FAYYAZ AHMAD & Anor v MUSTAQ AHMAD @ MUSHTAQ AHMAD S/O MUSTAFA & 3 Ors

Q: Which legislation does [2024] SGHC(A) 17 consider?

The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50), Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61), Evidence Act (Cap 97), and Limitation Act (Cap 163), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2024] SGHC(A) 17 High Court (Appellate Division) 15 May 2024 AD/CA 91/2021 · AD/CA 93/2021 · AD/CA 92/2021 · AD/CA 94/2021 · AD/CA 96/2021 · AD/CA 95/2021 · AD/CA 132/2021 · AD/CA 133/2021 · AD/CA 136/2021 · AD/CA 135/2021 · AD/CA 134/2021 · AD/CA 5/2022 210 min read

50 cases cited (47 SG, 3 foreign) Cited by 4 cases

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	15 May 2024
Judges	Debbie Ong Siew Ling, Kannan Ramesh, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Companies
Counsel	Darshan & Teo LLP, Davinder Singh Chambers LLC, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Selvam LLC, WongPartnership LLP, Avtar Ranee Kaur Purain, Axl Rizqy, Bryan Wong, Chia Ming Yee Doreen (Xie Minyi), Claire Lim, Davinder Singh, Hannah Lee Ming Shan, Irina Golovkovskaya, Jaikanth Shankar, Koh Swee Yen, Loh Weijie Leonard, Quek Yi Zhi Joel (Guo Yizhi), Roshan Singh Chopra, Sarbjit Singh Chopra, Shawn Ang De Xian, Singh Purain Darshan, Sngeeta Rai, Tan Ruo Yu, Tiong Teck Wee, Vanisha Ishwar Chandiramani, Wong Yan Yee, Yuen Zi Gui

Source: [2024] SGHC(A) 17, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 15 May 2024 — eLitigation. Updated 25 June 2026.

Catchwords

Companies — Oppression — Minority shareholders

Practice Areas

Companies

Judges (3)

Debbie Ong Siew Ling Coram Kannan Ramesh Coram Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (27)

Darshan & Teo LLP Firm Davinder Singh Chambers LLC Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Selvam LLC Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Avtar Ranee Kaur Purain Counsel Respondent Axl Rizqy Counsel Appellant Bryan Wong Counsel Respondent Chia Ming Yee Doreen (Xie Minyi) Counsel Appellant Claire Lim Counsel Appellant Davinder Singh Counsel Respondent Hannah Lee Ming Shan Counsel Appellant Irina Golovkovskaya Counsel Respondent Jaikanth Shankar Counsel Respondent Koh Swee Yen Counsel Appellant Loh Weijie Leonard Counsel Appellant Quek Yi Zhi Joel (Guo Yizhi) Counsel Appellant Roshan Singh Chopra Counsel Appellant Sarbjit Singh Chopra Counsel Appellant Shawn Ang De Xian Counsel Appellant Singh Purain Darshan Counsel Respondent Sngeeta Rai Counsel Respondent Tan Ruo Yu Counsel Respondent Tiong Teck Wee Counsel Appellant Vanisha Ishwar Chandiramani Counsel Respondent Wong Yan Yee Counsel Appellant Yuen Zi Gui Counsel Appellant

Parties (12)

Mohamed Mustafa & Samsuddin Co. Pte Ltd Respondent Ansar Ahmad Appellant Asia Respondent Ayaz Ahmed Respondent Fayyaz Ahmad Appellant Iqbal Ahmad Appellant Ishret Jahan Appellant Ishtiaq Ahmad Respondent Khalida Bano Respondent Maaz Ahmad Khan Respondent Mustaq Ahmad @ Mushtaq Ahmad s/o Mustafa Appellant Wasela Tasneem Respondent

Case Significance

FAYYAZ AHMAD & Anor v MUSTAQ AHMAD @ MUSHTAQ AHMAD S/O MUSTAFA & 3 Ors [2024] SGHC(A) 17 was decided by the Appellate Division of the High Court of Singapore on 15 May 2024. The matter concerned company law and the oppression of minority shareholders, and arose from a large group of consolidated Appellate Division civil appeals — including Civil Appeals Nos 91, 92, 93, 94, 132, 133, 134, 135 and 136 of 2021 — among members of the Ahmad family and Mohamed Mustafa & Samsuddin Co. Pte Ltd. The judgment head names a coram of Debbie Ong Siew Ling, Kannan Ramesh and Woo Bih Li. The parties were represented by firms including Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Selvam LLC, WongPartnership LLP, Davinder Singh Chambers LLC and Darshan & Teo LLP, with counsel including Davinder Singh, Jaikanth Shankar and Koh Swee Yen.

