Mr. M K Srinivasan Vs Taurus Powertronics Private… — Company and Corporate | Karnataka HC (2026)

Mr. M K Srinivasan Vs Taurus Powertronics Private… — Company and Corporate | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Disposed

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents/accused committed wilful disobedience of the order dated 13.08.2025 passed by the High Court of Karnataka in COMAP.No.409/2025, which expressly clarified that the word 'TAURUS' cannot be used by the respondents.

Court's answer

The learned counsel appearing for the complainants was satisfied with the respondents' statement of objections recording discontinuation of production pending arbitral proceedings and non-use of the Class 9 trademarks, and accordingly the contempt complaint was closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt of Court Act, Sections 11 and 12 - Civil Contempt Petition (CCC No. 1402 of 2025) - Complainants M.K. Srinivasan (proprietor of MKS Systems) and M K Srinivasan Systems Pvt. Ltd. alleged wilful disobedience of the order dated 13.08.2025 passed by the High Court of Karnataka in COMAP.No.409/2025, whereby the appeal was disposed of expressly clarifying that the word 'TAURUS' cannot be used by the respondents, as directed by the learned Commercial Court's order dated 16.06.2025 in COM.AA.No.168/2024 - Respondents (Taurus Powertronics Private Limited, Taurus Powertronics Systems, M.N. Ravinarayan and Gayathri Ravinarayan) filed a statement of objections categorically stating that, pending the outcome of the arbitral proceedings, they discontinued production of the products in respect of which the complainants claim trademarks and did not use any of the trademarks purportedly granted to the complainants under Class 9, having used only their corporate name 'Taurus Powertronics Private Limited', which use was contended to be permitted by the Court's orders in Com AP.409/2025 - Learned counsel for the complainants satisfied with the statement - Present complaint accordingly closed. Order per the Chief Justice (Vibhu Bakhru, C.J.), bench comprising the Chief Justice and K.S. Hemalekha, J. No coercive step (apprehension of the accused) ordered; no quantum involved.

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NC: 2026:KHC:35274-DB CCC No. 1402 of 2025

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1402 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

MR. M.K. SRINIVASAN PROPRIETOR OF MKS SYSTEMS AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS SON OF M.K. SEETHARAM

RESIDING AT NO. 89 EAST PARK ROAD MALLESWARAM BENGALURU - 560 055

Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka

M K SRINIVASAN SYSTEMS PVT. LTD. A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 2013 REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR M.K. SRINIVASAN

HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.33, 17^TH CROSS MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 055

…COMPLAINANTS

(BY SRI SHASHIKIRAN SHETTY K., ADVOCATE GENERAL/ SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI SHAIK ISMAIL ZABIULLA, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

TAURUS POWERTRONICS PRIVATE LIMITED INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR MR. M.B. RAVINARAYAN HAVING ITS OFFICE AT 26 12^TH MAIN ROAD, 1^ST BLOCK RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 010

TAURUS POWERTRONICS SYSTEMS A PARTNERSHIP FIRM REGISTERED UNDER THE INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT, 1932 A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP REP. BY ITS PARTNER M.N. RAVINARAYAN HAVING OFFICE AT 26 12^TH MAIN ROAD 1^ST BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 010

MR. M.N. RAVINARAYAN AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O MR. M.N. NARASIMHAN RESIDING AT L-404 BRIGADE GATEWAYS DR. RAJKUMAR ROAD RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 055

MRS. GAYATHRI RAVINARAYAN AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS W/O MR. M.N. RAVINARAYAN RESIDING AT L-404 BRIGADE GATEWAYS

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DR. RAJKUMAR ROAD RAJAJINAGAR

BENGALURU - 560 055

…ACCUSED

(BY SRI C.K. NANADA KUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI DEEPAK BHASKAR, ADVOCATE)

THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT PRAYING TO APPREHEND THE ACCUSED PERSONS AND DEAL WITH ACCUSED PERSONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW FOR HAVING COMMITTED BLATANT, DELIBERATE, INTENTIONAL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDERS PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN COM APPEAL NO.409/2025 DATED 13.08.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-A & ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)

The complainants have filed the present complaint alleging

willful disobedience of the order dated 13.08.2025 passed by this Court in COMAP.No.409/2025. The said appeal was disposed of

by expressly clarifying that the word 'TAURUS' cannot be used by the respondents as expressly directed by the learned Commercial

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Court under an order dated 16.06.2025 passed in COM.AA.No.

168/2024. The respondents have filed the statement of objections, inter alia, stating as under:

"(1) These Accused categorically state that not only have they discontinued, pending the outcome of the arbitral proceedings, production of the products in respect of which the Complainant claims to have trademarks but also have not used any of the trademarks purportedly granted to the Complainant under Class 9. This, in and of itself, demonstrates the compliance by these Accused with the orders of the Ld. Commercial Court in Com. A. A 168/2024 and this Hon'ble Court in Com. AΡ.409/2025.

(ii) Instead, these Accused have only used their corporate name and moniker 'Taurus Powertronics Private Limited' which use has been permitted by this Hon'ble Court by its orders in Com AP.409/2025. It is the Complainants' own case as forthcoming from their reliance on Annexure W to the petition that these Accused have used their corporate name."

Emphasis ours

The learned counsel appearing for the complainants is satisfied with the said statement. The present complaint is accordingly closed.

Sd/(VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE

Sd/(K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE

SD

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