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Kei Industries Limited v. Mr. David Singla & Anr.

Delhi HC3 Dec 2025CS(COMM)/651/2025

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What is this about?

Trademark and copyright injunction suit settled by consent. Defendant conceded plaintiff's rights in the 'KEI' mark, filed an undertaking covering delivery up, destruction of packing materials and removal of the 'KEW' mark. Suit decreed for permanent injunction; remaining reliefs dismissed as not pressed.

What did the court decide?

Permanent injunction decreed per prayer clauses (a)-(c); prayer clause (e) decreed in terms of defendant's undertaking dated 03.12.2025; remaining reliefs dismissed as not pressed.

Kei Industries Limited Vs Mr. David Singla & Anr. — Intellectual Property | Delhi HC (2025)

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$~37

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CS(COMM) 651/2025 & I.A. 15342/2025

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KEI INDUSTRIES LIMITED .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Pallav Palit and Mr. Arnav Dasgupta, Advocates

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versus

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MR. DAVID SINGLA & ANR. .....Defendants Through:

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA O R D E R % 03.12.2025

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CS(COMM) 651/2025 & I.A. 15342/2025

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The present suit has been filed seeking permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringing the trademarks and copyright of the plaintiff and other ancillary reliefs.

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This Court in its order dated 06.11.2025 had recorded the submissions of the defendant, conceding to the proprietary rights of the plaintiff in its trademark ‘KEI’.

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Learned counsel for the defendant states that it has filed an affidavit of undertaking in terms of the statement recorded on 06.11.2025. He states that therefore a decree of permanent injunction may be passed in terms of prayer clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the plaint.

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Learned counsel for the plaintiff states on instructions that plaintiff is agreeable to the disposal of the suit in terms of a decree of permanent injunction. He states that in addition, the defendant must also comply with

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CS(COMM) 651/2025

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Page 1 of 3

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/12/2025 at 11:36:38

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the prayer clause (e) with respect to delivery up especially in view of the seizure carried out by the Local Commissioner on 12.07.2025. He states that plaintiff is not pressing the remaining reliefs for damages and costs.

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Learned counsel for the plaintiff and defendants have submitted the written understanding arrived between the parties for compliance of prayer clause (e) which included destruction of all packing materials and removal of the impugned mark ‘KEW’ from the products by the defendant before reselling it. The written understanding agreed between the parties dated 03.12.2025, duly signed by the counsel for the parties is reproduced as under: -

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CS(COMM) 651/2025

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Page 2 of 3

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/12/2025 at 11:36:38

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The Court Master is directed to place the aforesaid understanding/undertaking dated 03.12.2025 on record.

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The aforesaid undertaking of the defendant vis-à-vis prayer clause (e) is accepted by the Court and the defendant is bound down to the same.

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In view of the aforesaid no contest between the parties, the suit for the relief of permanent injunction in terms of prayer clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the plaint is hereby decreed in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendant. The relief of prayer clause (e) is decreed in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendant in terms of the undertaking of the defendant extracted above. The remaining reliefs in the suit are dismissed as not pressed.

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The registry is directed to draw up a decree in the aforesaid terms and the undertaking dated 03.12.2025 pertaining to prayer clause (e) shall also form a part of the said decree.

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Pending applications, stand disposed of.

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Future dates are cancelled.

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The digitally signed copy of this order, duly uploaded on the official website of the Delhi High Court, www.delhihighcourt.nic.in, shall be treated as a certified copy of the order for the purpose of ensuring compliance. No physical copy of order shall be insisted by any authority/entity or litigant.

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MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J

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DECEMBER 3, 2025/ mt/aj

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CS(COMM) 651/2025

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Page 3 of 3

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/12/2025 at 11:36:38

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