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19. In this view of the matter, the ratio of the decision of the Supreme Court in Dhodha House (supra) is not at all applicable to the facts and circumstances of the present case, to the aforesaid extent, as it had no occasion to deal with the issue regarding selling of the goods by the defendant in Delhi due to part of the cause of action had arisen within the territorial jurisdiction of this court. Two decisions rendered by the Single Judges of this court and the present impugned order passed by another learned Single Judge have held that since the offending goods are being sold by the appellant-defendant at a particular place, it shall definitely give jurisdiction to the court of such a place, which is also what was held in Jawahar Engineering Company (supra). It is necessary to mention at this stage that in view of the decision rendered in Dhodha House (supra), the Supreme Court held that the decision in Jawahar Engineering Company (supra) will not be applicable to the facts of the case before it. Since the application for registration of trademark in the cases before it had not been made within the territory of Delhi, the Supreme Court in the case of Dhodha House (supra) found and held that the decision in the case of Jawahar Engineering Company (supra) would be inapplicable to the facts of the said case before it. In the said case, the Division Bench of this court also held that such Court will have jurisdiction where the trade mark is sought to be sold and if such trade mark is being sought for sale in Delhi amongst other places, Delhi shall also have jurisdiction to entertain such a suit.