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AMIT BANSAL
Eduspark International Private Limited – Appellant
Versus
Laxmi Publications Private Limited – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Amit Bansal, J.
I.A. 16497/2022 (O-XXXIX R-2A of the CPC)
1. The present application has been filed on behalf of the plaintiff under the provisions of Order XXXIX Rule 2A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) against the defendant and its employees for having violated the interim order dated 23rd August, 2022 passed by this Court.
2. It has been submitted on behalf of the plaintiff that despite the interim order passed by this Court on 23rd August, 2022, the books of the defendant bearing the infringing "VIBGYOR" trademarks were still available on third-party websites such as Amazon.in, BuyBooksIndia.com and the like.
3. Counsel for the alleged contemnors submits that immediately upon passing of the interim order by this Court, on 29th August, 2022, the defendant had written emails to its various offices all over India to discontinue selling books bearing the mark "VIBGYOR".
4. I have heard the counsels for the parties.
5. It is an admitted position that as on date, there is no violation of the interim order dated 23rd August, 2022. Yet, on the basis of the material on record, it cannot be denied that there was delay on the part of the defendant in communicat
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