Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam v Indra Krishnan: Defamation Claim

In the case of Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam v Indra Krishnan, heard in the High Court of Singapore on 07 August 2001, the judgment addresses a defamation claim. No substantive outcome information is provided in the text.

1. Case Overview

1.1 Court

High Court

1.2 Outcome

No substantive outcome information provided in the text.

1.3 Case Type

Civil

1.4 Judgment Type

Judgment

1.5 Jurisdiction

Singapore

1.6 Description

Defamation case between Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam and Indra Krishnan. The judgment addresses a defamation claim.

1.7 Decision Date

6 August 2001

2. Parties and Outcomes

Party Name	Role	Type	Outcome	Outcome Type	Counsels
Indra Krishnan	Respondent	Individual			Davinder Singh of Drew & Napier Hri Kumar of Drew & Napier
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam	Appellant	Individual			Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam of Independent Practitioner

3. Judges

Judge Name	Title	Delivered Judgment
Chao Hick Tin	Justice of Appeal	Yes
L P Thean	Justice of Appeal	No
Yong Pung How	Chief Justice	No

4. Counsels

Counsel Name	Organization
Davinder Singh	Drew & Napier
Hri Kumar	Drew & Napier
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam	Independent Practitioner

4. Facts

5. Formal Citations

Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam v Indra Krishnan, CA 600011/2001, [2001] SGHC 215

6. Timeline

Date	Event
2001-08-07	Decision Date

7. Legal Issues

Defamation
- Outcome: N/A
- Category: Substantive

8. Remedies Sought

No remedies sought

9. Cause of Actions

Defamation

10. Practice Areas

Litigation

11. Industries

No industries specified

12. Cited Cases

Case Name	Court	Affirmed	Citation	Jurisdiction	Significance
No cited cases

13. Applicable Rules

Rule Name
No applicable rules

14. Applicable Statutes

Statute Name	Jurisdiction
No applicable statutes

15. Key Terms and Keywords

15.1 Key Terms

Defamation

15.2 Keywords

Defamation
Singapore
High Court

17. Areas of Law

Area Name	Relevance Score
Civil Litigation	70
Civil Practice	70

16. Subjects

Defamation