Judgment

GAJENDRAGADKAR, J. : This appeal has been brought to this Court with a certificate issued by the Madras High Court under Art.133 (1) (a) of the Constitution and it arises out of a suit (O. S. No. 83 of 1945) filed by the appellant the Andhra Bank Limited against the twelve respondents. This suit was based on two foreign judgments, Exs. P-1 and P-3, which had been obtained by the appellant against the said respondents in Hyderabad. Respondent 1 is the son of Raja Bahadur Krishnamachari (hereafter called Raja Bahadur) who died in March, 1943. Respondent 1 and his father were residents of Hyderabad. Raja Bahadur was practising as an advocate in Hyderabad and subsequently he was appointed the Advocate-General. In September, 1935, Respondent 1 was indebted to the appellant in the sum of Rs. 14,876-3-7 in respect of an overdraft account. In May, l938, he became indebted to the appellant in the sum of Rs. 8,217-ll-6 in respect of his borrowings on a pledge of sanitary-ware goods. Raja Bahadur had executed a letter of guarantee (Ex. P.18) in January, 1932 whereby he guaranteed the repayment of monies borrowed by Respondent 1 up to the limit of Rs. 20,000. As the amounts due from Re