A foreign vessel M.V. "Vali Pero" sailing under the Greek flag arrived at the port of Calcutta on April 20, 1985; 10 nOn Greek seamen on board that ship filed a suit on August 2, 1985 in the admiralty jurisdiction of the Calcutta High Court for recovery of approximately Rs. 15.40 lacs claimed as their dues from the owners of the vessel; deposi tions of the defendants ' witnesses were recorded on commis sion and submitted to the learned single Judge trying the suit who closed the case on 24.12.1987 for pronouncing judgment on 12.1.1988; before delivery of judgment on 10.8.1988 objection was raised on behalf of the plaintiffs to reception in evidence of the depositions of the defend ants ' witnesses examined on commission on the ground of absence of witness ' signature on the deposition; the objec tion was upheld by the learned single Judge as also by a Division Bench in a Letters Patent Appeal; and the suit has been decreed on 6.4.1989 on the unrebutted evidence of plaintiffs.