Petition for condonation of 42 days' delay in filing a trademark appeal, citing the individual appellant's illness. The court found sufficient cause shown and allowed the petition, directing the Registry to number the appeal if otherwise in order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 03.06.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY
C.M.P.No.24630 of 2024 in CMA(TM)/SR.126831/2024
Madhusudan P Patel
Trading As NIKI IMPEX Formerly known as M/s.P.J.Timbers and Ply, NIKI Impex, No.28/A-1, J.P.Nagar 3rd Phase, Bannerghatta Main Road, B.T.M. Circle, Bangalore-560076, Karnataka ... Petitioner
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The Registrar Of Trademarks Intellectual Property Building, GST Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032 and another ... Respondents
For Petitioner : Mr.G.Ramesh For Respondents : Mr.A.R.Sakthivel, SPC for R1 ORDER
By this petition, the intending appellant seeks the condonation of the
delay of 42 days in filing the appeal. In the affidavit in support of the petition, it is stated that the appeal could not be lodged in time on account of the illness of the individual appellant, which resulted in delay in coordinating with the counsel.
SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J
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satisfied that sufficient cause is shown, this petition is allowed by condoning the delay. Consequently, the Registry is directed to number the appeal, if otherwise in order.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the 42-day delay in filing the trademark appeal should be condoned on grounds of illness of the appellant.
Madhusudan P Patel trading as NIKI IMPEX
The Registrar of Trademarks
Second Respondent
Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
As recorded by the court registry
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