IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Hatton National Bank Ltd., No. 481, T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10.

Plaintiff SC/CHC/APPEAL/03/2012 HC (CIVIL) 117/2006(1)

Vs.

1. Nadarajah Ganarajah No. 110, Bankshall Street, Colombo 11.

2. Chelliah Ramachandran and

3. Manohari Ramachandran Both of 49, Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

1^st to 3^rd Defendants

4. Llyod Rajaratna Devarajah

49, 6/2 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

5. Vadivelu Anandasiva (Deceased)

49, 1/2 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

6. Mrs. Karthiga Senthuran and 7. Shanmugavadivel Senthuran both of 49, 1/4 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06 and presently of P.O. Box 52, PC, 111 CPO FEEB, Oman.

8. Thuraippa Viswalingam 49, 2/1 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

9. Yogeswary Raveendiran 49, 2/3 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

10. Sabapathy Arunasalam Arumugan

49, 3/1 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

11. Anthonypillai Mary Joseph

49, 3/2 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

12. Nagalingam Santhasoruban

49, 3/3 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

13. Velupillai Arulanantham

49, 3/4 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

14. Thanabalasingham Krishnamohan

49, 4/4 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

15. Jacob Amaranathan

49, 4/1 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

16. Sivagurunathan Punithanathan

49, 4/2 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06 and presently of Le Royal Meridian Beach Resort, P.O. Box 24970, Dubai UAE.

17. Ramanathan Sivagurunathan

49, 5/1 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

18. Tharshini Sivagurunathan of 13331 Seattle Hill Road, Snohimish, Washington USA. 19. Kathiravelu Sarveswaram

49, 5/2 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

20. Dr. Selvaratnam Selvaranjan

49, 5/3 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

21. Subramaniam Suthershan

49, 6/3 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

22. Sornambikai Mahasivam of Arthisoody Veethi, Thirunelveli, Jaffna.

23. Thambiah Mahasivam

49, 6/4 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

4^th to 23^rd Added Defendants AND NOW

1. Chelliah Ramachandran and

2. Manohari Ramachandran Both of 49, Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

2^nd to 3^rd Defendant-Appellants

3. Llyod Rajaratnam Devarajah

49, 6/2 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

4. Vadivelu Anandasiva (Deceased)

49, 1/2 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

5. Mrs. Karthiga Senthuran and 6. Shanmugavadivel Senthuran both of 49, 1/4 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06 and presently of P.O. Box 52, PC, 111 CPO FEEB, Oman.

7. Thuraippa Viswalingam 49, 2/1 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

8. Yogeswary Raveendiran 49, 2/3 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

9. Sabapathy Arunasalam Arumugan

49, 3/1 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

10. Anthonypillai Mary Joseph

49, 3/2 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

11. Nagalingam Santhasoruban

49, 3/3 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

12. Velupillai Arulanantham

49, 3/4 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

13. Thanabalasingham Krishnamohan

49, 4/4 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

14. Jacob Amaranathan

49, 4/1 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

15. Sivagurunathan Punithanathan

49, 4/2 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06 and presently of Le Royal Meridian Beach Resort, P.O. Box 24970, Dubai UAE.

16. Ramanathan Sivagurunathan

49, 5/1 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

17. Tharshini Sivagurunathan of 13331, Seattle Hill Road, Snohimish, Washington USA.

18. Kathiravelu Sarveswaram

49, 5/2 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

19. Dr. Selvaratnam Selvaranjan

49, 5/3 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

20. Subramaniam Suthershan

49, 6/3 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

21. Sornambikai Mahasivam of Arthisoody Veethi, Thirunelveli, Jaffna.

22. Thambiah Mahasivam

49, 6/4 Collingwood Place, Colombo 06.

4th to 23rd Added Defendant-Appellants Vs.

1. Hatton National Bank Ltd., No. 481, T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10.

Plaintiff-Respondent

2. Nadarajah Ganarajah 110, Bankshall Street, Colombo 11.

1^st Defendant-Respondent Before: Hon. Justice S. Thurairaja, P.C.

Hon. Justice Yasantha Kodagoda, P.C.

Hon. Justice Mahinda Samayawardhena Counsel: J.A.J. Udawatta with Suresh Philips, Chaminda Dheerasinghe, P. Damayanthi and H.N. Hettige for the 2^nd and 3^rd Defendant-Appellants.

Ikram Mohamed, P.C. with Anuradha Abeysekera and C.R.

Mitrakrishnan for the 4th to 20th Added Defendant-

Appellan