The court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction for copyright infringement, emphasizing urgency, irreparable harm, and the protection of proprietary client data.

ORDER :

TEJAS KARIA, J.

IA No.21337/2025 (for exemption)

1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. The Application stands disposed of.

I.A. No.21338/2025 (Exemption from pre-institution Mediation)

3. This is an Application filed by the Plaintiffs seeking exemption from instituting pre-litigation Mediation under Section 12A of the CC Act.

4. As the present matter contemplates urgent interim relief, in light of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Yamini Manohar v. T.K.D. Krithi 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1382, exemption from the requirement of pre- institution Mediation is granted.

5. The Application stands disposed of.

IA No.21339/2025 (O-XI R-1(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 )

6. The present Application has been filed on behalf of the Plaintiffs under Order XI Rule 1(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) as applicable to Commercial Suits under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (“CC Act”) seeking leave to place on record additional documents.

7. The Plaintiffs are permitted to file additional documents in accordance with the provisions of the CC Act and the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018.

8. Accordingly, the Application stands disposed of.

I.A. No.21340/2025 (Exemption from advance service to the Defendants)

9. This is an Application filed by the Plaintiffs under Section 151 of the CPC seeking exemption from advance service to the Defendants.

10. The learned Senior Counsel for the Plaintiffs submitted that there is a real and imminent likelihood that the Defendants may take immediate steps to dispose of, conceal or suppress its infringing business operations and digital footprints bearing the deceptively similar Trade Mark.

11. In view of the fact that the Plaintiffs have sought an urgent an ex- parte ad-interim injunction along with the appointment of the Local Commissioner, the exemption from advance service to the Defendants is granted.

12. The Application is disposed of.

I.A. No.21341/2025 (for permission to file documents in sealed cover)

13. This is an Application filed by the Plaintiffs under Section 151 of the CPC seeking leave to file certain documents in a sealed cover.

14. The Plaintiffs seeks to file their Confidential Client Database along with supporting affidavit in a sealed cover, which is stated to be commercially sensitive data. Accordingly, the Plaintiffs are at liberty to furnish the Confidential Client Database along with supporting affidavit in the instant Application, in a sealed cover, within two weeks from today.

15. The Application stands disposed of.

I.A. No21342/2025 (Extension of time to file Court Fees)

16. The present Application has been filed by the Plaintiffs under Section 149 read with Section 151 of the CPC, seeking exemption from payment of Court Fees at the time of the filing of the Suit.

17. Considering the submissions made in the present Application, time of two weeks is granted to file the Court Fees.

18. The Application stands disposed of.

CS(COMM) 918/2025

19. Let the Plaint be registered as a Suit.

20. Issue Summons. Let the Summons be served to the Defendants through all permissible modes upon filing of the Process Fee.

21. The Summons shall state that the Written Statement(s) shall be filed by the Defendants within 30 days from the date of the receipt of Summons. Along with the Written Statement(s), the Defendants shall also file an Affidavit of Admission/Denial of the documents of the Plaintiffs, without which the Written Statement(s) shall not be taken on record.

22. Liberty is granted to the Plaintiffs to file Replication(s), if any, within 30 days from the receipt of the Written Statement(s). Along with the Replication(s) filed by the Plaintiffs, an Affidavit of Admission/Denial of