JETHANAND HARKISHINDAS BHOJWANI v DEVIN JETHANAND BHOJWANI & 2 Ors

[2026] SGHC(A) 5 High Court (Appellate Division) 30 January 2026 AD/CA 3/2025 · AD/CA 4/2025 100 min read
29 cases cited (22 SG, 7 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal allowed

we allow the appeal on the basis that Sajan’s “conversion” of the Founder’s Share amounted to a breach of his custodial stewardship duty as well as a breach of his fiduciary duties.

Source: [2026] SGHC(A) 5, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 30 January 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided
Judges Hri Kumar Nair, Kannan Ramesh, See Kee Oon
Charges / claim Trusts, Equity, Civil Procedure
Outcome Appeal allowed
Counsel Sreenivasan Chambers LLC, TSMP Law Corporation, Ang Kai Le, Joshua Phang Shih Ern, Koh Li Qun Kelvin, Muralli Rajaram, Narayanan Sreenivasan, R. Arvindren, Tan Kai Ning Claire, Tan Si Xin Adorabelle, Tang Hang Wu, Thio Shen Yi

Source: [2026] SGHC(A) 5, High Court (Appellate Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .

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Parties (4)

Case Significance

[2026] SGHC(A) 5 is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision dated 30 January 2026 concerning Civil Procedure, Equity, and Trusts, specifically addressing trustees, breach of trust, and fiduciary relationships. The judgment was delivered by See Kee Oon, with Hri Kumar Nair and Kannan Ramesh on the coram. The case was brought by Jethanand Harkishindas Bhojwani (appellant) against Devin Jethanand Bhojwani and others (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Sreenivasan Chambers LLC and TSMP Law Corporation. The judgment cites 29 cases (22 Singapore, 7 foreign) and references 4 statutory provisions, including the Civil Law Act, the Companies Act, and the Supreme Court of Judicature Act.

[2026] SGHC(A) 5 explained

JETHANAND HARKISHINDAS BHOJWANI v DEVIN JETHANAND BHOJWANI & 2 Ors ([2026] SGHC(A) 5) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 30 January 2026. It is categorised under Trusts, Equity, and Civil Procedure. 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] SGHC(A) 5 about?

JETHANAND HARKISHINDAS BHOJWANI v DEVIN JETHANAND BHOJWANI & 2 Ors ([2026] SGHC(A) 5) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Trusts — Trustees — Duties”, “Trusts — Trustees — Removal”, “Trusts — Breach of trust — Remedies”, and “Equity — Fiduciary relationships — Duties”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2026] SGHC(A) 5 consider?

The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43), Companies Act (Cap 50), Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322), and Trustees Act (Cap 337). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGHC(A) 5 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 310. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

What was decided in [2026] SGHC(A) 5?

[2026] SGHC(A) 5 (JETHANAND HARKISHINDAS BHOJWANI v DEVIN JETHANAND BHOJWANI & 2 Ors) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 30 January 2026 addressing Civil Procedure, Equity, and Trusts, specifically trustees, breach of trust, and fiduciary relationships. The judgment was delivered by See Kee Oon.

Who were the parties in JETHANAND HARKISHINDAS BHOJWANI v DEVIN JETHANAND BHOJWANI & 2 Ors ([2026] SGHC(A) 5)?

The appellant in [2026] SGHC(A) 5 was Jethanand Harkishindas Bhojwani, and the respondent was Devin Jethanand Bhojwani, Dilip Jethanand Bhojwani. Legal representation included TSMP Law Corporation and Sreenivasan Chambers LLC. The case was decided on 30 January 2026 in the High Court (Appellate Division).

Which judge decided [2026] SGHC(A) 5?

[2026] SGHC(A) 5 was delivered by See Kee Oon in the High Court (Appellate Division) on 30 January 2026. Hri Kumar Nair and Kannan Ramesh also sat on the coram. The case concerned Civil Procedure, Equity, and Trusts.

What cases and statutes does [2026] SGHC(A) 5 cite?

[2026] SGHC(A) 5 cites 29 prior decisions, including 7 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Civil Law Act, Companies Act, Supreme Court of Judicature Act.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (29)

SG (4)
[2021] SGHC 253 [2022] SGHC 186 [2023] SGHC(A) 38 [2024] SGHC 310
SLR (18)
[1990] 1 SLR(R) 369 [2009] 3 SLR(R) 109 [2012] 2 SLR 805 [2012] 4 SLR 339 [2016] 3 SLR 1308 [2016] 5 SLR 226 [2018] 1 SLR 1037 [2018] 2 SLR 1 [2019] 1 SLR 131 [2020] 1 SLR 1199 [2022] 1 SLR 845 [2022] 3 SLR 1211 [2023] 1 SLR 35 [2023] 2 SLR 235 [2024] 2 SLR 1 [2024] 2 SLR 164 [2024] 5 SLR 1006 [2025] 2 SLR 421
UK (5)
[1908] 1 Ch 789 [1967] 2 AC 134 [1996] 1 AC 421 [1996] Ch 195 [2015] AC 1503
AU (1)
[2014] WASC 102
HK (1)
[2014] 1 HKC 368

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Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGHC(A) 5)