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<\/div>A commercial court in Bengaluru, India has returned a memorandum of plaint filed by Singapore construction firm Lee Kim Tah (Pte) Ltd to the company for re-filing.<\/p><\/div>\n
The order was made by commercial court judge Arjun S Mallur on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plaint is ordered to be returned with all the documents to the plaintiff (Lee Kim Tah) for presentation before appropriate jurisdictional forum in accordance with law.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsequently interim order dated May 2, 2026 stands vacated forthwith,\u201d the judge said, without setting out any reasons.<\/p>\n
The ruling was made in a suit brought last month by Lee Kim Tah against Woh Hup (Private) Limited chairman Kim Yong and his brother Eugene, a director, for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties to Indian joint venture vehicle, L&W Construction Pte Ltd.<\/p>\n
The now dissolved interim order had barred the Yong brothers from entering into transactions without board approval.<\/p>\n
The brothers had contended that the Bengaluru commercial court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case.<\/p>\n
They had asked the court to \u201creturn the plaint\u201d to Lee Kim Tah so it can be filed in the appropriate court \u201cin the interest of justice and equity\u201d.<\/p>\n
The duo said the lawsuit did not fall within the definition of a \u201ccommercial dispute\u201d and failed to meet the monetary threshold set by Indian law for adjudication by a commercial court.<\/p>\n
L&W is involved in major projects in India linked to Temasek-backed developers CapitaLand and Mapletree.<\/p>\n
In its suit, Lee Kim Tah claimed that CapitaLand had, in 2023, informed L&W\u2019s board that the joint venture company\u2019s employees had paid bribes to CapitaLand staff in connection with a project in Pune.<\/p>\n
An independent governance audit was subsequently commissioned, and allegedly uncovered significant irregularities involving a senior executive.<\/p>\n
The suit further claimed that a Singapore law firm had, also in 2023, recommended that L&W initiate legal action against the executive and his alleged accomplices.<\/p>\n
The law firm suggested pursuing recovery of about 33 crore Indian rupees (approximately US$3.5 million), along with other improper payments, losses and the disgorgement of profits.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing into a criminal complaint filed against the senior executive, accused of abusing his authority to channel company funds to unauthorised parties through allegedly fake or duplicate invoices.<\/p>\n
Indian police are understood to have visited L&W\u2019s offices last week and interviewed staff members, who gave full cooperation.<\/p>\n
Another former L&W executive\u2014previously accused of bribery and held in judicial custody for nearly two years while awaiting trial\u2014has already been acquitted.<\/p>\n
He claims he was framed by the senior executive after acting as a whistleblower to expose alleged wrongdoings, resulting in criminal proceedings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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