$~15 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 227/2023 & I.A. 7294/2023 I.A. 8274/2023 I.A.

28595/2025 I.A. 28669/2025 I.A. 28670/2025 SPORTA TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD & ANR. ....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Prithvi Singh, Mr. Ritwik Marwaha, Ms. Vanshika Singh, Advocates versus BANTI KUMAR SHARMA & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Utkarsh Joshi and Mr. Amit Kumar, Mr. Shouvik Dutta, Mr. Ankit Kumar, Mr. Sudharshan Bandhopadhyay, Ms. Kanika Sharma, Mr. Vaibhav Sharma, Advocates for D-1 to 3 Mr. Mrinal Ojha, Mr. Debarshi Dutta, Mr. Arjun Mookherjee, Mr. Yogesh Singh, Advocates for D-4 Mr. Rohan Jaitley, CGSC with Mr. Dev Pratap Shah, Mr. Yogya Bhatia, Advocates for DOT.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 17.11.2025 I.A. 28669/2025(application on behalf of the plaintiff under Order VI Rule 17 CPC) and I.A. 28670/2025(application on behalf of plaintiff under Order XI Rule 1(5)

CPC seeking leave to file additional document)

1. Learned counsel for plaintiff no. 1 submits that plaintiff no. 2 has merged with plaintiff no. 1 and has therefore ceased to exist.

1.1 He states that the scheme of amalgamation by which plaintiff no. 2 merged with plaintiff no. 1 is sought to be placed on record vide I.A.

28670/2025.

1.2 He states that I.A. 28669/2025 has been filed to seek leave to amend the plaint appropriately to reflect the deletion of plaintiff no. 2 and the merger. He states that the amended plaint is annexed with this application.

2. Issue notice.

3. Learned counsel for defendant nos. 1 to 3 accepts notice.

4. Keeping in view the formal nature of the amendment application, the application is allowed.

5. The amended plaint, along with the amended memo of parties, is taken on record. The additional documents are also taken on record.

6. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

I.A. 28595/2025(application on behalf of plaintiff under Section 151 CPC read with Rule 26 of the Delhi High Court Intellectual Property Division Rules, 2022)

7. Issue notice.

8. Learned counsel for non-applicant/defendant nos. 1 to 3 accepts notice.

9. Reply, if any, be filed within two (2) weeks.

10. Rejoinder, if any, be filed within two (2) weeks thereafter.

I.A. 7294/2023(application under Order XXXIX Rule 1 and 2 CPC)

I.A. 8274/2023(application on behalf of defendant nos. 1 to 3 under Order XXXIX Rule 1 CPC)

11. Learned counsel for Defendant Nos. 1 to 3 seeks leave to place on record additional documents that are available in the public domain.

12. The leave as prayed for is granted.

13. The aforesaid liberty shall be exercised within two (2) weeks, failing which the same shall stand exhausted.

CS(COMM) 227/2023

14. Learned counsel for defendant no. 4 seeks deletion.

15. Learned counsel for the plaintiffs’ states that he has no objection to the said prayer and states that relief against defendant no. 4 will now only be prayed for in the final decree.

16. In response, learned counsel for defendant no. 4 states that defendant no. 4 will abide by the final decree passed in terms of prayer clause 45(c) of the plaint, subject to the concerned party paying the appropriate charges payable to the DNR.

The said statement is taken on record.

17. Accordingly, defendant no. 4 is bound down to the same, and deleted from the array of parties.

18. In addition, learned counsel for defendant no. 4 clarifies that in pursuance of the injunction order, the subject domain name has been suspended as of now.He states, however, that the domain name registration is valid only until 08.01.2027, and if thereafter the domain name is not renewed, the same shall become available to the public.

19. It is hereby directed that subject to any further order being passed, defendant nos. 1 to 3 will ensure that the subject domain name is renewed with defendant no. 4 on or before 31.12.2026 so that the subject domain is not lost. Defendant nos. 1 to 3 will inform the plaintiff and the Court by filing an affidavit with respect to the renewal.

20. Moreover, in case the subject domain name