One 97 Communications Limited vs John Doe — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

One 97 Communications Limited vs John Doe — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim procedural order only: time of three weeks granted to the plaintiff to file its reply to Interim Application No.7275 of 2025 (with advance copy to the respective advocates); ad-interim relief already granted directed to continue till the next date; all pending interim applications to be heard on the next date, with the matter stood over to 19th January 2026.

Issue for consideration

Whether the parties could agree on consent minutes of order for modification of the order qua defendant nos.6 and 7. +1 more

Court's answer

There was some disagreement between the parties in the consent minutes of order for modification of the order qua defendant nos.6 and 7, and accordingly no modified minutes were settled at this listing.

Ratio / Principle

The plaintiff's reply to Interim Application No.7275 of 2025 (filed by defendant no.9) was to be filed within three weeks, with an advance copy to the respective advocates.

Key takeaways

All the pending interim applications in the suit were to be heard together on the next date.ratio¶4
The matter was stood over to 19th January 2026.ratio¶4
The ad-interim relief already granted in the matter was to continue till the next date.ratio¶5

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction), single-judge order of Gauri Godse J. dated 23 December 2025, dealing conjointly with five interim applications in Commercial (I.P.) Rights Suits (L) No. 18301 of 2025: IA No. 25607 of 2025 (Whatsapp LLC v. 360 One Wam Limited), IA (L) No. 18340 of 2025 (360 One Wam Limited v. John Doe), IA No. 4899 of 2025 (Meta Platforms Inc v. 360 One Wam Limited), IA (L) No. 30671 of 2025 (Bharti Airtel Limited v. 360 One Wam Limited) and IA No. 7275 of 2025 (One 97 Communications Limited v. John Doe). The listing was intended to allow the plaintiff and defendant nos.6 and 7 to file consent minutes of order for modification of the order qua defendant nos.6 and 7, but the parties were found to be in disagreement in the consent minutes. Learned counsel for the plaintiff sought time to reply to IA No.7275 of 2025 filed by defendant no.9; reply directed within three weeks with advance copy. Ad-interim relief already granted was continued; all pending interim applications were listed for hearing on the next date, the matter standing over to 19th January 2026. No statute or precedent is cited; no substantive issue is decided.

903-IA(L)-25607-2025.doc

MJ Jadhav

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 25607 OF 2025 IN

COMMERCIAL (I.P.) RIGHTS SUITS (L) NO. 18301 OF 2025 Whatsapp LLC … Applicant

Vs.

360 One Wam Limited … Defendant

Digitally signed by MANGALTAI MANGALTAI JAYWANT JAYWANT JADHAV JADHAV Date: 2025.12.24 12:42:36 +0530

WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 18340 OF 2025 IN

COMMERCIAL (I.P.) RIGHTS SUITS (L) NO. 18301 OF 2025 360 One Wam Limited … Applicant

Vs.

John Doe … Defendant

WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 4899 OF 2025 IN

COMMERCIAL (I.P.) RIGHTS SUITS (L) NO. 18301 OF 2025

Meta Platforms Inc … Applicant

Vs.

360 One Wam Limited … Defendant

WITH

INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 30671 OF 2025 IN

COMMERCIAL (I.P.) RIGHTS SUITS (L) NO. 18301 OF 2025

Bharti Airtel Limited … Applicant

Vs.

360 One Wam Limited … Defendant

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903-IA(L)-25607-2025.doc

WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 7275 OF 2025 IN

COMMERCIAL (I.P.) RIGHTS SUITS (L) NO. 18301 OF 2025

One 97 Communications Limited … Applicant Vs. John Doe … Defendant

Mr. Hiren Kamod a/w Chirag Naik a/w Noopur Mathrawala a/w Kshemendra Bharadwaj i/b MZM Legal LLP for the Plaintiff.

Mr. Ameya Gokhale a/w Anvee Rana a/w Vishesh Sharma a/w Richa Bharti a/w Prasidhi Agarwal i/b Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. for IA/4899/2025 and for Defendant No.6 in suit.

Ms. Swati Agarwal a/w Shashank Mishra a/w Harit Lakhani a/w Shivika Mattoo a/w Vedika Rathore a/w Swaroop Saha Roy i/b Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. for IA(L)/25607/2025 and for Defendant No.7 in suit.

Mr. Rahul Gaikwad a/w Aditi Chandwani for Defendant No.8.

Mr. Navankur Pathak i/b Saikrishna & Associates for Applicant in IA/7275/2025 and for Defendant No.9 in suit.

Mr. Prabhanjan Gujjar for Defendant No.10.

CORAM : GAURI GODSE, J. DATED : 23^rd DECEMBER 2025

ORDER:

This was listed today to permit the plaintiff and defendant

nos.6 and 7 to file consent minutes of order for modification of the

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903-IA(L)-25607-2025.doc

order qua defendant nos.6 and 7. However, it appears that there is some disagreement of the parties in the consent minutes of order.

Learned counsel for the plaintiff seeks time to file affidavit-inreply to Interim Application No.7275 of 2025 filed by defendant no.9.

Reply shall be filed within three weeks with an advance copy to the respective advocates.

List all the pending interim applications for hearing on the next

date. Stand over to 19^th January 2026.

Ad-interim relief already granted to continue till the next date.

(GAURI GODSE, J.)

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