This is a suit for damages for defamation enquiry into damages, perpetual injunction restraining the defendants and/or each of them and/or servants and/or agents from further publishing the words get out in Paragraph 12 hereof or any similar libel upon the plaintiff and/or its management along with other consequential reliefs.

2. The defendant Nos. 1 to 5 are concerned newspaper company and its officials i.e. Printer/Publisher, Chairman, Editorial Board & Editor-in-Chief, Executive Editor, Journalist etc.

3. The defendant Nos. 6, 7 and 8 are members of Parliament and Legislative Assembly representing a political party.

4. The plaintiff company is controlled and managed by the following Executives and the Board of Directors :-

Mr. R.N. Tata (Chairman)

Mr. Keshub Mahindra

Mr. N.A. Palkhivala

Mr. Akbar Hydari

Mr. S.A. Savavala

Mr. Mantosh Sondhi

Mr. Nusli N. Wadia

Mr. L.P. Singh

Mr. S.M. Palia

Mr. P.K. Kaul (Financial Institutions’ Nominee)

Mr. Suresh Krishna

Mr. G.P. Gupta (Financial Institutions’ Nominee)

Dr. Jamshed J. Irani (Managing Director)

Mr. K.C. Mehra (Whole-time Director)

Mr. Ishaat Hussain (Whole-time Director)

5. A copy of the Balance Sheet of the Company, being public document pro