V. Ramasubramanian, J.

Pending suit for a permanent injunction restraining the respondent from in any manner passing off their dermatological products including a sun screen cream by name “SUNSTOP” as those of the plaintiffs and for various other reliefs, the plaintiffs have come up with an application in O.A. No. 15 of 2008, seeking an interim order of injunction of a similar nature.

.2. On 1. 2008, this Court ordered notice to the respondent. After service of notice, the respondent has come up with two applications in A. No. 2677 of 2678 of 2008, seeking an interim stay of further, proceedings in the application for injunction and in the suit respectively, under Section 10 C.P.C.. on the ground that the respondent/defendant had already instituted a suit in C.S. No. 2420 of 2007 on the file of the High Court of Delhi against the applicants herein for passing off in respect of the very same trade mark and products.

.3. Therefore I have taken up all the 3 applications together and I heard Mr. A.A. Mohan, learned counsel for the plaintiffs and Mr. P.S. Raman, learned senior counsel for the defendant.

.Stay Applications

4. Insofar as the application for stay of further p