Archian Foods Private Limited Vs Deep Waters & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Archian Foods Private Limited Vs Deep Waters & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Suit decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 19.02.2026 (terms binding the parties), with refund of entire court fees to the Plaintiff under the Court Fees Act, 1870; Registry directed to draw up the decree sheet.

Issue for consideration

Whether the suit should be decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 19.02.2026 arrived at between the parties through court-referred mediation. +1 more

Court's answer

The Court perused the terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 19.02.2026, found them lawful, and decreed the suit in terms of the Settlement Agreement, its terms binding the parties thereto.

Ratio / Principle

The Plaintiff is held entitled to refund of the entire court fees in accordance with the Court Fees Act, 1870.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Trade Marks / Infringement suit settled — CS(COMM) 238/2025, Archian Foods Private Limited v. Deep Waters & Ors. (Delhi High Court, Jyoti Singh, J., order dated 25.04.2026). The suit sought a permanent injunction restraining the Defendants from using 'LAHORI ZEERA' or identical/deceptively similar marks for flavoured/non-flavoured non-alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and carbonated drinks, infringing the Plaintiff's 'LAHORI'-formative registered trade marks (Nos. 3501393, 3260534, 4673809, 4673811, 4673808, 4673810, 5582577, 5139075, 5139073, 5836247, 5836197). An ex parte ad interim injunction had been granted on 19.03.2025 and continued; goods had been seized by a Local Commissioner appointed by that order. During the suit the parties were referred to the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, amicably resolved their disputes and executed a Settlement Agreement dated 19.02.2026, including an undertaking that the seized goods be destroyed within a week; Defendant's counsel stated destruction was fixed for 08.05.2026 at 02:30 PM in the presence of the Plaintiff's Authorized Representative (statement taken on record). Finding the settlement lawful, the Court decreed the suit in terms of the Settlement Agreement (binding the parties), held the Plaintiff entitled to refund of the entire court fees under the Court Fees Act, 1870, directed the Registry to draw up the decree sheet, and disposed of the suit along with the pending application.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CS(COMM) 238/2025 & I.A. 6995/2025

ARCHIAN FOODS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Plaintiff

Through: Mr. Nikhil Sonker and Mr. Shivendra Pratap Singh, Advocates.

versus

DEEP WATERS & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Lalltaksh Joshi and Ms. Minu Kumari, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

O R D E R % 25.04.2026

Matter is taken up today as 03.03.2026 was declared holiday vide Notification No. 64/G-4/Genl.-I/DHC dated 27.02.2026.

This suit is instituted on behalf of the Plaintiff inter alia seeking a decree of permanent injunction restraining the Defendants and all others acting on their behalf from using, soliciting, manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, importing, exporting and advertising in any manner, including on the internet and e-commerce platform and/or directly or indirectly dealing in impugned goods being ‘flavored/non-flavoured non-alcoholic beverages drinks/ beverages, soft drinks and beverages including soda and other carbonated drinks’ and/or any other cognate and allied goods under the impugned mark/logo LAHORI ZEERA or any other marks/logos that may be identical or deceptively similar to Plaintiff’s ‘LAHORI’ formative trade marks amounting to infringement of Plaintiff’s trade marks bearing Nos. 3501393, 3260534, 4673809, 4673811, 4673808, 4673810, 5582577,

CS(COMM) 238/2025

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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 30/04/2026 at 12:49:25

5139075, 5139073, 5836247 and 5836197.

By order dated 19.03.2025, ex parte ad interim injunction was granted in favour of the Plaintiff and against the Defendants which is continued till date. During the pendency of the suit parties were referred for mediation before the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, where they have amicably resolved their inter se disputes and executed a Settlement Agreement dated 19.02.2026, incorporating the terms of settlement which also includes the undertaking by the Defendants that the goods seized by the Local Commissioner appointed vide order dated 19.03.2025 shall be destroyed within a week from today.

Learned counsel for the Defendant, on instructions, submits that the seized goods will be destroyed on 08.05.2026 at 02:30 PM in the presence of the Authorized Representative of the Plaintiff. Statement is taken on record. 5. Court has perused the terms of settlement and finds the same to be lawful. Accordingly, the suit is decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement, terms of which shall bind the parties thereto.

Registry is directed to draw up the decree sheet.

Suit stands disposed of along with pending application.

Plaintiff is held entitled to refund of entire court fees in accordance

with Court Fees Act, 1870.

JYOTI SINGH, J

APRIL 25, 2026/ RW

CS(COMM) 238/2025

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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 30/04/2026 at 12:49:25