MOORTHY SELVARAJ (AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF KARUPAYA SELVARAJ, DECEASED) V. KARUPAYEE AMMAL (AS THE ADMINISTRATRIX AND ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF KARUPAYASELVARAJ, DECEASED) AND OTHERS

[2024] HKCFI 403 Court of First Instance 2 February 2024 • HCA413/2016 • 27 min read

9 cases cited (0 HK, 9 foreign) Cited by 13 cases

Judges (1)

Counsel (6)

Cheung & Choy Firm Karas So LLP Firm Anthony Chan Counsel Plaintiff Deepak Nagpal Counsel Defendant Keith Chan Counsel Defendant Louis Cheng Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (6)

FAN RONG LI (as the co-administrator of the estate of SELVAM SELVARAJ, deceased and one of the beneficiaries of the estate of KARUPAYA SELVARAJ, Deceased) Defendant KARUPAYEE AMMAL (as the administratrix and one of the beneficiaries of the estate of KARUPAYA SELVARAJ, Deceased) Defendant MOHAN SELVARAJ (as one of the beneficiaries of the estate of KARUPAYA SELVARAJ, Deceased) Defendant MOORTHY SELVARAJ (as one of the beneficiaries of the estate of KARUPAYA SELVARAJ, Deceased) Plaintiff SHIVKUMAR SELVARAJ (as one of the beneficiaries of the estate of KARUPAYA SELVARAJ, Deceased) Defendant YAU PAUL (as the co-administrator of the estate of SELVAM SELVARAJ, deceased and one of the beneficiaries of the estate of KARUPAYA SELVARAJ, Deceased) Defendant

Case Significance

Moorthy Selvaraj (as one of the beneficiaries of the estate of Karupaya Selvaraj, deceased) v. Karupayee Ammal (as the administratrix and one of the beneficiaries of the estate of Karupayaselvaraj, deceased) and others [2024] HKCFI 403 is a Court of First Instance decision concerning the administration of a deceased estate, brought by one beneficiary against the administratrix and other beneficiaries of the same estate. The case has since been referenced in later Court of First Instance and District Court proceedings involving estates and beneficiaries, including Chan Chung Nam v. Chan Chung Kay being the person appointed to represent the estate of Chan Kin Kwong, deceased [2026] HKCFI 3695 and Pang Wing Sang v. Wing Yee Pang, one of the two executrixes of the estate of Pang Chuen Sang, deceased and another [2026] HKDC 1119.

What is Moorthy Selvaraj v. Karupayee Ammal [2024] HKCFI 403 about?

Moorthy Selvaraj v. Karupayee Ammal [2024] HKCFI 403 is a Court of First Instance matter in which a beneficiary of the estate of Karupaya Selvaraj, deceased, brought proceedings against the administratrix, Karupayee Ammal, and other beneficiaries of the same estate.

Cases Cited (9)

UK (4)

[2013] EWHC 3560 [2016] EWHC 3334 [2017] EWHC 1928 [2019] EWHC 1421

HK (5)

[2019] HKCFI 3066 [2020] HKCFI 2923 [2023] HKCA 185 [2023] HKCFI 3118 [2023] HKCFI 3290

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CHAN CHUNG NAM V. CHAN CHUNG KAY BEING THE PERSON APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE ESTATE OF CHAN KIN KWONG, DECEASED

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Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 13 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

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[2025] HKCFI 2003 Court of First Instance

16 May 2025

[2024] HKCFI 2994 Court of First Instance

28 October 2024

[2025] HKCFI 6485 Court of First Instance

31 December 2025

[2025] HKCFI 480 Court of First Instance

27 January 2025

[2026] HKCFI 3809 Court of First Instance

6 July 2026