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(23) Learned counsel for the respondent cited a decision of a learned single Judge of this court in Smt Kela Devi Vs. Parle Exports in Ia No.2510/91 in Suit No. 1263 of 1971, decided on July 24,1992, where the competing marks were 'CITRA' and 'CITRO' International, it was held, taking into consideration various factors, that the beverage launched by the defendant under the trade mark 'CITRA' about two weeks after launching of the product of the plaintiff under the trade name Citro International was not likely to cause confusion for the following reasons: 1.THEbeverage 'Citra' was launched at Chandigarh and Kanpur and subsequently in other parts of India,whereas the product of the plaintiff was confined to a very small territory in the city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. 2. A visual comparison of two bottles in which the products were being sold showed that the plaintiff's product was sold under the name Citro International with a logo printed on the bottle as well as on the crown cap whereas the defendant's product was sold under the trade name "CITRA Super Cooler" printed on both sides of the bottle; 3.Citro International was bottled in a white bottle whereas the Citra was bottled in a green bottle; 4.Logo of the plaintiff's product was entirely different from that of the logo of the defendant's product; 5.Citra was cloudy whereas Citro was clear and colourless beverage.