Khadi and Village Industries Commission v. Mr Ashish Singh and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
KVIC Khadi and Village Industries Commission KHADI trademark infringement passing off consent decree oral settlement KHADI ORGANIC khadiorganic.com domain name six-month grace period customer refunds damages costs Rs 4,67,000 email address cancellation social media takedown Instagram Facebook YouTube X Pinterest destruction of promotional materials Delhi High Court commercial suit CS(COMM) 49/2024 Amit Bansal 05.03.2025
What did the court decide?
Consent decree in favour of the plaintiff (Khadi and Village Industries Commission) against defendants no.1 and 2 in terms of prayer clauses 59(i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (vii) of the suit (permanent injunctions re KHADI ORGANIC/deceptively similar marks, cancellation of specified email addresses, social media takedown, destruction of infringing materials); payment of ₹4,67,000/- damages and costs within one week (prayer clause 59(viii)); defendants permitted to use www.khadiorganic.com for six months for information purposes only, thereafter transfer of the domain to the plaintiff (prayer clause 59(iii)); remaining reliefs not pressed; decree sheet to be drawn up; pending applications disposed of.