Ebert Silva Touring Co. sued

In three actions filed before the Mahara Magistrate by Maximaline Inter national Private Limited, Ebert De Silva Touring Company Limited was sued for the recovery of Rs.930,000 that was given as a loan to the defendant by the plaintiff.

Counsel Sisira Siriwardena appearing for the plaintiff, instructed by Saman Abeywickrama sub- mitted that the Directors of Ebert Silva Touring Company had obtained Rs.930,000 from the plaintiff, Maximaline Private Limited of Peliyagoda, by issuing cheques from the account of Ebert De Silva Touring Company at Sampatha Bank of Dehiwela, knowing that the account does not have funds to honour the cheques and had caused an offence punishable under the Debt Recovery Act.

Further, the counsel contended that the defendants had failed to repay it to the complainant and had maliciously utilized the money for other purposes, thus, causing a monitory loss to the complainant which is punishable under provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act of 1979.

Mahara Magistrate Sahan Mapa Bandara ordered the Direction of the defendant company, Sudarma Kanthi De Silva and A.R.E. De Silva to appear before the court on November 12 to inquire the matter.