< img src="https://eyewitness101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/coca-cola-loses-bid-to-stop-pop-colas-business.jpg"width =" 450 "height =" 246 "alt > A bid by Coca-Cola business to stop Pop Cola from continuing its organization pending the hearing and decision of its substantive fit has been rejected.

The Federal High Court sitting in Kano denied giving the interlocutory injunction.

In his judgment on Tuesday, Justice Muhammad Nasir Yunusa ordered a sped up hearing in the case.

“Although approving an interlocutory injunction is the discretionary power of the court but in a case of this nature, it is necessary for the judge to hear all truths from all celebrations to enable the court to identify the substantive suit at the end of the trial.

“I hereby purchased accelerated hearing rather than granting an interlocutory injunction,” Justice Yunusa ordered.

It would be remembered that Coca-Cola has dragged Mamuda Beverages Nigeria restricted, producer of Pop Cola to court over a hallmark war.

It is hoping an interim injunction limiting the defendant, its workers or agents from using, displaying or attaching on any beverage item, vehicle, stationery, advertisement, putting to commercial usage in any way or type for the function of industrial advantage or otherwise, the ‘ribbon create’ and the special script in which the Pop Cola has been portrayed in its marketing materials that are similar to Coca-Cola, ribbon create, pending the determination and hearing of the case.

Previously in his response, counsel to Pop Cola, Offiong (SAN), argued that his customer has actually invested a huge amount of money in trading and promoting its products, adding that counsel to Coca-Cola has actually stopped working to support his claim with encouraging legal authorities.

Offiong even more sent that the claim of Cola-Cola against Pop Cola was not for the legal right however competitor war.

Justice Nasir Yunusa adjourned the case to April 25, for an accelerated hearing.

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