S.RANGANATHAN
JANAK MATHURADAS – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent
( 1 ) THE petitioner has sought by this writ petition orders restraining the Union of India from permitting the third respondent to manufacture razor blades in collaboration with the fourth respondent and marketing the same in India under a foreign brand name. According to the petitioner the Government of India has granted a licence to the third respondent and also taken a decision allowing the use of "foreign brand name 7 O clock either per se by itself or in combination and/or conjunction with other names as a prefix or suffix" in the manufacture of the blades by the third respondent. The Union of India has filed a counter affidavit in which it has been stated that no individual manufacturer has approached the Government for grant of "permission for the use of a foreign brand name nor has 7 O Clock brand name been granted. It is further stated that the petitioner s assumed threat in this regard is imaginary and misconceived. Respondent No. 3 in its reply affidavit has referred to the foreign collaboration agreement entered into by it with the fourth respondent and the terms of the Government s approval to the said agreement. Reference has been made to a m
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