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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CS(COMM) 22/2026

KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION ...Plaintiff

Through: Ms. Shwetasree Majumder, Ms. Diva

Arora Menon, Ms. Devyani Nath, Ms. Vani Sarin and Ms. Nidhi Pandey,

Advocates.

versus

ENDURING BODY CARE LLP AND ORS .....Defendants

Through:

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

O R D E R

% 13.01.2026

I.A. 755/2026 (Exemption)

1. For the reasons stated therein, exemption is allowed, subject to all just

exceptions.

2. The clear and typed/translated copies of the documents with proper margins of the dim annexures be filed within four weeks with an advance

copy to the respondents

3. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

I.A. 753/2026 (Exemption from pre-litigation mediation)

4. This is an application filed by the plaintiffs seeking exemption from instituting pre-litigation mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial

Courts Act, 2015 (‘CC Act’).

5. As the present matter contemplates urgent interim relief, in light of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Yamini Manohar vs. T.K.D. Keerthi: (2024) 5 SCC 815, exemption from the requirement of pre-

institution mediation is granted.

6. The application stands disposed of.

I.A. 754/2026 (Additional Documents)

7. 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 CC Act, seeking leave to place on record additional documents.

8. 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.

9. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

CS(COMM) 22/2026

10. Present suit has been filed seeking, inter alia, a decree of permanent injunction restraining defendant nos.1 to 4 and all others acting for and on their behalf from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, marketing, advertising, directly or indirectly providing any kind of goods and/or services under the trademark KHADI VEDA/ and/or domain name or any

, mark/trade name/domain name that is identical or deceptively similar to the plaintiff’s registered KHADI trademarks, amounting to infringement or passing off of the plaintiff’s registered trademarks.

11. Let the plaint be registered as a suit.

12. Upon filing of the process fee within a week, issue summons of the suit to the defendants through all permissible modes.

13. The summons shall state that the Written Statement shall be filed by the defendant within 30 days from the date of the receipt of summons. Alongwith the Written Statement, the defendant shall also file an Affidavit of Admission/Denial of the documents of the plaintiffs, without which the Written Statement shall not be taken on record. Liberty is granted to the plaintiffs to file Replication, if any, within 30 days from the receipt of the Written Statement. Along with the Replication filed by the plaintiffs, an Affidavit of Admission/Denial of the documents of defendant be filed by the plaintiffs, without which the Replication shall not be taken on record.

14. In case any party is placing reliance on a document, which is not in their power and possession, its details and source shall be mentioned in the list of reliance, which shall also be filed with the pleadings.

15. If any of the parties wish to seek inspection of any documents, the same shall be sought and given within the prescribed timelines.

16. List before the Joint Registrar on 03.03.2026 for completion of service and pleadings.

17. List before Court on 21.05.2026.

I.A. 752/2026 (u/O XXXIX Rule 1 & 2, CPC)

18. Present application has been filed under Order XXXIX Rules 1 & 2, CPC seeking ex-parte injunction against the defendant nos.1 to 4 and all others acting on their behalf.

19. The plaintiff is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament i.e. Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (‘the Act’). It claims to be the registered proprietor of, inter alia, word mark K