Martin Silva and Another v. Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau and Another – sllr 2003 volume 2 page 228

In the case between Martin Silva and Another (Plaintiff-Appellants) and Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau and Another (Defendant-Respondents), the court addressed whether section 9 of the Civil Procedure Code, which determines jurisdiction based on the defendant’s residence, applies to corporate entities and if a corporate body can be deemed to “reside” at its registered office when it has no other place of business. The judgment established that a corporate body may be considered as residing at its registered office for the purposes of jurisdiction under section 9, provided no other business premises exist. Reliance was placed on statutory interpretation, relevant authorities, and the principle that procedural rules should be liberally construed to enable substantive rights to be adj