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22. This is just the situation in which the Courts must enforce the general rules of equity and restrain breach of confidence as recommended in the leading Saltman's case, Saltman Engineering Coy. Ld., Ferotec Ld. and Monarch Engineering Coy. (MITCHAM) Ld. v. Campbell Engineering Coy., Ld. (1948) 65 RPC 203, by Patrick Hearn in his book the Business of Industrial Licensing, by Roskill, J. in Cranleigh Precision Engineering Ltd. v. Bryant 1966 RPC81, by Lord Denning, M. R. in Scager v. Copydex Limited 1967 RPC 349 and also by S. Ranganathan J. of this Court in Konrad Wiedemann Gmbh & Co. v. Standard, Castings P. Ltd. and Ors.

25. With regard to confidential information, Roskill J. in Cranleigh Precision Engineering Ltd. v. Bryant and Anr., 1966 , RPC 81 observed at page 96 ".........the possessor of such information must be placed under a special disability in the field of. competition in order to ensure that he does not get an unfair start." Lord Denning, M. R. clarified in Seager v. Copydex Limited 1967 RFC 349 at page 368 that "the law on this subject does not depend on any implied ! contract. It depends on the broad principles of equity that he who has received information in confidence shall not take unfair advantage of it."