Dismissed

Ms Velammal Vidhyashram v. M/s Siddhartha Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Madras HC1 Jul 2024SUB A/68/2024

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What is this about?

The court dismissed a trademark infringement suit filed by a school managing committee against another school because the sole defendant had died before the suit was instituted, holding the suit instituted against a dead person. The plaintiff was directed to approach legal heirs.

What did the court decide?

Suit dismissed. No costs. Connected applications closed. Plaintiff directed to approach legal heirs of the defendant.

Ms Velammal Vidhyashram Vs M/s Siddhartha… — Contract and Commercial Disputes | Madras HC (2024)

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C.S. (Comm. Div.) No.68 of 2024

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 01.07.2024

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Coram:

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN

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C.S. (Comm. Div.) No.68 of 2024 and A.Nos.1668, 1669 and 3161 of 2024 and O.A.No.229 of 2024

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M/s.Velammal Vidhyashram Rep. by its Managing Trustee Mr.MVM.Velmurugan S/o.Mr.MV.Muthuramalingam having their head office at Velammal Gardens, 21A Arudra Street TS Krishna Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai - 600037

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Also at No.158C, 995 2nd Avenue, Anna Nagar West Anna Nagar Chennai - 600 040 ... Plaintiff Vs.

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M/s.Siddhartha Matriculation Higher Secondary School Rep. by its Founder Prof. Dr.G.Ponnusamy FCI Colony, Sevvapet Tiruvallur District - 602025 ... Defendant

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C.S. (Comm. Div.) No.68 of 2024

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Prayer : The plaint is filed under Order VII Rule 1 Code of Civil

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Procedure read with Section 134 & 135 of Trademark Act, 1999, read with Section 2(1)(C)(xvii) of Commercial Courts Act, 2015 read with Order IV Rule 1 of Original Side Rules, praying to pass judgment and decree against the defendant on the following terms:

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a. A permanent injunction restraining the defendant from infringing the plaintiff's trademark or any word or words in combination similar to plaintiff's trademark.

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b. a mandatory direction directing the defendant to remove all references on its various platforms in various combinations in the search engine of the defendant.

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c. a direction directing the defendant to render the accounts of profits earned by the defendant by reason of infringing the trademark of the plaintiff.

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d. Costs of the present application be awarded to the plaintiff.

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For Plaintiff : Mr.R.Prabhakaran For defendant : Sole defendant died

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C.S. (Comm. Div.) No.68 of 2024

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JUDGMENT

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It is seen that the present plaint has been prepared on 05.01.2024 and

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filed before this Court on 20.03.2024 and that the suit summons taken on

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the sole defendant has been returned for the reason that the sole defendant

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died on 10.05.2023 itself.

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Since the suit itself is filed against a dead person, this suit is

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dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected applications are closed.

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However, the plaintiff is at liberty to work out his remedy in the

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manner known to law against the legal heirs of the sole defendant.

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01.07.2024

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Index : Yes / No Speaking Order : Yes / No Neutral Case Citation : Yes/No Ksa-2

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C.S. (Comm. Div.) No.68 of 2024

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P.VELMURUGAN. J.

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Ksa-2

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C.S. (Comm. Div.) No.68 of 2024 and A.Nos.1668, 1669 and 3161 of 2024 and O.A.No.229 of 2024

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01.07.2024

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Ms Velammal Vidhyashram v. M/s Siddhartha Matriculation Higher Secondary School

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