI THU HIEN ([2025] SGHCF 15) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 28 February 2025. It is categorised under Family Law. 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] SGHCF 15 about?
KEE CHEONG KENG v DINH THI THU HIEN ([2025] SGHCF 15) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Family Law — Marriage — Nullity”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2025] SGHCF 15 consider?
The judgment refers to Immigration Act (Cap 133). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2025] SGHCF 15?
Within this corpus, [2025] SGHCF 15 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
A mother sought to nullify the marriage of her deceased son on the basis that it was a sham marriage arranged through matchmakers for immigration purposes. The court declared the marriage void, finding that the defendant Vietnamese wife had never lived with the deceased and was uncontactable, and ordered $10,000 in costs against the absent defendant.
What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 15?
[2025] SGHCF 15 (KEE CHEONG KENG v DINH THI THU HIEN) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 28 February 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically marriage. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.
Who were the parties in KEE CHEONG KENG v DINH THI THU HIEN ([2025] SGHCF 15)?
The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCF 15 was Kee Cheong Keng, and the defendant was Dinh Thi Thu Hien. Legal representation included Dhillon & Panoo LLC. The case was decided on 28 February 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).
Which judge decided [2025] SGHCF 15?
[2025] SGHCF 15 was delivered by Choo Han Teck in the High Court (Family Division) on 28 February 2025. The case concerned Family Law.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCF 15)