S.S. NIJJAR, J.:---The plaintiffs have filed this suit seeking a two fold relief (a) decree in favour of the plaintiffs and against the defendants for a sum of Rs. 50 crores being the damages suffered by the plaintiffs and (b) for a declaration to the effect that plaintiffs being a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 are exclusively owned and controlled by the second and third plaintiffs who are Indian Shareholders, citizens of India and are in no manner whatsoever linked, owned or controlled, legally or beneficially by the Merali family. Further declaration is sought to the effect that the legal and beneficial ownership of the vessels managed by the first plaintiffs vests with the entities/owners unconnected with the plaintiffs.

2. The plaintiffs have taken out Notice of Motion No. 1663 of 1999 for an order of injunction restraining the defendants from making any further publication or claims in the media with regard to the unseaworthiness of the vessel m.v. YA MAWLAYA or to the effect that plaintiffs being an alter ego of Merali family. On the other hand, defendants have taken out Notice of Motion No. 1638 of 1999 for striking out the plaint as being unnece