A.K.PATNAIK, SWATANTER KUMAR
Best Sellers Retail (India) Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. – Respondent
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JUDGMENT
A.K. Patnaik, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. These are appeals by way of special leave under Article 136 of the Constitution of India against the judgment and order dated 25.08.2010 of the High Court of Karnataka in MFA No. 4060 of 2010 and in M.C. No12036 of 2010 and in M.C. No. 12036 of 2010.
3. The relevant facts briefly are that Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd., Respondent No. 1 in both the appeals, filed a suit O.S. No. 1533 of 2010 against Liberty Agencies, a partnership firm and its partners, in the Court of the City Civil Judge at Bangalore. The case of the Respondent No. 1 in the plaint was as follows: The Respondent No. 1 was engaged in the business of readymade garments and accessories under various reputed brand names and in the year 1995 had appointed Liberty Agencies as an agent to conduct its business of readymade garments and accessories with the reputed brand name 'Louis Philippe'. Thereafter, on 02.03.2005 Respondent No. 1 entered into a fresh agreement with Liberty Agencies under which Liberty Agencies agreed to sell the products of the Respondent No. 1 in the suit schedule property and also agreed to retain the possession of the suit schedule property until the expiry of th
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Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. v. Amritsar Gas Service and Ors. : (1991) 1 SCC 533
Kishoresinh Ratansinh Jadeja v. Maruti Corporation and Ors. (2009) 11 SCC 229
Percept DMark (India) (P) Ltd. v. Zaheer Khan and Anr.: (2006) 4 SCC 227
No cases are explicitly identified as overruled, reversed, or treated as bad law based solely on the provided list. There are no clear indications such as "overruled," "reversed," or "criticized" in the descriptions. The list predominantly references cases that have been followed or relied upon, especially the frequently cited case of Best Sellers Retail (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd., (2012) 6 SCC 792, which appears to be a foundational or authoritative decision. Without explicit language indicating negative treatment or overrule, I cannot definitively classify any case as bad law from the provided data.
Followed/Relied Upon:
The majority of references, such as in entries Rupjyoti Kalita VS Rajib Hazarika - 2012 0 Supreme(Gau) 1358, Gemini Communications Ltd. Rep. by its Authorised Signatory K. Radhakrishnan VS Chief General Manager Southern Telecom Projects Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. - 2012 0 Supreme(Mad) 4894, Beena Kannan VS Abdullakutty - 2013 0 Supreme(Ker) 80, Most Rev. G. Devakadasham Moderator Church of South India Synod, Chennai VS Daniel Diwakar - 2013 0 Supreme(Mad) 1612, Action Committee Unaided Recognized Private Schools VS LT. Governor - 2014 0 Supreme(Del) 183, State of Sikkim VS Sem Sodeun Wangdi - 2014 0 Supreme(Sikk) 4, Hindustan Unilever Limited VS N. Balasubramanian - 2014 0 Supreme(Mad) 906, Vijay Solvex VS Babu Lal - 2015 0 Supreme(Raj) 263, Vijay Solvex VS Babu Lal - 2015 0 Supreme(Raj) 262, Cindrella Management Services Private Limited VS Trend Bags - Calcutta (2015), BPTP Limited VS CPI India I Limited - 2015 0 Supreme(Del) 935, Hero Ecotech Limited VS Hero Cycles Limited - 2016 0 Supreme(Pat) 1000, Dular Chand Sah VS Devnath Sah - 2015 0 Supreme(Pat) 1065, RANTU DAS VS RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA - 2017 0 Supreme(Gau) 281, Rantu Das VS Rajesh Kumar Gupta - Current Civil Cases (2017), Radiance Media P. Ltd. VS Magic Frames, Partnership Firm, reg. By its Partner R. Sarath Kumar, Chennai - 2017 0 Supreme(Mad) 2524, JKM-ARSS VS Mahanadi Coalfields Limited - 2017 0 Supreme(Ori) 584, Anal Apartments Co-Op Housing Society Ltd. VS Kushagra Developers, Partnership Firm - 2018 0 Supreme(Guj) 925, Dharmshi D. Bhanushali VS Municipal Corporation for Greater Bombay - 2018 0 Supreme(Bom) 1911, Moradabad Development Authority VS Sai Sidhi Developers - 2019 0 Supreme(All) 1486, NATIONAL PROPERTIES THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR SANJAY GHANSHAM JUMANI VS SINDHI IMMIGRANTS CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD - 2019 0 Supreme(Bom) 761, Suvomoy Chatterjee VS Arunoy Chatterjee - 2019 0 Supreme(Cal) 423, Suvomoy Chatterjee VS Arunoy Chatterjee - Current Civil Cases (2019), BHARAT LAL DAS VS NETRANAND SAHU - 2019 0 Supreme(Chh) 819, Sr. Prasanna VS Arbind Kumar - 2019 0 Supreme(Jhk) 835, V4 Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. VS Jindal Biochem Pvt. Ltd. - 2020 0 Supreme(Del) 1295, Shrivats Rathi VS Anil Rathi - 2021 0 Supreme(Del) 34, Ramesh Kumar VS Sheetal - Current Civil Cases (2021), Ramesh Kumar VS Sheetal - 2021 0 Supreme(HP) 31, Shambhubhai Prahladbhai Thakor VS Laxmiben - Current Civil Cases (2021), Commissioner State Taxes VS