17 Aug 2009
RE HO NAI CHEW
- Citation
- RE HO NAI CHEW
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCA1035/2009
Section 40(1) PAO is confined to situations where a probate action or suit is pending in court; non-contentious registry applications or caveat/warning do not constitute lis pendens and therefore do not empower the court to appoint an administrator pendente lite under s40(1). The court lacked jurisdiction to entertain SOJ's application and SOJ, having withdrawn the summons, must pay PWs' costs, to be reimbursed from the 1/6 of the estate allocated to the charity fund.