THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA AND THE HON’BLE JUSTICE GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR COMCA.NO.17 OF 2025 Sri P. Raghu Ram, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri R. Ranganathan, learned counsel appearing for the appellants.

Sri A. Venkatesh, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri A. Naveen Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the respondents.

JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya)

1. The Commercial Court Appeal arises out of an order dated 03.10.2024 allowing the respondents/plaintiffs’ I.A. granting temporary injunction for restraining the appellants/defendants from commercially exploiting or disseminating the proprietary confidential information or trade secrets of the respondents/plaintiffs from divulging the said confidential information which the defendants have gained access to owing to their past relationship with the plaintiffs.

2. The defendants (the respondents in the I.A. before the Commercial Court) are the appellants before us.

3. By the impugned order, the appellants/defendants were restrained from causing the breach of confidential information through commercial exploitation and dissemination of any proprietary confidential information of the respondents/