JAYARETHANAM S/O SINNIAH PILLAI v ABOITIZ DATA INNOVATION PTE. LTD.
Outcome
Claim dismissedThe claim is accordingly dismissed.
Source: [2025] SGMC 66, Magistrate Court, decided 28 October 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | Magistrate Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Chiah Kok Khun |
| Charges / claim | Contract |
| Outcome | Claim dismissed |
| Counsel | Chevalier Law LLC, Myintsoe & Selvaraj, Kurzbock Tsang Yu HanKenn, Lim Bee Li, Srinivasan Selvaraj |
Source: [2025] SGMC 66, Magistrate Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGMC 66 is a Magistrate Court decision dated 28 October 2025 concerning Contract, specifically addressing consideration. The judgment was delivered by Chiah Kok Khun. The case was brought by Jayarethanam S/o Sinniah Pillai (plaintiff) against Aboitiz Data Innovation Pte Ltd (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Myintsoe & Selvaraj and Chevalier Law LLC. The judgment cites 6 cases.
[2025] SGMC 66 explained
JAYARETHANAM S/O SINNIAH PILLAI v ABOITIZ DATA INNOVATION PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGMC 66) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Magistrate Court on 28 October 2025. It is categorised under Contract. 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 66 about?
JAYARETHANAM S/O SINNIAH PILLAI v ABOITIZ DATA INNOVATION PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGMC 66) is a Magistrate Court decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Contract — Consideration — Sufficiency of consideration —Employer promising to pay severance pay to employee — Employee accepting termination — Whether employer's promise to pay severance pay contractually enforceable — Whether employer's promise to pay severance pay supported by consideration”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Summary
A former employee sued his employer for severance payment, salary, bonus, and flexible benefits totalling $27,700 after being terminated for misconduct following two emails soliciting potential clients of the employer while on garden leave. The court dismissed the claim, finding the employee had breached his employment contract's confidentiality, non-solicitation, and restrictive covenant clauses, and was not entitled to the severance payment.
What was decided in [2025] SGMC 66?
[2025] SGMC 66 (JAYARETHANAM S/O SINNIAH PILLAI v ABOITIZ DATA INNOVATION PTE. LTD.) is a Magistrate Court decision from 28 October 2025 addressing Contract, specifically consideration. The judgment was delivered by Chiah Kok Khun.
Who were the parties in JAYARETHANAM S/O SINNIAH PILLAI v ABOITIZ DATA INNOVATION PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGMC 66)?
The plaintiff in [2025] SGMC 66 was Jayarethanam S/o Sinniah Pillai, and the defendant was Aboitiz Data Innovation Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Chevalier Law LLC and Myintsoe & Selvaraj. The case was decided on 28 October 2025 in the Magistrate Court.
Which judge decided [2025] SGMC 66?
[2025] SGMC 66 was delivered by Chiah Kok Khun in the Magistrate Court on 28 October 2025. The case concerned Contract.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGMC 66 cite?
[2025] SGMC 66 cites 6 prior decisions.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGMC 66)