Code of Civil Procedure, 1908[O. 39 r. 1, O. 39 r. 2]

The plaintiff to succeed the three ingredients of prima facie case, balance of convenience and irretrievable injury have to be satisfied by the plaintiff. A prima facie case is a pre-requisite for grant of interim injunction. The plaintiff had surrendered rights in terms of the family settlement dated 27.3.1997 except for a period of three years for Zone A. The three year period is long over. The plaintiff has received consideration for transferring the rights to the Anil Group. The defendant derives its rights as assignee from the Anil Group. There is, thus, no prima facie case in favour of the plaintiff. Thus, the very first ingredient required for grant of interim injunction is not present. There is, thus no question of any irretrievable injury or balance of convenience being in favour of the plaintiff.