JUDGMENT :

B.R. GAVAI, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal challenges the judgment and order dated 12th April 2019 passed by the Single Judge of the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru in Regular First Appeal No. 1462 of 2012, thereby allowing the appeal filed by the respondents-defendants herein and setting aside the judgment and decree of the Principal District Judge, Bangalore Rural District, Bangalore (hereinafter referred to as the “trial court”), dated 21st June 2012 passed in O.S. No. 3 of 2009, in favour of the appellant-plaintiff herein.

3. The facts in brief giving rise to the filing of the present appeal are as under :

The appellant-plaintiff filed a suit being O.S. No. 3 of 2009 before the trial court claiming a decree of permanent injunction to restrain the respondents-defendants from using the trade mark “SAI RENAISSANCE” or any other trade mark identical with the appellant-plaintiff’s trade mark “RENAISSANCE”, and from opening, operating, managing, franchising, licensing, dealing directly or indirectly in hotels, restaurant or hospitality services of any manner und