Tan Si Hai @ Tan Si Yen v 1. ) Liow Keng Luan 2. ) Tan Shing Yi

wa-12ancvc-134-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 10 November 2025 • WA-12ANCvC-134-07/2024 • 23 min read

25 cases cited (0 SG, 25 foreign)

Catchwords

1. The Appellant-Plaintiff in the Sessions Court (P) sued the 1st Respondent-Defendant in the Sessions Court (1st Respondent). P is the father. The 1st Respondent is his daughter. The suit is to evict the 1st Respondent from the house she is presently residing in. 2. The 2nd Respondent-Intervener in the Sessions Court (R2) is P’s wife, and the 1st Respondent’s mother. R2 also resides in the same house. R2 applied to intervene in the Sessions Court suit. In her application, R2 prayed for leave to intervene, and for an Order to stay the Sessions Court proceeding, pending her matrimonial dispute with P in a Family Court Judicial Separation Petition. 3. The Sessions Court granted R2 leave to intervene, as well as the Order to stay the Sessions Court proceeding. 4. P appeals against the Sessions Court’s Order. Should his appeal be allowed or dismissed?

Judges (1)

Kenneth Yoong Ken Chinson St James Delivered

Counsel (6)

Joseph Ting & Co. Firm Y N Foo & Partners Firm Eileen Ooi Chia Ling Counsel Appellant Joseph Ting Counsel Appellant Kiran Dhaliwal Counsel Respondent Onnelea Dion Sandosam Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

Liow Keng Luan Respondent Tan Shing Yi Respondent Tan Si Hai @ Tan Si Yen Appellant

Case Significance

Tan Si Hai @ Tan Si Yen v 1. ) Liow Keng Luan 2. ) Tan Shing Yi is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 10, 2025 (citation: wa-12ancvc-134-07-2024). The case was decided by Kenneth Yoong Ken Chinson St James.

Key issues: 3. The Sessions Court granted R2 leave to intervene, as well as the Order to stay the Sessions Court proceeding..

What was the outcome of Tan Si Hai @ Tan Si Yen v 1. ) Liow Keng Luan 2. ) Tan Shing Yi?

Tan Si Hai @ Tan Si Yen v 1. ) Liow Keng Luan 2. ) Tan Shing Yi is a High Court decision dated November 10, 2025. The case was heard by Kenneth Yoong Ken Chinson St James. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Subordinate Courts Act 1948 (Cap 92)

Cases Cited (25)

MY (25)

[1969] 2 MLJ 52 [1981] 2 MLJ 150 [1988] 2 MLJ 184 [1995] 2 MLJ 851 [1995] 3 AMR 2175 [1996] 2 AMR 2127 [1996] 4 MLJ 421 [1996] 4 MLRH 572 [1997] 1 AMR 214 [1997] 1 CLJ 375 [1997] 1 MLJ 109 [2003] 4 CLJ 1 [2003] 5 AMR 758 [2004] 1 MLJ 257 [2008] 6 AMR 177 [2008] 6 CLJ 209 [2009] 1 MLJ 21 [2017] 3 AMR 842 [2017] 4 MLRH 263 [2018] 10 MLJ 657 [2019] 3 AMR 469 [2019] 5 MLJ 661 [2019] 7 CLJ 762 [2019] 9 CLJ 477 [2020] 12 MLJ 471

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-12ancvc-134-07-2024)