RAJIB KUMAR DHALI v MAYBANK SINGAPORE LIMITED

[2025] SGMC 62 Magistrate Court 14 October 2025 • MC/OC 9492/2024 • 20 min read
4 cases cited (3 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

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

Practice Areas

Debt and recovery

Judges (1)

Chiah Kok Khun Delivered

Counsel (3)

Advent Law Corporation Firm Ng Huan Yong Counsel Defendant Peh Chong Yeow Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Maybank Singapore Limited Defendant Rajib Kumar Dhali Plaintiff

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).

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?

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)

SG (2)
[2022] SGHC 205 [2025] SGDC 260
SLR (1)
[2007] 4 SLR(R) 100
UK (1)
[1989] QB 653

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGMC 62)