Palaniappa Chetty V. Gomes

 

Present: Mr. Justice Wendt and Mr. Justice Wood Renton.

 

PALANIAPPA CHETTY v. GOMES et al.

 

D. C., Kalutara, 3,697.

 

    Res judicata-Dismissal of action for failure to give security for costs- Bar to fresh action-Civil Procedure Code, ss. 207, 417, and 418.

    Where a plaintiff is ordered, under section 417 of the Civil Procedure Code, to give security for costs, on the ground of the non-residence of the defendant within the jurisdiction of the Court, and he fails to do so, and his action is dismissed under section 418, the order of dismissal operates as res judicata, and bars a fresh action   on   the   same   cause   of   action.

 

Hariram   Mohanji   v.   Lalbai1   distinguished.

 

APPEAL by the first defendant from a judgment of the District Judge of Kalutara  (P. E. Pieris,   Esq.).    The   facts   and arguments sufficiently appear in the judgments.

 

Bawa, for the first defendant, appellant.

 

H. Jayewardene (with him C. de Jong), for the plaintiff, respondent.

Cur. adv. vult. 

  September 14, 1908.    WENDT J.-

 

This question in this case is whether the dismissal under section 418 of the Civil Pro

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