JUDGMENT Abdul Malik Ishak J:

Facts - a bird's eye view of all the circumstances of the case.

The plaintiff is the sole proprietor of Dhanveer Enterprise and he trades under that name. The plaintiff is also the holder of a certificate from the Ministry of Labour, Government of India which certificate authorises him to carry on the business of recruitment for deployment of Indian workers overseas. The plaintiff's head office is said to be at number 30 G, Parveen Manzil, 2nd Floor, Bomanji Lane, Fort, Bombay 400001; while its branch office is at number 523, 1st Floor, N.S.K. Nagar, Anna Nagar, Main Road, Madras 600106. In an affidavit affirmed on 28 July 1999 which was filed on 2 August 1999 as seen in encl. 11 - which affidavit was deposed challenging the defendants' application for security for costs as seen in encl. 7, the plaintiff proudly declared himself as an Indian citizen with an address at 7613213 (Sector VII), C.G.S. Colony Antophill, Mumbai 400037, India.

The first defendant is described as a company incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965 and havin