Hri Kumar Nair
Justice of the Court of Appeal Hri Kumar Nair has 70 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026) in the SGHC.
These cases span several subject areas, most often Civil Procedure, Companies and Trusts.
- Reported decisions
- 70
- Courts
- SGHC, SGCA, SGHC(A), SGHC(I)
- Period
- February 2023 to October 2026
Source: derived from 70 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision .
Hri Kumar Nair in the reported-judgment record
How Hri Kumar Nair appeared
- Delivering Judge
- 53 cases
- Judge
- 17 cases
Recorded outcomes
- Appeal dismissed
- 14
- Appeal allowed
- 6
- Appeal allowed in part
- 5
- Application dismissed
- 2
- Application granted
- 1
- Claim allowed in part
- 1
- Claim dismissed
- 1
Disposition recorded in 30 of 70 cases.
What the courts decided
“For the above reasons, we dismiss MA 9192.”
“I allowed the appeal and substituted the sentences imposed by the DJ for the Forgery Charges with the individual sentences set out in the table at [59] above.”
“…we dismissed the appeal on the basis that the appellants did not have standing to bring the application.”
“…we dismissed the appeal.”
“We allow the appeal against sentence, and we substitute the global sentence of 19 years and 6 months’ imprisonment imposed by the Judge with a sentence of 16 years and 7 months’ imprisonment.”
“I allowed the appeal and substituted the appellant’s sentence of five days’ imprisonment with a sentence of one day’s imprisonment.”
Parties in these cases
What areas of law does Hri Kumar Nair specialize in?
Civil Procedure 15 cases
Reported between February 2023 and August 2026.
Companies 11 cases
Reported between May 2023 and August 2025.
Trusts 9 cases
Reported between April 2023 and May 2026.
Career Timeline
Justice of the Court of Appeal (1 October 2025)
Source: judiciary.gov.sg
Career Before the Bench
Prior to his appointment to the Bench, Justice Hri Kumar was Deputy Attorney-General where he broke ground in key criminal cases which clarified the prosecution's duty of disclosure, and the prosecution's right to assert litigation privilege