Mv & Kalyani & and Another v. Mutiara Shipping Company – sllr 1998 volume 2 page 105

In the case between the plaintiffs (including claimants seeking declaration of ownership and damages relating to the vessel MV “KALYANI”) and the defendant, MUTIARA SHIPPING COMPANY NY, the court addressed the scope of section 2(1)(a) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Act, No. 40 of 1983, specifically whether a plaintiff’s claim “to” ownership includes remedies beyond restoration of possession or declaration of title, such as damages for interference with ownership rights. The court further examined whether a defendant may maintain a counterclaim for damages for malicious arrest and addressed the High Court’s authority to order the plaintiff to provide security for such a counterclaim, as well as the appropriateness of the amount set for security. It was held that claims “to” ownership do exte