Khadi & Village Industries Commission v. Balasaheb Walnuj & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Khadi & Village Industries Commission v. Balasaheb Walnuj & Ors., CS(COMM) 345/2024 & I.A. 9490/2024, High Court of Delhi, Justice Amit Bansal, order dated 04.04.2025. Consent/settlement decree in a suit concerning the infringing marks 'AYUVED'S KHADI': permanent injunction against defendants no. 1 to 4 (prayer clauses 52(i), 52(ii)); direction to defendant no. 5, the Domain Name Registrar (DNR), to transfer the website/domain www.yuvedskhadi.com to the plaintiff (prayer 52(iii)); restraint on use of e-mail [email protected] (prayer 52(iv)); undertaking to destroy infringing packaging, invoices and letter heads (prayer 52(vi)); costs of Rs. 50,000/- with 9% per annum interest on default; refund of 100% court fees under Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870; remaining reliefs not pressed; pending applications disposed.
What did the court decide?
Decree of permanent injunction against defendants no. 1 to 4 in terms of prayer clauses 52(i) and 52(ii); decree directing defendant no. 5 (Domain Name Registrar) to transfer www.yuvedskhadi.com to the plaintiff, subject to requisite information and transfer charges (prayer 52(iii)); decree restraining defendants no. 1 to 4 from using the e-mail [email protected] (prayer 52(iv)); undertaking by defendants no. 1 to 4 to destroy product packaging, invoices, letter heads etc. bearing the infringing marks 'AYUVED'S KHADI' (prayer 52(vi)); costs of Rs. 50,000/- payable within three weeks, failing which interest @ 9% per annum; certificate for refund of 100% court fees under Section 16, Court Fees Act, 1870; remaining reliefs not pressed; pending applications disposed of.