RAMENDRA MOHAN DATTA, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an application under Section 30 of the Code of Civil Procedure for stay of this suit filed on or about July 28, 1970.

( 2 ) THE facts shortly are that on or about July 19, 1966 the plaintiff Life Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd. (hereinafter called the plaintiff company) appointed the defendant (hereinafter called the defendant firm) the Chief Regional Distributor of the products of the plaintiff company for the East Zone. On or about December 1969 the defendant firm came to know that one Messrs. Hindusthan Medical Syndicate was appointed as stockist by the plaintiff company in respect of its products. The defendant firm protested against such appointment with the result that on or about January 5, 1970 the plaintiff company terminated the agreement and canqelled the Chief Regional Distributorship granted to the defendant firm.

( 3 ) ON or about January 6, 1970, the defendant firm filed the Title Suit No. 5 of 1970 in the Alipore Court (hereinafter called the said first suit) against the plaintiff company, inter alia, for a declaration that the appointment of Messrs. Hindusthan Medical Syndicate as stockist was illegal and void and also asked f

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