SELVARAJ S/O PACKIRISAMY v YAP CHEE MUN & 3 Ors
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| Court | High Court Registrar |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Gerome Goh Teng Jun |
| Charges / claim | Limitation of Actions, Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Audrey Sim, Lydia Yeow |
Source: [2024] SGHCR 1, High Court Registrar, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Selvaraj s/o Packirisamy v Yap Chee Mun and others [2024] SGHCR 1 was decided in the General Division of the High Court of Singapore by AR Gerome Goh Teng Jun on 15 January 2024, in Originating Claim No 222 of 2023 (Summons No 3365 of 2023), with judgment reserved after hearings on 13 December 2023 and 15 January 2024. The claimant, Mr Selvaraj s/o Packirisamy, brought a medical negligence claim against four defendants: Dr Yap Chee Mun, Dr Hoi Wai Han, Dr Sanaullah Khan and Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The suit arose from his diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the defendants' treatment of him for that condition and a fall in 2015.
The claimant alleged that as a result he suffers several side effects and is permanently unable to seek gainful employment. The application before the court, Summons No 3365, was the defendants' application addressing whether the medical negligence claim was time-barred, whether it should be struck out for being an abuse of process, and whether it should be struck out in the interests of justice. The judgment cited the Limitation Act.
[2024] SGHCR 1 explained
SELVARAJ S/O PACKIRISAMY v YAP CHEE MUN & 3 Ors ([2024] SGHCR 1) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court Registrar on 15 January 2024. It is categorised under Limitation of Actions and Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, 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] SGHCR 1 about?
SELVARAJ S/O PACKIRISAMY v YAP CHEE MUN & 3 Ors ([2024] SGHCR 1) is a High Court Registrar decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Limitation of Actions — Particular causes of action — Tort — Whether the claimant’s claim in medical negligence for personal injuries is time-barred”, “Civil Procedure — Striking out — Whether the claimant’s claim in medical negligence for personal injuries should be struck out in the interests of justice”, and “Civil Procedure — Striking out — Whether the claimant’s claim in medical negligence for personal injuries should be struck out for being an abuse of process”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2024] SGHCR 1 consider?
The judgment refers to Limitation Act (Cap 163). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2024] SGHCR 1?
Within this corpus, [2024] SGHCR 1 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. 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.
Summary
The claimant, Mr Selvaraj s/o Packirisamy, brought a medical negligence claim against three doctors and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, alleging that their diagnosis and treatment of him for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and a fall in 2015 left him with side effects and permanently unable to work. The defendants applied to strike out the statement of claim and dismiss the suit, arguing that the claim was time-barred and without factual basis. Assistant Registrar Gerome Goh Teng Jun agreed on both grounds, allowed the application, struck out the statement of claim and dismissed the suit with costs to be paid by the claimant to the defendants.
What was Selvaraj s/o Packirisamy v Yap Chee Mun [2024] SGHCR 1 about?
It concerned a medical negligence claim by Mr Selvaraj s/o Packirisamy against three doctors and Tan Tock Seng Hospital over his Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus treatment and a 2015 fall, with the defendants applying to strike out the claim and arguing it was time-barred. AR Gerome Goh Teng Jun heard it.
What did the defendants argue in the striking-out application in [2024] SGHCR 1?
The defendants' application raised whether the medical negligence claim was time-barred under the Limitation Act, whether it should be struck out as an abuse of process, and whether it should be struck out in the interests of justice, in Summons No 3365 of 2023.
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Judgment
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2024] SGHCR 1)