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Civil procedure [2026] SGHC 111

FRANK LEE v INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH & 9 Ors

The High Court struck out a claimant’s suit challenging IMH detention and treatment powers, dismissed related injunction, contempt, and appeal applications, and awarded costs.

  • Striking out
  • Abuse of process
  • Injunction
  • Declaratory relief
  • Contempt proceedings
  • Costs
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Administrative law [2026] SGCA 19

QURESHI MOHAMED ASLAM v MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM, SINGAPURA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge to the Appeal Board’s summary dismissal, holding there was no prima facie breach of any duty to give reasons.

  • Duty to give reasons
  • Judicial review
  • Ouster clause
  • Matrimonial property division in polygamous marriage
  • Procedural impropriety
  • Natural justice
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Criminal procedure [2026] SGCA 5

Lingkesvaran Rajendaren v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal dismissed a last-minute application for permission to seek review, finding the alleged new material was not compelling and the filing was an abuse of process.

  • Stay of execution
  • Permission to make review application
  • Abuse of process
  • Capital punishment
  • Chain of custody
  • Right to fair trial
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Criminal procedure and sentencing [2026] SGCA 4

Lingkesvaran Rajendaren v The Attorney-General

The Court of Appeal refused permission for a post-appeal capital case application and declined a stay of execution, holding the claim was delayed and abusive.

  • Stay of execution
  • Post-appeal application in capital cases (pacc)
  • Article 9 personal liberty
  • Article 12 equal protection
  • Abuse of process
  • Delay and laches
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Constitutional law [2025] SGHC 253

HOWE WEN KHONG ROCKY & 6 Ors v ATTORNEY-GENERAL CHAMBERS

The High Court dismissed a constitutional challenge to Singapore’s mandatory death penalty, holding the applicants lacked standing and the law was not unconstitutional.

  • Death penalty
  • Locus standi
  • Right to life
  • Right to personal liberty
  • Equal protection
  • Judicial power
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Constitutional law [2025] SGHC 237

GOH SENG HENG v OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE & Anor

The High Court dismissed six applications by a bankrupt challenging the Official Assignee’s decisions, holding that statutory review and annulment remedies were the proper routes.

  • Judicial review
  • Statutory review
  • Exhaustion of remedies
  • Official assignee sanction
  • Bankruptcy annulment
  • Proofs of debt
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Criminal procedure and sentencing [2025] SGCA 54

SAMINATHAN A/L SELVARAJU v ATTORNEY-GENERAL

The Court of Appeal dismissed a condemned prisoner’s bid for a stay of execution and permission to file a post-appeal application, holding that the pending third-party challenge had no real prospect of success.

  • Stay of execution
  • Post-appeal applications in capital cases (pacc)
  • Mandatory death penalty
  • Section 60g scja
  • Constitutional challenge
  • Abuse of process
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Criminal procedure [2025] SGHC 192

KATCHU MOHIDEEN BAZEER AHAMED v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal challenging section 106A of the Criminal Procedure Code and upheld a six-week jail sentence for criminal bail-indemnity conduct.

  • Bail
  • Surety
  • Indemnity agreements
  • Void contracts
  • Equal protection
  • Right to life and personal liberty
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Criminal procedure and sentencing [2025] SGCA 43

PANNIR SELVAM PRANTHAMAN v ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF SINGAPORE

The Court of Appeal held that the PACC Act is procedural only and refused to stay Pannir Selvam Pranthaman’s execution pending a Law Society complaint.

  • Stay of execution
  • Equal protection (article 12)
  • Policy on scheduling executions
  • Judicial review
  • Post-appeal applications in capital cases (pacc)
  • Legitimate expectation
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Constitutional law [2025] SGCA 40

JUMAAT BIN MOHAMED SAYED & 3 Ors v ATTORNEY-GENERAL

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to reinstate a deemed-withdrawn appeal and upheld the constitutionality of the MDA presumptions in ss 18(1) and 18(2).

  • Statutory presumptions
  • Presumption of innocence
  • Burden of proof
  • Misuse of drugs act ss 17,18
  • Natural justice
  • Equality before the law (art 12)
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