DELHI HIGH COURT
RAJIV SHAKDHER, TALWANT SINGH
Disposafe Health and Life Care Limited – Appellant
Versus
Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices Limited – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appeal against trial court's judgment (Para 2) |
| 2. contentions about trademark rights (Para 3) |
| 3. need for trial court's examination of records (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 4. setting aside judgment to rule on interim relief (Para 7) |
| 5. conclusion and order of the court (Para 8 , 9) |
JUDGMENT
Rajiv Shakdher, J. (ORAL):
CM APPLs. 34622-23/2021
1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions.
FAO (COMM) 143/2021
2. This is an appeal directed against common judgement dated 11.02.2020, passed by the District Judge (Commercial Court) - 01, Patiala House Court, New Delhi [hereafter referred to as the "trial Court"] on an application filed by the appellant/plaintiff under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [in short "CPC"] as also on the application filed by the respondent no. 1/defendant no. 1 under Section 10 read with Section 151 of the CPC.
3. Mr. Amit Sibal, learned senior counsel, who appears on behalf of the appellant, has drawn our attention to the operative directions, which are contained in paragraph 34 of the impugned judgment.
3.1. For the sake of convenience, the operative directions are extracted hereafter:
"34. After conside
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