S.MURALIDHAR, TALWANT SINGH
Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Amway India Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. overview of the case and appeals. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. amway's business operations and guidelines. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. product tracking and refund policy. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. unauthorized sales and complaints. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. amazon's role and response. (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. lc findings and product tampering. (Para 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 7. court's binding interpretation of dsgs. (Para 39 , 40) |
| 8. issues surrounding trademark and intermediary status. (Para 94 , 132) |
| 9. final judgment and implications. (Para 138) |
JUDGMENT :
S. MURALIDHAR, J.
Introduction
1. These are six appeals directed against the same impugned common judgment dated 8th July, 2019 passed by the learned Single Judge in interlocutory applications filed in the corresponding suits by the Respondents in these appeals. By the said judgment, the learned Single Judge has injuncted the Appellants from selling the goods of the Respondents, who claim to be Direct Selling Entities (‘DSEs’) in terms of the Model Framework for Guidelines on Direct Selling dated 26th October, 2016 i.e. Direct Selling Guidelines (‘DSGs’), on the Appellants’ e-commerce platforms.
2. Three of the present appeals i.e. FAO (OS) 133
Bijoe Emmanuel v. State of Kerala (1986) 3 SCC 615
Baker Hughes Limited v. Hiroo Khushalani (1998) 74 DLT 715
Chief Commercial Manager, South Central Railway
Delhi International Airport Limited v. International Lease Finance Corporation (2015) 8 SCC 446
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited v. Union of India (1996) 10 SCC 104
Gulf Goans Hotels Company Limited v. Union of India (2014) 10 SCC 673
New Delhi Municipal Council v. Tanvi Trading and Credit Private Limited (2008) 8 SCC 765
Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited v. Punjab Drugs Manufacturers Association (1999) 6 SCC 247
G.J. Fernandez v. State of Mysore AIR 1967 SC 1753
Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015) 5 SCC 1
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Thakur Bharat Singh AIR 1967 SC 1170
Poonam Verma v. Delhi Development Authority (2007) 13 SCC 154
Narender Kumar Maheshwari v Union of India (1979) 3 SCC 489
G.J. Fernandez v. State of Mysore AIR 1967 SC 1753
Union of India v. Naveen Jindal (2004) 2 SCC 510
Union of India v. Moolchand Khairati Ram Trust AIR 2018 SC 5426
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