Mayank Jain Proprietor of Mahaveer Udyog v. Atulya Discs Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi HC Division Bench, FAO(OS)(COMM) 100/2026, decided 13.04.2026 — trademark interim injunction appeal; TIGER GOLD BRAND vs TIGER PREMIUM BRAND label marks for agricultural implements (Class 7); deceptive similarity and anti-dissection comparison of labels as a whole; 'TIGER' held publici juris/common to trade; no wordmark registration; distinctiveness, goodwill, misrepresentation not established; appellate restraint under Order XXXIX Rule 1 & 2 CPC per Wander Ltd. v. Antox India, Pernod Ricard, Sanjay Gupta; Chacha Saree Bazar distinguished; Section 17 of the (unnamed) Trade Marks statute invoked in impugned order; appeal dismissed, pending applications disposed.
What did the court decide?
Following Wander Ltd. v. Antox India, the Division Bench will not interfere with the learned Single Judge's exercise of discretion in an interlocutory injunction matter unless it was exercised arbitrarily, capriciously, perversely or in disregard of settled principles; the Single Judge's finding being a plausible view, there is no ground for interference even if an alternate view was possible.