EXHIBIT 5.1
SICHENZIA ROSS FRIEDMAN FERENCE LLP
1065 Avenue of the Americas, 21st Flr.
New York, NY 10018
Telephone: (212) 930-9700 Facsimile: (212) 930-9725
October 12, 2006
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: MANARIS CORPORATION
FORM SB-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT (FILE NO. 333-136608)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the above-captioned registration statement on Form SB-2 (the
"Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), filed by Manaris Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We have examined the originals, photocopies, certified copies or other evidence
of such records of the Company, certificates of officers of the Company and
public officials, and other documents as we have deemed relevant and necessary
as a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have
assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as certified copies or photocopies and the authenticity of the
originals of such latter documents.
Based on our examination mentioned above, we are of the opinion that the
securities being sold pursuant to the Registration Statement are duly authorized
and will be, when issued in the manner described in the Registration Statement,
legally and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under "Legal Matters" in
the related Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consent, we do not hereby admit
that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7
of the Act, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
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