( 1 ) THIS order shall dispose off IA No. 341/2000 being the plaintiff s application for the issuance of ex-parte ad interim injunction under Rules 1 and 2 of Order XXXIX and I. A. 342/ 2000 filed by the plaintiff under Order XXVI Rule 9 and IA 2310/2000 which is the corresponding application of the defendants filed under Rule 4 of the same Order. At the first hearing the following order had been passed:

"13/1/2000 present: Mr. P. Chidambram, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Rajendra Kumar and Ms. Meghna Mishra for the plaintiff. S. No. 72/2000: let the plaint be registered. Issue summons to defendants both by ordinary process as well as registered A. D. posts on plaintiffs filing process fee and registered A. D. covers, returnable on 24/3/2000. I. A. No. 341/2000: notice returnable on 24/3/2000. I have perused the petition and the documents filed alongwith it. Mr. Chidambram, learned Sr. Counsel appearing for the plaintiff has submitted that the plaintiff had already obtained registration for its name and logo in 70 countries world wide and approximately 100 in number are also pending consideration. The plaintiff has 37 restaurants world wide and is planning the opening of furth