KHOO JET SENG
Catchwords
Keywords Khoo Jet Seng [K.1] bth 6.7.2026 Probate and Administration — Administrator — Letters of Administration — Letters of Administration De Bonis Non — Estate administration — Unadministered estate — Immovable property vested in administrator — Sale of estate land — Application for previous permission of Court — Supervisory jurisdiction of Court over administrator — Statutory restriction on administrator’s power of disposition — Section 60(4), Probate and Administration Act 1959 — Purpose and scope of judicial control over sale of estate property — Whether proposed sale shown to be a proper transaction in the due administration of the estate — Principles governing exercise of judicial discretion — Relevant considerations — Expediency of sale — Sole asset of estate — Completion of long-outstanding administration — Adequacy of consideration — Market value — Sale at price exceeding estimated estate valuation — Protection of beneficiaries — Adult beneficiaries — Unanimous consent of beneficiaries — No minority interest — No unascertained beneficiaries — No opposition — No prejudice to creditors — Sale proceeds to be applied in settlement of debts and distribution of estate — Sale and Purchase Agreement — Condition precedent requiring prior Court approval — Stakeholder deposit — Unconditional Date — Balance purchase price — Extension of completion period — Interest on late completion — Protective contractual safeguards — Consequential registration orders — Instrument of transfer (Form 14A) — Registration of transfer — Directions to Land Administrator — Section 420, National Land Code 1965 — Originating Summons — Order 7, Order 71 and Order 80 rule 2(3)(d) and rule 6, Rules of Court 2012.
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Judgment
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