IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SAINT GOBAIN PLACO & ANR. VS. M/S STEEL INDIA & ORS.
CS(COMM) 768/2024
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CS(COMM) 768/2024 & I.A. 38738/2024
GUJARAT CO-OPERATIVE MILK MARKETING FEDERATION
LTD & ANR. .....Plaintiffs
Through: Mr. Abhishek Singh, Mr. J. Amal
Anand, Mr. Elvin Joshy, Mr. K.V.
Vibu Prasad, Mr. Utkarsh Sahu & Mr.
Ayush Soni, Advs.
versus
TERRE PRIMITIVE & ORS. .....Defendants
Through: None
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA
O R D E R
% 23.12.2025
I.A. 38738/2024
1. This is an application filed under Order XXXIX Rule 1 and 2 of the
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [‘CPC’].
2. Learned counsel for the Plaintiffs states that the injunction order dated
09.09.2024 was passed, which has been implemented.
3. In view of the decree, the said injunction order is made absolute.
4. The application is disposed of.
CS(COMM) 768/2024
5. This suit has been filed seeking permanent and mandatory injunction,
passing off, damages and other ancillary reliefs.
6. The Plaintiffs are engaged in the business of marketing milk and milk
products under the trademark AMUL since 1948. AMUL is the house mark
for the Plaintiffs.
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##PAGE2##7. The Plaintiffs’ earliest registration is for the device mark
bearing TM no. 185698 in class 29, application dated
01.07.1958. The AMUL mark has been registered in various languages.
Details of Plaintiffs’ various AMUL registrations have been set out in
paragraph ‘19’ of the plaint.
8. The Plaintiffs’ trademark AMUL was recognised as a well-known
trademark by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board on 29.05.2015
9. The Plaintiffs’ turnover for the year 2022-2023 was Rs. 55,073.59
crores.
Overview of the Defendants
10. Defendant No.1/Terre Primitive is engaged in the manufacturing,
marketing and sale of products under the mark
/AMULETI [‘impugned mark’].
11. The products bearing the impugned mark are being sold at
https://www.terreprimitive.it/chi-siamo/ [‘impugned website’], of which
Defendant No.2/Registrar S.P.A is the Domain Name Registrar [‘DNR’].
12. The products bearing the impugned mark are also available on
Defendant No.1’s social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook, which
are owned and operated by Defendant No.3/Meta Platforms Inc.
Knowledge about Defendant No.1’s infringement
13. In August 2024, the Plaintiffs learnt about Defendant No.1 selling its
confectionery products in India under the impugned mark, which is
deceptively similar to the Plaintiffs’ mark.
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##PAGE3##Submissions on behalf of the Plaintiffs
14. Mr. J. Amal Anand, learned counsel for the Plaintiffs, states that he
has taken instructions and the Plaintiffs would be satisfied if a decree of
permanent injunction can be passed against Defendant Nos. 1 and 2 in terms
of the injunction order dated 09.09.2024, more specifically paragraph ‘35’
therein.
14.1. He states that the the social media accounts on which the impugned
marks were being used by the Defendant No. 1 have already been taken
down by Defendant No. 3, and Defendant No. 1 has not approached this
Court to seek variation of the order.
14.2. He states that the impugned website is not functional as on date.
14.3. He states that Plaintiffs do not wish to press for their claim for
monetary damages and that the suit may be decreed for the relief of
permanent injunction in terms of the order dated 09.09.2024.
Court’s Findings
15. The Court has heard the submissions of the Plaintiffs and perused the
record.
16. The predecessor bench of this Court vide order dated 09.09.2024 had
issued summons and granted an ex-parte ad interim injunction in favour of
the Plaintiffs.
17. The learned Joint Registrar (J), vide order dated 04.0
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