Manmohan Singh, J.

1. By this order, this Court proposes to decide the following applications:

(i) I.A. 14886/2013 under Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 read with Section 151 CPC.

(ii) I.A. 6545/2014 under Order 39 Rule 2A CPC.

(iii) I.A. 19385/2014 under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC.

(iv) I.A. No. 14888/2013 under Section 149 CPC.

2. The present suit for injunction and damages for infringement of registered trade mark, passing off and unfair trade competition has been filed by the plaintiffs against the defendants in respect trademarks CITI and CITICORP. Along with the suit, plaintiffs also filed an application under Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 read with Section 151 CPC being I.A. 14886/2013.

3. Summons were issued in the suit and notices in the application to the defendants on 23rd September, 2013. After hearing, detailed ex-parte order was passed against the defendants directing them to keep on hold the domain name www.citicorpbiz.com and/or any other domain name which is similar to the plaintiffs’ registered trademarks ‘CITI’ and/or ‘CITICORP’ and/or CITI family or any other deceptively or confusingly similar trademark till the next date of hearing. The defendants were also restrained from using th