Balbeer Singh Mangat & Anor v TEMBUSU GROWTH FUND III LTD & 5 Ors

[2026] SGHC(A) 8 High Court (Appellate Division) 18 March 2026 • AD/OA 49/2025 • 28 min read

16 cases cited (15 SG, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Application dismissed

we dismiss the Application and order the applicants to pay the following costs to the respondents:(a) $12,000 (all-in) to the first respondent;(b) $10,000 (all-in) to the fifth respondent; and (c) $12,000 (all-in) to the sixth respondent.

Source: [2026] SGHC(A) 8, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 18 March 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	18 March 2026
Judges	See Kee Oon, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Outcome	Application dismissed
Sentence / award	$12,000
Counsel	Bird & Bird ATMD LLP, Meritus Law LLC, Prolegis LLC, Balakrishnan Ashok Kumar, Charlene Wee Swee Ting, Daniel Chia Hsiung Wen, Ker Yanguang, Lim Tahn Lin Alfred, Loh Song-En Samuel, Lye May-Yee Jaime, Nee Hoong Yi Adriel, Rasveen Kaur, Shu Kit, Tan Yi Liang

Source: [2026] SGHC(A) 8, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 18 March 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 23 March 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Extension of time

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (2)

See Kee Oon Delivered Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (14)

Bird & Bird ATMD LLP Firm Meritus Law LLC Firm Prolegis LLC Firm Balakrishnan Ashok Kumar Counsel Respondent Charlene Wee Swee Ting Counsel Respondent Daniel Chia Hsiung Wen Counsel Respondent Ker Yanguang Counsel Respondent Lim Tahn Lin Alfred Counsel Respondent Loh Song-En Samuel Counsel Respondent Lye May-Yee Jaime Counsel Respondent Nee Hoong Yi Adriel Counsel Respondent Rasveen Kaur Counsel Respondent Shu Kit Counsel Respondent Tan Yi Liang Counsel Respondent

Parties (8)

ACE Spring Investments Limited Respondent Qualgro Pte Ltd Respondent Tembusu Growth Fund III Ltd Respondent Balbeer Singh Mangat Applicant Eric Alfred Schaer Respondent Jagdish Murli Chanrai Respondent Nicolas Kim-Hoang Nguyen Respondent Sirjit Gill Applicant

Cases Cited (16)

SG (6)

[2001] SGHC 87 [2005] SGCA 3 [2008] SGHC 72 [2023] SGHC(A) 37 [2023] SGHC(A) 5 [2024] SGHC 277

SLR (9)

[1991] 2 SLR(R) 260 [2001] 3 SLR(R) 355 [2004] 2 SLR(R) 505 [2004] 4 SLR(R) 7 [2006] 2 SLR(R) 565 [2008] 1 SLR(R) 757 [2014] 1 SLR 860 [2014] 4 SLR 202 [2020] 5 SLR 354

UK (1)

[1965] 1 WLR 8