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Godrej Consumer Products Limited v. Shri Sandeep Gandhi Ram Singla and 3 Ors.

Bombay HC11 Jul 2016CHS/1345/2015

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What is this about?

The Court granted the Plaintiff's application to amend the Plaint to include events and products discovered during the Receiver's visit. The amendment was made absolute with directions for filing by July 29, 2016 and service by August 5, 2016.

What did the court decide?

Chamber Summons made absolute for amendment of Plaint; liberty to apply for further reliefs regarding amended products.

Godrej Consumer Products Limited Vs Shri Sandeep Gandhi… — Company and Corporate | Bombay HC (2016)

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244-CHS-1345-2015.DOC

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO.1345 OF 2015

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IN

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SUIT NO.719 OF 2015

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Godrej Consumer Products Ltd…Plaintiff
Versus
Shri Sandeep Gandhi Ram Singla & Ors.…Defendants

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Mr. Himanshu Kane, with Mr. N. Sharma i/b W.S. Kane and
Company for the Plaintiff.

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Ms. Gitika Khanchandani, i/b Gordhandas & Fozdar for Defendants
Nos.1 to 4.

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CORAM:G.S. PATEL, J
DATED:14th July 2016

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PC:-

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1. Heard Mr. Kane for the Plaintiff.

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2.The Chamber Summons was served in October 2015. There
is no reply. I am unwilling to grant time for a reply after all these
months.

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3.The Chamber Summons seeks an amendment of the Plaint to
include events and facts that subsequently came to the Plaintiffs’
knowledge. In fact, they came to Plaintiffs’ knowledge only because

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14th July 2016

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244-CHS-1345-2015.DOC

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this Court passed an order on 14th July 2015, inter alia granting an
injunction and appointing a Receiver. It was during the Receiver’s
visit that the Plaintiffs learnt that the Defendants make yet another
series of products similar to those in respect of which the ad-interim
order was granted. Details of these are set out in the schedule to the
Chamber Summons.

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4.For these reasons, the Chamber Summons is made absolute
in terms of prayer clauses (a), (b) and (c).

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5.The amendments in terms of the schedule to the Chamber
Summons to be carried out on or before 29th July 2016.

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6.Copy of the amended Plaint to be served on the Advocates for
the Defendants on 5th August 2016.

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7. Liberty to the Plaintiff to apply for further reliefs in relation to the products included in the Plaint by these amendments.

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(G. S. PATEL, J.)

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Godrej Consumer Products Limited v. Shri Sandeep Gandhi Ram Singla and 3 Ors.

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