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Paresh Tribhovan Jotangia (as joint and several liquidator of Singapore JHC Co Pte Ltd (in liquidation)) and others v Singapore Commodities Group Co Pte Ltd and another (General Division of the High Court of Singapore [2026] SGHCR 19)

  1. 12 June 2026Singapore

    12 June 2026Singapore

    Judgment of the General Division of the High Court of Singapore in Originating Application No 945 of 2024 (Summons No 1656 of 2025) dated 12 June 2026

    General Division of the High Court of Singapore

    Decision summary
    The court dismissed the defendants' application to set aside permission for service out of jurisdiction and to stay the originating application. It held that the Singapore court had jurisdiction over PKUF Commodities, that PKUF Commodities had submitted to that jurisdiction by filing a proof of debt, and that Singapore was not shown to be an inappropriate forum or that a case-management stay was warranted. The court awarded the applicants costs fixed at S$8,000 with disbursements to be agreed or fixed by the court.

    Supporting details

    26 authorities · 7 participants
    Paresh Tribhovan Jotangia
    Singapore JHC Co Pte Ltd (in liquidation)
    Singapore Commodities Group Co Pte Ltd
    PKUF Commodities
    General Division of the High Court of Singapore
    Other
    Expert
    Ronghua (Andy) Liao (For: Applicants)
    Expert
    Xu Yang Guang (For: Defendants)

    Authorities cited

    26
    • Singapore Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (2020 Rev Ed))
      statute
    • Singapore Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 (Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 (2020 Rev Ed))
      statute
    • Singapore Rules of Court 2021 (Rules of Court 2021)
      rules
    • Singapore Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021 (Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021)
      rules
    • Allenger, Shiona (trustee-in-bankruptcy of the estate of Pelletier, Richard Paul Joseph) v Pelletier, Olga and another ([2020] SGHC 279)
      case
    • Humpuss Sea Transport Pte Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) v PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi TBK and another ([2015] SGHC 144)
      case
    • Re Rasmachayana Sulistyo, ex parte The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd ([2004] SGHC 281)
      case
    • Manharlal Trikamdas Mody and another v Sumikin Bussan International (HK) Limited ([2014] SGHC 123)
      case
    • In re Paramount Airways Ltd (In Administration) ([1993] Ch 223)
      case
    • Beluga Chartering GmbH (in liquidation) and others v Beluga Projects (Singapore) Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and another ([2014] SGCA 14)
      case
    • Re Pacific Andes Resources Development Ltd and other matters ([2016] SGHC 210)
      case
    • Natixis, Singapore Branch v Seshadri Rojagopalan and others and other appeals ([2025] SGCA 29)
      case
    • Rubin v Eurofinance SA ([2013] 1 AC 236)
      case
    • Erste Group Bank AG v JSC VMZ Red October and others ([2015] EWCA Civ 379)
      case
    • Grains and Industrial Products Trading Pte Ltd and another v State Bank of India and others ([2019] SGHC 292)
      case
    • Reputation Administration Service Pte Ltd v Spamhaus Technology Ltd ([2021] SGCA 51)
      case
    • Zoom Communications Ltd v Broadcast Solutions Pte Ltd ([2014] 4 SLR 500; [2014] SGCA 44)
      case
    • Spiliada Maritime Corporation v Cansulex Ltd ([1987] 1 AC 460)
      case
    • JIO Minerals FZC v Mineral Enterprises Ltd ([2011] 1 SLR 391)
      case
    • Lavrentiadis, Lavrentios v Dextra Partners Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and another matter ([2023] SGHC 131)
      case
    • Rappo, Tania v Accent Delight International Ltd and another and another appeal ([2017] SGCA 27)
      case
    • Founder Group (Hong Kong) Ltd (in liquidation) v Singapore JHC Co Pte Ltd ([2023] SGCA 40)
      case
    • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and others v Celestial Nutrifoods Ltd (in liquidation) ([2015] SGCA 20)
      case
    • Rex International Holding Ltd and another v Gulf Hibiscus Ltd ([2019] 2 SLR 682)
      case
    • Wing Hak Man v Bio-Treat Technology Ltd ([2009] 1 SLR(R) 446)
      case
    • Vinmar Overseas (Singapore) Pte Ltd v PTT International Trading Pte Ltd ([2018] SGCA 65)
      case

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Paresh Tribhovan Jotangia (as joint and several liquidator of Singapore JHC Co Pte Ltd (in liquidation)) and others v Singapore Commodities Group Co Pte Ltd and another (General Division of the High Court of Singapore [2026] SGHCR 19) · Matter