Zaffar Abass Din - 2021 0 Supreme(J&K) 557, Arnav Enterprises VS Iosis Spa & Wellness Private Limited - 2021 0 Supreme(Bom) 1030, Banwari Lal VS Balak Ram - 2021 0 Supreme(HP) 238, Rambhaj & Ors. VS Kashmir Singh & Ors. - 2021 0 Supreme(HP) 366, Muhibur Rahman S/o Late Abdul Karim VS Musstt. Junu Begum Choudhury D/o Paijole Ali @ Raiyak Ali Choudhury - 2021 0 Supreme(Gau) 553, Studio Green Films Private Limited, Rep. by its Director, KE. Gnanavelraja Having its Office at Chennai VS Krikes Cine Creations, Rep. by its Proprietor Sridharan Having registered office at Kalaimagal Nagar, Ekkattuthangal, Chennai - 2021 0 Supreme(Mad) 2747, Fiitjee Limited VS Vidya Mandir Classes Ltd. - 2022 0 Supreme(Del) 1332, Narendra Hirawat And Co. VS Sholay Media Entertainment Private Limitedand Another - 2022 0 Supreme(SC) 1374, Darpan (Ghatlodia) Cooperative Housing Society Limited Thru Chairman Naresh Gangaram Rathod VS Dahyabhai Maganbhai Rabari(Desai) @ D. M. Desai - 2022 0 Supreme(Guj) 1785, Jagmohan Bakshi VS Sumeet Enterprises - 2022 0 Supreme(P&H) 2022, Mansur Ali Ahmed, S/o. Nizamuddin Ahmed VS Santoshi Agarwalla, W/o. Sri Sanjay Agarwalla - 2022 0 Supreme(Gau) 937, Puluputhuri Venkataramana S/o P. Venkata Ramaiah VS Galiveti Siva Rami Reddy S/o G. Narayana Reddy - 2023 0 Supreme(AP) 120, Savitri Joshi VS Rameshwar Yagnik @ Lall Saheb - Current Civil Cases (2023), Sunil Constructions, Rep. by its Managing Partner Sri B. Sunil Chandra Reddy VS Dega Madhavi, W/o D. Srinivasa Reddy - 2023 0 Supreme(Telangana) 364, Deodatta VS Ujwala - 2023 0 Supreme(Bom) 811, Pernod Ricard India Private Limited VS United Spirits Limited - 2023 0 Supreme(P&H) 2625, Petitioner VS Respondent - 2023 0 Supreme(Mad) 668, Ranjit Vardichand Jain VS Nirmal Gagubhai Chhadwa - 2023 0 Supreme(Bom) 649, Rosewood Real Estate Private Limited VS Saramjan Bibi - 2023 0 Supreme(Cal) 927, Anupam Mittal VS People Interactive (India) Pvt. Ltd. - 2023 0 Supreme(Bom) 1279, Rajesh Kumar Naidu Nallapati VS M Prabhavathi - 2023 0 Supreme(Kar) 1221, Pernod Ricard India Private Limited VS Karanveer Singh Chhabra Trading as J. K. Enterprises - 2023 0 Supreme(MP) 433, L. Prakasam Reddy VS Paras Medical Publishers - 2023 0 Supreme(Telangana) 450, Ramesh Kumar Singh VS Lalan Prasad Singh - 2024 0 Supreme(Pat) 11, Vijay Sharma VS Sanjay Kumar - 2024 0 Supreme(P&H) 859, Pashupati Nath Priyadarshi, son of Sri Suresh Paswan VS Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India - 2024 0 Supreme(Jhk) 41, Ishwar Chand Jangid S/o Late Shri Mangilal VS Manoj Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Kishan Sharma - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 321, Bhanwaralal Bugalia S/o Mohan Ram VS Shankarlal S/o Late Lichhman Ram - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 343, Saumitra Singh VS Hare Ram Singh - 2024 0 Supreme(Pat) 912, Pankaj Krishnadev Mashruwala VS Aswinkumar Natvarlal Jadav - 2024 0 Supreme(Guj) 1804, Chilvery Sree Vani vs Kantayapalam Shanti - 2025 0 Supreme(Telangana) 596, Dilipbhai Laxmanbhai Kanani VS Kshitijbhai Manubhai Patel - Current Civil Cases (2025), Percept D Mark (India) Pvt. LTD. VS Zaheer Khan - 2006 3 Supreme 186, Sunil Constructions, Rep. by its Managing Partner Sri B. Sunil Chandra Reddy VS Dega Madhavi, W/o D. Srinivasa Reddy - 2023 0 Supreme(Telangana) 364—all indicate reliance on or follow-up of the case of Best Sellers Retail (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd., (2012) 6 SCC 792. This suggests the case is considered good law and authoritative in subsequent references.
Uncertain Cases:
Several entries, such as Bhanwaralal Bugalia S/o Mohan Ram VS Shankarlal S/o Late Lichhman Ram - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 343, Ishwar Chand Jangid S/o Late Shri Mangilal VS Manoj Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Kishan Sharma - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 321, and Pankaj Krishnadev Mashruwala VS Aswinkumar Natvarlal Jadav - 2024 0 Supreme(Guj) 1804, mention the case along with other cases or in contexts where treatment is not explicitly described as overruled or criticized. The language indicates reliance or citation but does not specify if the treatment was positive, negative, or neutral.
Some entries, like Shambhubhai Prahladbhai Thakor VS Laxmiben - Current Civil Cases (2021), include language that references judgments but do not clarify whether the treatment of the case was favorable or unfavorable.
The absence of explicit negative language or mention of overruling means treatment remains ambiguous in these instances.
In summary, the dominant pattern is reliance and citation of the case of Best Sellers Retail (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd., (2012) 6 SCC 792, without any clear indication of it being overruled or criticized. No case law in the list appears to have been explicitly overruled or treated as bad law based on the provided descriptions.
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