Hindustan Unilever Limited v. Vikesh Kumar
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Bombay HC Commercial Division, IA 6730/2025 in Commercial IP Suit 169/2025 (neutral citation 2025:BHC-OS:23146), decided 02-12-2025, single judge Sharmila U. Deshmukh. Trademark counterfeiting suit: Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Plaintiff/Applicant) permitted to de-seal and destroy counterfeit goods (packaged products, packaging rolls, machine, cylinders, bottles, stickers) seized by Court Receiver per Report No. 496 of 2023 and held on superdari; samples retained for trial via fresh inventories; destruction justified by limited shelf life, deterioration, health hazard and substandard quality; Court Receiver discharged without accounts, costs on Plaintiff; Plaintiff settled with specified Defendant Nos.; John Doe origin with Defendants later identified as manufacturers; no reply filed post-commission. Keywords: counterfeit goods destruction, Court Receiver discharge, superdari, John Doe action, trademark infringement.