( 1 ) THE plaintiff has filed the application for injunction restraining the defendants-respondents their servants and agents by an order of permanent injunction from in any manner directly and/or indirectly through themselves and/or through^ their business associates and/or other group of Companies in any manner disclosing, utilising, exploiting and/or implementing the SMPC system, having the characteristics identified in the Affidavit of the Applicant/plaintiff annexed to the plaint (Annexure A), and based on the Applicant s valuable and unique confidential information; and to confirm the aforesaid order after hearing the parties. There are seven defendants in the suit. First defendant is contesting the case. 7th defendant Stephen Moss, without filing any reply to the application for injunction, has filed an affidavit in support of the first defendant.

( 2 ) I have heard learned Counsel for the plaintiff and the first defendant for a considerable length of time.

( 3 ) MR. Ashok Desai, learned Senior Counsel, appearing for the plaintiff, started cerebral debate on Intellectual Property Rights. I heard him at length because of the attempt made by him collectin