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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CS(COMM) 1414/2025 & I.A. 32623-32625/2025

SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. .....Plaintiff

Through: Mr. Sachin Gupta, Ms. Prashansa

Singh, Ms. Diksha Tekriwal and Ms.

Mahima Chanchalani, Advs.

versus

DR. REDDYS LABORATORIES LTD.

& ANR. .....Defendants

Through: Mr. J. Sai Deepak, Senior Adv. with

Mr. Ranjan Narula, Mr. Shakti Priyan

Nair, Mr. Parth Bajaj, Ms. Purnima

Vashishtha, Advs. and Ms. Payal

Kalhan, AR of D-1

CORAM:

HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 24.12.2025

I.A. 32623/2025(seeking exemption from instituting pre-litigation

mediation)

1. This is an application filed under Section 12A of the Commercial

Courts Act, 2015 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure,

1908 [‘CPC’] seeking exemption from instituting pre-litigation mediation.

2. Having regard to the facts that the present suit contemplates urgent

interim relief and in light of the judgement of the Supreme Court in Yamini

Manohar v. T.K.D. Keerthi¹, exemption from the requirement of pre-

institution mediation is granted to the Plaintiff.

3. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

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I.A. 32624/2025(seeking exemption from filing clear, legible, translated

copies of the documents)

4. This is an application filed under Section 151 of CPC seeking

exemption from filing clear, legible, translated copies of the documents.

5. Subject to the Plaintiff filing the clear, legible, translated copies of the

documents within a period of thirty (30) days, exemption is granted for the

present, failing which the Plaintiff will not be entitled to rely upon these

documents.

6. Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

CS(COMM) 1414/2025

7. The present suit has been filed seeking permanent injunction

restraining infringement of trademark, passing off, and other ancillary reliefs

against the Defendants.

8. Let the plaint be registered as a suit.

9. Summons be issued to Defendants by all permissible modes on filing

of process fee. Affidavit of service be filed within two (2) weeks.

10. The summons shall indicate that the written statement(s) must be filed

within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the summons. The

Defendants shall also file affidavit(s) of admission/denial of the documents

filed by the Plaintiff, failing which the written statement(s) shall not be

taken on record.

11. The Plaintiff is at liberty to file replication thereto within thirty (30)

days after filing of the written statement(s). The replication shall be

accompanied by affidavit of admission/denial in respect of the documents

filed by Defendants, failing which the replication shall not be taken on

1 (2024) 5 SCC 815

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record.

12. It is made clear that any unjustified denial of documents may lead to

an order of costs against the concerned party.

13. Any party seeking inspection of documents may do so in accordance

with the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018.

14. List before Court on 23.01.2026.

I.A. 32625/2025(under Order XXXIX Rule 1 and 2 CPC)

15. This is an application filed under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2, read

with Section 151 CPC seeking interim injunction against the Defendants.

16. Mr. Sachin Gupta, learned counsel for the Plaintiff has set up the case

of the Plaintiff as follows:

Factual matrix

17. The Plaintiff and its group companies are engaged in marketing,

manufacturing, trading pharmaceutical and medicinal preparations, drugs

and formulations in more than 100 countries of the world under its extensive

range of well-known and di