THIRUNAVUKARASU MANIKAM v GUMANAN S/O NALLATHAMBI & 3 Ors

[2026] SGDC 213 District Court 1 July 2026 • DC/OC 781/2022 • 86 min read
15 cases cited (14 SG, 1 foreign)

Key facts

Court District Court
Decided
Judge Sia Aik Kor
Charges / claim Contract, Restitution, Tort
Counsel ReThink Legal, Joseph Li Jing Xin

Source: [2026] SGDC 213, District Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .

Catchwords

Contract — Breach Restitution — Unjust enrichment Restitution — Change of position Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit Restitution — Failure of consideration – Total failure of consideration Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation — Whether duty of care was owed

Practice Areas

Contract Restitution Tort

Judges (1)

Sia Aik Kor Delivered

Counsel (2)

ReThink Legal Firm Joseph Li Jing Xin Counsel Claimant

Parties (6)

JBR Curry House Pte. Ltd. Defendant Wai Fong Machinery Pte. Ltd. Defendant Arulsamy Thomas JohnKennedy Defendant Gumanan s/o Nallathambi Defendant Thirunavukarasu Manikam Claimant Thomas JohnKennedy Rani Defendant

Case Significance

In Thirunavukarasu Manikam v Gumanan s/o Nallathambi & 3 Ors [2026] SGDC 213, District Judge Sia Aik Kor delivered judgment on 1 July 2026 in a District Court suit (Originating Claim No. 781 of 2022) brought by Thirunavukarasu Manikam against Gumanan s/o Nallathambi, JBR Curry House Pte Ltd, Thomas JohnKennedy Rani and Arulsamy Thomas JohnKennedy, combining claims in breach of contract, misrepresentation and unjust enrichment. Wai Fong Machinery Pte Ltd had applied to join as a fifth defendant to resist an injunction application, but that application was dismissed when the claimant did not attend the hearing, and Wai Fong Machinery took no further part in the proceedings. The trial ran across hearing dates from 3 November 2025 to 5 June 2026, and the judgment drew on 15 cited authorities, 14 of them Singapore decisions.

[2026] SGDC 213 explained

THIRUNAVUKARASU MANIKAM v GUMANAN S/O NALLATHAMBI & 3 Ors ([2026] SGDC 213) is a Singapore judgment decided by the District Court on 1 July 2026. It is categorised under Contract, Restitution, and Tort. 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 [2026] SGDC 213 about?

THIRUNAVUKARASU MANIKAM v GUMANAN S/O NALLATHAMBI & 3 Ors ([2026] SGDC 213) is a District Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Contract — Breach”, “Restitution — Unjust enrichment”, “Restitution — Change of position”, and “Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Who were the defendants in Thirunavukarasu Manikam's District Court suit against Gumanan s/o Nallathambi ([2026] SGDC 213)?

The defendants named in [2026] SGDC 213 were Gumanan s/o Nallathambi, JBR Curry House Pte Ltd, Thomas JohnKennedy Rani and Arulsamy Thomas JohnKennedy; Wai Fong Machinery Pte Ltd sought to join as a fifth defendant but was later not involved in the proceedings.

Cases Cited (15)

SLR (14)
[1994] 3 SLR(R) 836 [2001] 2 SLR(R) 435 [2002] 1 SLR(R) 418 [2003] 1 SLR(R) 14 [2003] 3 SLR(R) 307 [2013] 3 SLR 801 [2013] 4 SLR 886 [2018] 1 SLR 239 [2020] 1 SLR 82 [2020] 1 SLR 984 [2020] 2 SLR 308 [2022] 5 SLR 113 [2024] 1 SLR 893 [2024] 3 SLR 759
UK (1)
[1997] 2 All ER 125

Related cases

Other Singapore judgments involving the same parties or counsel.

[2026] SGDC 214 SGDC
THIRUNAVUKARASU MANIKAM v GUMANAN S/O NALLATHAMBI & 3 Ors
1 July 2026

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 213)