Raja Soap Factory And Others vs S. P. Shantharaj And Others on 20 January, 1965
36. Of greater significance is the decision of the Supreme Court in
Raja Soap Factory Vs. S.P. Shantaraj & others9. The issue which
arose there was whether the High Court of Mysore would have the
jurisdiction to exercise powers under Section 105 of the Trade and
Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 in the absence of it being enabled to
exercise original jurisdiction and thus not falling within the meaning
of a District Court as defined by that statute. It becomes pertinent to
note that the aforesaid enactment provided that the expression
"District Court" would have the same meaning as assigned to that
phrase under the Code. Dealing with the aforesaid question, the
Supreme Court pertinently observed as follows:-