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2009 Supreme(Del) 15

SANJIV KHANNA
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
HEINZ INDIA (P) LIMITED – Respondent


Advocates appeared
Mr. Arun Jaitely, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Chander M. Lall and Mr. Manish Dhir, Advocates.
Mr. C.S. Sundaram, Mr. A.S. Chandhiok, Mr. A.M. Singhvi, Sr. Advocates with Ms. Anuradha Salhotra, Mr. Rahul Chaudhary, Mr. Sumit Wadhwa, Ms. Bhavna Gandhi, Ms. Rohini Musa, Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Mr. Zafar Inayat and Mr. Anandh Kannan, Advocates.

Judgment

SANJIV KHANNA, J:

1. Glaxo Smithkline Consumer Health Care Limited is the sole plaintiff in CS(OS) No. 2577/2008 and plaintiffs No. 2 in CS(OS) No. 2646/2008. Horlicks Limited, United Kingdom, is plaintiff No. 1 in CS(OS) No. 2646/2008. Both suits have filed against M/s Heinz India (P) Limited alleging disparaging advertisements by the defendant, manufacturers of drink/milk mix Complan. The plaintiff(s) are manufacturing the drink/milk mix under the mark Horlicks. CS(OS) No. 2577/2008 deals with print advertisements and CS(OS) No. 2646/2008 deals with moving/video advertisements.

2. The defendant had entered appearance on 12th December, 2008 when CS (OS) No. 2577/2008 was listed for the first time and were on caveat in CS(OS) No. 2646/2008. The defendant has also filed reply along with documents to I.A. No. 15237/2008 in CS(OS) No. 2577/2008.

3. Jurisdiction of this Court to entertain the present suits as a part of cause of action arises in Delhi, is not disputed. The defendant, however, submits that this Court should not entertain the present suits on the principle of forum non-convenience and the parties have been extensively heard on the said aspect and on the aspect of







































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