Thank you for your reply @arunpatidar actually <sly data-sly-resource .... /> tag was placed inside a data-sly-test tag. if the condition is not satisfied i was calling <sly data-sly-resource .... /> with a selector inside another <sly data-sly-test> tag. i just wanted the second component not to be...

i have added a component inside an other component using data-sly-resource: <sly data-sly-resource="${breadcrumbPath @ resourceType='my-project/components/content/header/topicmenu', selectors='nav'}"></sly> i dont want the above component added using data-sly-resource to be authored by the user. FYI...