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"7.0     In   view   of   the   above   and   for   the   reasons   stated   above,   present  Appeal   From   Order   succeeds.   Impugned   order   passed   below   Exh.5   application   by   the   learned   Judge,   Commercial   Court,   Vadodara   in   Commercial   Trade   Mark   Suit   No.8/2017   is   hereby   quashed   and  set  aside   and   the   matter   is  remanded   to   the learned Judge, Commercial Court, Vadodara   for deciding the application Exh.5 afresh in   accordance   with   law   and   on   its   own   merits,   however while deciding the application Exh.5,   the   learned   Judge,   Commercial   Court   to   call   upon   the   plaintiff   and   the   defendants   to   provide   their   respective   source   code   and  object   code   of   their   respective   software   to   the Court and the Court may send the same to   some   impartial   and   independent   expert   for   comparison   with   the   source   code   and   object   code of the plaintiff. The aforesaid exercise   shall be completed within a period of 4 weeks  from the date of receipt of the present order  and/or the receipt of the writ of the present  order.   Present   Appeal   From   Order   is   allowed   to the aforesaid extent. No costs."

8.   Having heard the learned Senior Counsels  on both sides, we have perused the impugned order  and other material placed on record. 

9.   When   the   application   filed   by   the  respondent­plaintiff for injunction is refused by  the   trial   court,  matter   was   carried   by   the  respondent­plaintiff   by   way   of   appeal   in   Appeal  From Order No.310 of 2017. This Court, vide order  dated   21.12.2017,   has   allowed   the   appeal   and  remanded   the   matter   to   the   Commercial   Court,  Vadodara for deciding the application below Exh.5  afresh,   in   accordance   with   law   and   on   its   own  merits. In the said order, further directions are  issued   to   the   trial   court   to   call   upon   the  plaintiff   and   the   defendants   to   provide   their  respective   source code and object code of their  respective   software to the Court and the Court  may   send   the   same   to   some   impartial   and  independent   expert   for   comparison   of   the   source  code and object code.   Further, a time frame of  four  weeks  was  fixed  to complete   such exercise.  In view of such order passed by this Court, the  source code and object code   of the parties are  also   collected   by   the   Commissioner   appointed   by  the Court and the respondent­plaintiff has filed  Exh.75   application,   suggesting   the   names   of   the  experts.   The   reply   affidavit   is   filed   to   such  application.   The   petitioners­defendants   also  filed   application   below   Exh.76   and   additional  application   below   Exh.85   for   appointment   of  expert.