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IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE  Suit No. 600008 of 2000 Between LIM AH KOW (NRIC NO. S1234567H) ...Plaintiff And CARD ASIA PTE LTD (RC No. 199944888J) .….Defendant   ORDER OF COURT   BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDICIAL COMMISSIONER MR ABC ...................IN CHAMBERS   IMPORTANT: NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS (1) This order prohibits you from doing the acts set out in this order. You should read it all carefully. You are advised to consult a solicitor as soon as possible. You have a right to ask the Court to vary or discharge this order. (2) If you disobey this order you will be guilty of contempt of Court and any of your directors may be sent to prison or fined.   THE ORDER An application was made today 20th of October 2000 by Counsel for the Plaintiff to the Honourable Judicial Commissioner by way of ex-parte Summons-In-Chambers No. 600087 of 2000, Judicial Commissioner ABC heard the Application and read the affidavit of Lim Ah Kow filed on 20th October 2000.   As a result of the application, IT IS ORDERED AND DIRECTED by Judicial Commissioner Mr ABC that :-   (1) That the Defendant whether by themselves, their officers, representatives, Servants or agents or otherwise howsoever be restrained and an injunction is hereby Granted restraining the Defendants until trial or further order in the meantime from doing the following acts or any of them that is to say re-calling, withdrawing, receiving, remitting, transferring, assigning dealing with or otherwise disposing of the sum of $350,000.00 (including all accrued interest) or any part thereof held by Messrs DD Goh & Partners as Initial Deposit pursuant to Clause 12 of the Agreement dated 23rd July 1999 entered into between the Plaintiff and the Defendants.   (2).Costs of this application be costs in the cause.     EFFECT OF THIS ORDER A defendant which is a corporation and which is ordered not to do something must not do it itself or by its directors, officers, employees or agents or in any other ways.   THIRD PARTIES Effect of this order It is a contempt of Court for any person notified of this order knowingly to assist in or permit a breach of the order. Any person doing so may be sent to prison or fined.   UNDERTAKINGS The plaintiff gives to the Court the undertakings set out in Schedule 1 to this order.   DURATION OF THIS ORDER This order will remain in force until the trial or further order.   VARIATION OR DISCHARGE OF THIS ORDR The defendants (or anyone notified of this order) may apply to the Court any time to vary or discharge this order (or so much of this as affects that person), but anyone wishing to do so must inform the plaintiff's solicitors in writing at least 72 hours before hand.   NAME AND ADDRESS OF PLAINTIFF'S SOLICITORS The plaintiff's solicitors are:- Mr Tan Loon Beng Messrs ABC & Co 3 Shenton Way, #21-14 Shenton House Singapore 048556 Tel: 269 7749 Fax: 269 7788 Ref: TJS/11788.00   INTERPRETATION OF THIS ORDER (1) In this order "he", "him" or "his" include "she" or "her" and "it" or "its". (2) Where there are 2 or more defendants then (unless otherwise stated) (a) Reference to "the defendants" meant both or all of them; (b) An order requiring "the defendants" to do or not to do anything requires each defendant to do or not to do anything requires each defendant to do or not to do; (c) A requirement relating to service of this order or of any legal proceedings on "the defendants" means on each of them.   Dated this 20th day of October 2000   Signed ASSISTANT REGISTRAR       SCHEDULE 1 Undertakings given to the Court by the plaintiff (1) If the Court later finds that this order has caused loss to the defendant, and decides that the defendant should be compensated for that loss, the plaintiff shall comply with any order the court may make. (2) As soon as practicable the plaintiff shall serve on the defendant the writ of summons together with this order. (3) As soon as practicable the plaintiff shall serve on the defendants a copy of the affidavit and exhibits containing the evidence relied on by the plaintiff. (4) Anyone notified of this order shall be given a copy of it by the plaintiff's solicitors. (5) The plaintiff shall pay the reasonable costs of anyone other than the defendant which have been incurred as a result of this order including the costs of ascertaining whether that person holds any of the defendant's assets and if the Court later finds that this order has caused such person loss, and decides that such person should be compensated for that loss, the plaintiff will comply with any order the Court may make.     PENAL NOTICE   If, CARD ASIA PTE LTD disobeys this Order, you, TAN SOON LONG and TAN YOW KOK being directors of the said CARD ASIA PTE LTD will be liable to process of execution for the purpose of compelling the said CARD ASIA PTE LTD to obey the same.

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