Similar fact evidence in contractual interpretation: Bhoomatidevi d/o Kishinchand Chugani Mrs Kavita Gope Mirwani v Nantakumar s/o v Ramachandra and another [2023] SGHC 37

• Main Author: CHIRNSIDE, Calvin John Kaiwen
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: contractual interpretation; Indian Evidence Act; similar fact; similar fact evidence; Singapore; Asian Studies; Contracts; Evidence
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4388; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6346/viewcontent/chirnside_2024_similar_fact_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In the recent Singapore High Court case of Bhoomatidevi d/o Kishinchand Chugani Mrs Kavita Gope Mirwani v Nantakumar s/o v Ramachandra and another [2023] SGHC 37, the claimant argued, inter alia, that evidence of a prior contract between the first defendant and a third party should be admitted to prove that the defendant had entered into a loan agreement with her in his personal capacity. Justice Lee Seiu Kin dismissed her claim, applying s. 14 of the Evidence Act.