JUDGMENT

Quay Chew Soon J:

Introduction

[1] By way of encl 10 dated 28 May 2025, the defendants applied to strike out the plaintiff's action. The striking out application is made under O 18 r 19(1)(b) and (d) of the Rules of 2012.

[2] On 5 August 2025, I allowed the defendant's striking out application and struck out the plaintiff's suit. Here are the grounds of my decision.

Background Facts

[3] The Plaintiffs and the Defendants are, respectively, the current office holders of their registered societies. As such, all references to the plaintiffs and the defendants relate to their respective registered societies.

[4] The dispute herein is over three pieces of immoveable properties (collectively "property").

[5] The Plaintiffs were the original owners of the property. Pursuant to their EGM resolution dated 9 November 1970, the property was transferred to the defendants on 26 December 1973. Since then, the defendants have remained the registered owner of the property up to the present.

[6] This action was commenced by the plaintiffs on 8 April 2025, more than five decades since the transfer of the property.

Plaintiff's Case

[7] The Plaintiff's case is this.

[8] The Plaintiffs are a society for