JAYANT NATH
Info Edge(India) Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Akash Deep – Respondent
JAYANT NATH, J.
1. The present suit is filed seeking a decree of permanent injunction against the defendants etc. from using the mark CVNAUKRI.COM, CVNAUKRI.CO.IN, CVNAUKRI.IN, CVNAUKRI.ORG AND RESUMENAUKRI.COM or any other mark consisting the word NAUKRI as a prefix or suffix. Other consequential relief’s are also sought.
2. As per the plaint Defendant No.4 is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 and first and second defendants are the Directors of Defendant No. 4. Defendant No. 3 is the person who has created the website. It may be noted that as far as defendant No.3 is concerned the matter was settled with the plaintiff. On 12.05.2017 the statement/ undertaking of defendant No. 3 was taken on record. In view of the said statement, plaintiff had stated that they do not press any further relief against defendant No.3. Defendants No.1, 2 and 4 were proceeded ex parte as on 12.05.2017.
3. It is the contention of the plaintiff that the plaintiff is running the country’s number 1 job-seeking website NAUKRI.COM since 1997. It is pleaded that the said website by virtue of its extensive and substantial use, the word NAUKRI has acquired a secondary significance and is
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