1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. SUIT NO.432 OF 2008 SICOM Limited ..Plaintiff. Vs. Co-Nick Alloys (India) Ltd. and Ors. ..Defendants. .... Mr. V.R. Dhond with Ms. Usha Shrivastava i/b M/s. Consulta Juris for the Plaintiff. Mr. Neeraj Singh i/b M/s. Shreeji & Lal for the Defendants. .... CORAM: DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. 14th February, 2008. P.C. : The suit has been instituted by the State Industrial and Investment Corporation of Maharashtra Limited for defamation. There is a claim for damages on the ground that the Defendants caused to be published certain material annexed at Exhibits 'A', 'B', 'C' and ' D' to the Plaint which is alleged to be defamatory. When the Notice of Motion for interim relief came up for hearing, an order was passed on 12th February, 2008. While recording the statement of the Defendants, the Court disposed of the Notice of Motion in the following terms : “Counsel appearing on behalf of the Defendants has stated on instructions that the Defendants have no intention to and shall not in any manner publish or 2 republish the articles listed at Exhibits ' A', 'B', ' C' and 'D' to the Plaint or the contents thereof or anything similar thereto. The statement is accepted. In the circumstances, in view of the aforesaid assurance, the Notice of Motion shall stand disposed of.” The suit has been placed on Board today since both Counsel appearing for the Plaintiff and counsel appearing for the Defendants had submitted that if it was possible, parties would resolve the dispute finally in the suit. On behalf of the Defendants, it has been stated that in order to obviate any determination of damages by the Court in terms of prayer clause (a) of the suit and as a measure of genuine regret, the Defendants state through counsel that they have no intention to and shall not in any manner publish or republish the articles listed at Exhibits 'A' , 'B', ' C' and ' D' to the Plaint or the contents thereof or anything similar thereto. Parties in the circumstances jointly prayed through the Learned Counsel for a decree in terms of the statement thus made. The statement is accepted. There shall be a decree and order by consent in these terms. Counsel appearing for the Plaintiff states that in view of the fair attitude shown by the Defendants, the claim for damages is not pressed. The suit shall accordingly stand 3 disposed of.