(1.) FACTUAL MATRIX
(2.) Plaintiff has further contended that the defendant which is a company incorporated under the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 on 05.11.2013 has commenced its business to provide Airport and allied services to domestic and international airlines which company is a joint venture between Tata Sons Ltd., and Singapore Airlines Ltd., and it intends to create a brand name for them by the name "Vistara", which is identical and deceptively similar to that of the trade mark of the plaintiff. Hence, on the grounds set out in the plaint it has sought for the reliefs noted hereinabove. On the same lines an application under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of CPC seeking temporary injunction also came to be filed.
(3.) On service of suit summons defendant appeared filed its written statement and also objections to the plaintiff's application for temporary injunction. Simultaneously defendant also filed an application under Order VII Rule 10 and 11 of CPC, 1908 seeking rejection of the plaint or in the alternate to return the plaint for being presented before jurisdictional Court contending interalia that there is no cause of action for the suit and same is liable to be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and defendant is not carrying on any business in India and also the meetings between the parties does not confer jurisdiction, by giving rise to a cause of action for filing the suit. It was also contended that benefit of Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 would not extend to a person whose trade mark application is pending before the Registrar. This amongst other grounds defendant sought for rejection of the plaint.