Anugraha Castings VS Anugraha Valve Castings Limited

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K. R. SHRIRAM, SENTHIL KUMAR RAMAMOORTHY
Anugraha Castings – Appellant
Versus
Anugraha Valve Castings Limited – Respondent

Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
For the Appellant: Mr. G.K. Muthukumar
For the Respondent: Mr. H. Karthik Seshadri

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon’ble Chief Justice)

Shri H. Karthik Seshadri takes notice on behalf of respondent.

2. The appeal impugns an order dated 20.1.2025 passed by the Commercial Court, Coimbatore, at the ad-interim stage, in a suit filed by respondent (original plaintiff) against appellants (original defendants), where the main relief sought was permanent injunction restraining appellants from using the registered trademark or the deceptively similar trademark as that of the respondent company. Respondent has also sought reliefs of rendition of accounts, damages, etc.

3. Respondent functions in the name of “Anugraha Valve Castings Limited” and allegedly holds a registered trademark in its name. Respondent is in the business of making and selling castings in the registered name of respondent company. It is respondent’s case that appellants are using deceptively similar trademark unauthorisedly and are also in a business similar to that of respondent. Respondent, therefore, sought temporary injunction restraining appellants from selling its products under the mark “Anugraha Castings”.

4. By the impugned order, the trial court has proceeded beyond the relief soug

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