[2024] SGHC(A) 17 explained

FAYYAZ AHMAD & Anor v MUSTAQ AHMAD @ MUSHTAQ AHMAD S/O MUSTAFA & 3 Ors ([2024] SGHC(A) 17) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 15 May 2024. It is categorised under Companies. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 4 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. 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 [2024] SGHC(A) 17 about?

FAYYAZ AHMAD & Anor v MUSTAQ AHMAD @ MUSHTAQ AHMAD S/O MUSTAFA & 3 Ors ([2024] SGHC(A) 17) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Companies — Oppression — Minority shareholders”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2024] SGHC(A) 17 consider?

The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50), Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61), Evidence Act (Cap 97), and Limitation Act (Cap 163), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2024] SGHC(A) 17?

Within this corpus, [2024] SGHC(A) 17 has been cited by 4 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

What was FAYYAZ AHMAD v MUSTAQ AHMAD [2024] SGHC(A) 17 about?

Decided by the Appellate Division of the High Court of Singapore on 15 May 2024, the case concerned company law and oppression of minority shareholders. It arose from consolidated Civil Appeals among members of the Ahmad family and Mohamed Mustafa & Samsuddin Co. Pte Ltd.

Which judges heard [2024] SGHC(A) 17?

The judgment head of [2024] SGHC(A) 17 names a coram of Debbie Ong Siew Ling, Kannan Ramesh and Woo Bih Li. The matter consolidated multiple Appellate Division civil appeals from 2021 involving the Ahmad family and Mohamed Mustafa & Samsuddin Co. Pte Ltd.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act (Cap 50) Cases on this Act →

s 18(1) s 216 s 216(2) s 216(2)(d) s 216A s 76

Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61) Cases on this Act →

s 73A

Evidence Act (Cap 97) Cases on this Act →

s 116 s 140(2) s 32 s 63 s 64 s 75

Limitation Act (Cap 163) Cases on this Act →

s 23 s 23(a)

Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322) Cases on this Act →

s 29A(1)(c)

Cases Cited (50)

SG (11)

[2001] SGHC 19 [2005] SGCA 4 [2015] SGHC 173 [2018] SGHC 192 [2020] SGHC 117 [2020] SGHC 161 [2020] SGHC 50 [2021] SGHC 276 [2022] SGHC 161 [2022] SGHC(A) 28 [2023] SGHC(A) 40

SLR (36)

[1991] 2 SLR(R) 114 [1994] 2 SLR(R) 501 [1995] 2 SLR(R) 304 [1996] 3 SLR(R) 27 [1999] 1 SLR(R) 773 [2000] 3 SLR(R) 530 [2005] 4 SLR(R) 417 [2006] 4 SLR(R) 745 [2006] 4 SLR(R) 95 [2009] 2 SLR(R) 1004 [2010] 2 SLR 209 [2010] 2 SLR 776 [2011] 1 SLR 582 [2012] 1 SLR 847 [2014] 4 SLR 723 [2015] 1 SLR 581 [2015] 5 SLR 1422 [2015] 5 SLR 307 [2016] 2 SLR 464 [2016] 5 SLR 103 [2017] 1 SLR 141 [2017] 4 SLR 1018 [2018] 2 SLR 333 [2018] 4 SLR 425 [2018] 5 SLR 1 [2019] 3 SLR 1168 [2019] 3 SLR 161 [2019] 5 SLR 366 [2020] 1 SLR 771 [2020] 2 SLR 221 [2020] 3 SLR 1329 [2021] 1 SLR 1217 [2021] 1 SLR 304 [2022] 1 SLR 136 [2022] 2 SLR 1250 [2023] 1 SLR 450

UK (1)

[1990] Ch 682

MY (2)

[1983] 2 MLJ 320 [2020] 5 MLJ 587