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Man sued for allegedly using flat as temple.
Straits Times
Date12 Feb 2012
AuthorJennani Durai
A COUPLE are suing their neighbour for allegedly running a Taoist temple out of his three-room Tampines Housing Board flat, causing them nuisance in terms of noise and smoke.
The pair of neighbours, who had lived amicably side-by-side for 15 years, became engaged in a legal tussle six years ago when the defendant, Mr Lim Chong Lin, allegedly became a Taoist medium.
The case, which was first filed in the Supreme Court two years ago, was heard in the Subordinate Court on Jan 30 this year.
In their statement of claim, the plaintiffs, Mr Cheang Peng Yew and Madam Diana Ng, said that the defendant began performing religious rituals at his flat in 2006.
These included burning incense paper and joss sticks 'beyond a reasonably tolerant amount' which emitted 'an immense amount of harmful smoke', as well as loud chanting of prayers which produced 'an unreasonable and unbearable volume of noise'.
Court submissions included police reports and medical reports of both plaintiffs, detailing pulmonary ailments.
Additionally, the couple produced photographs of a red banner hung in Mr Lim's window bearing Chinese characters that signified that he was a temple medium.
They added in the statement that Mr Lim had contributed to 'the immense human traffic along the public corridor' and that he had hurled expletives and baseless accusations amounting to assault without battery.
The couple are suing for general damages, as well as special damages for medical expenses brought about by the smoke.
The couple had previously sued both Mr Lim and the Housing Board in the Supreme Court in 2010.
The Housing Board won the case and all charges against both defendants were dismissed.
Mr Lim filed no defence for the case heard in the Subordinate Court, but filed a brief one for the earlier High Court case, refuting each of the plaintiffs' claims.
In his opening statement, he stated that he was a Taoist and prayed 'at home like any other family'.
He added that after receiving advice from the Housing Board, he had 'ceased all religious rituals at home since 2008'.
The plaintiffs dispute this and the case continues. No date has yet been set for a verdict.
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Source: Straits Times
Man sued for allegedly using flat as temple.
Straits Times
Date12 Feb 2012
AuthorJennani Durai
A COUPLE are suing their neighbour for allegedly running a Taoist temple out of his three-room Tampines Housing Board flat, causing them nuisance in terms of noise and smoke.
The pair of neighbours, who had lived amicably side-by-side for 15 years, became engaged in a legal tussle six years ago when the defendant, Mr Lim Chong Lin, allegedly became a Taoist medium.
The case, which was first filed in the Supreme Court two years ago, was heard in the Subordinate Court on Jan 30 this year.
In their statement of claim, the plaintiffs, Mr Cheang Peng Yew and Madam Diana Ng, said that the defendant began performing religious rituals at his flat in 2006.
These included burning incense paper and joss sticks 'beyond a reasonably tolerant amount' which emitted 'an immense amount of harmful smoke', as well as loud chanting of prayers which produced 'an unreasonable and unbearable volume of noise'.
Court submissions included police reports and medical reports of both plaintiffs, detailing pulmonary ailments.
Additionally, the couple produced photographs of a red banner hung in Mr Lim's window bearing Chinese characters that signified that he was a temple medium.
They added in the statement that Mr Lim had contributed to 'the immense human traffic along the public corridor' and that he had hurled expletives and baseless accusations amounting to assault without battery.
The couple are suing for general damages, as well as special damages for medical expenses brought about by the smoke.
The couple had previously sued both Mr Lim and the Housing Board in the Supreme Court in 2010.
The Housing Board won the case and all charges against both defendants were dismissed.
Mr Lim filed no defence for the case heard in the Subordinate Court, but filed a brief one for the earlier High Court case, refuting each of the plaintiffs' claims.
In his opening statement, he stated that he was a Taoist and prayed 'at home like any other family'.
He added that after receiving advice from the Housing Board, he had 'ceased all religious rituals at home since 2008'.
The plaintiffs dispute this and the case continues. No date has yet been set for a verdict.
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Source: Straits Times
