RAJIB KUMAR DHALI v MAYBANK SINGAPORE LIMITED
Outcome
Claim dismissedThe claim is therefore dismissed.
Source: [2025] SGMC 62, Magistrate Court, decided 14 October 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | Magistrate Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Chiah Kok Khun |
| Charges / claim | Debt and recovery |
| Outcome | Claim dismissed |
| Counsel | Advent Law Corporation, Ng Huan Yong, Peh Chong Yeow |
Source: [2025] SGMC 62, Magistrate Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
Catchwords
Practice Areas
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Counsel (3)
Case Significance
[2025] SGMC 62 is a Magistrate Court decision dated 14 October 2025 concerning Debt and recovery, specifically addressing enforcement. The judgment was delivered by Chiah Kok Khun. The case was brought by Rajib Kumar Dhali (plaintiff) against Maybank Singapore Limited (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Advent Law Corporation. The judgment cites 4 cases (3 Singapore, 1 foreign).
[2025] SGMC 62 explained
RAJIB KUMAR DHALI v MAYBANK SINGAPORE LIMITED ([2025] SGMC 62) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Magistrate Court on 14 October 2025. It is categorised under Debt and recovery. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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] SGMC 62 about?
RAJIB KUMAR DHALI v MAYBANK SINGAPORE LIMITED ([2025] SGMC 62) is a Magistrate Court decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Debt and recovery — Enforcement — Writs of seizure and sale — Whether judgment creditor had taken reasonable steps to ascertain ownership of moveable property seized — Whether judgment creditor owed third party a duty of care to verify ownership of moveable property before executing writ of seizure and sale”, 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] SGMC 62 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGDC 260. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
A claimant sued Maybank for damages after the bank executed a writ of seizure and sale against movable property in an HDB flat co-owned by his judgment debtor father, claiming the seized items belonged to him. The court dismissed the claim, finding the bank had taken reasonable steps to ascertain ownership and owed no duty of care to the claimant, while also noting the claimant had cited 11 fictitious or erroneous case precedents generated by artificial intelligence.
What was decided in [2025] SGMC 62?
[2025] SGMC 62 (RAJIB KUMAR DHALI v MAYBANK SINGAPORE LIMITED) is a Magistrate Court decision from 14 October 2025 addressing Debt and recovery, specifically enforcement. The judgment was delivered by Chiah Kok Khun.
Who were the parties in RAJIB KUMAR DHALI v MAYBANK SINGAPORE LIMITED ([2025] SGMC 62)?
The plaintiff in [2025] SGMC 62 was Rajib Kumar Dhali, and the defendant was Maybank Singapore Limited. Legal representation included Advent Law Corporation. The case was decided on 14 October 2025 in the Magistrate Court.
Which judge decided [2025] SGMC 62?
[2025] SGMC 62 was delivered by Chiah Kok Khun in the Magistrate Court on 14 October 2025. The case concerned Debt and recovery.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGMC 62 cite?
[2025] SGMC 62 cites 4 prior decisions, including 1 from foreign jurisdictions.
Cases Cited (4)
Related cases
Other Singapore judgments involving the same parties or counsel.
Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGMC 62)