Advocates:
['M/S APR ASSOCIATES', '', 'DR S B NIRMALATHA', 'B MUTHUNATHAN', 'M/S C RAJAN', '', 'M SUNDARAM', 'V K SATHIAMURTHY', 'TRADING AS THAYAR DAIRY', 'COUNSEL', 'NO RAGANATHAN STREET', 'FOR SOLE RESPT', 'T NAGAR', '', 'CHENNAI', '', 'SOLE RESPDT', 'SERVED ON']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.09.2018

CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.SESHASAYEE

O.S.A.Nos.238 and 239 of 2014

and

M.P.Nos.1 and 1 of 2014

and

C.M.P.No.22440 of 2017

and

W.P.No.16746 of 2010

and

W.P.No.17428 of 2012

O.S.A.Nos.238 and 239 of 2014

1.M/s.Thayar Food Products,

Patnership firm,

20 (Old No.9), First & Second Floor,

Hanumar Koil Street,

West Mambalam,

Chennai-600 033. ...Appellant in both OSAs

2.Kannan S.Mahadevan,

Partner of M/s Thayar Food Products,

#20, Old No.9, Hanumar Koil Street,

Second Floor (facing station)

West Mambalam, Chennai-600 033.

3.A.R.Ananda Krishnan,

Partner of M/s Thayar Food Products,

#20, Old No.9, Hanumar Koil Street,

Second Floor (facing station)

West Mambalam, Chennai-600 03. ... Appellants 2 & 3 in

OSA.No.238/14

Adithyapuram Rama Iyer (died)

Vs.

M.Sundaram

Trading as THAYAR DAIRY,

No.31, Ranganathan Street,

T.Nagar,

Chennai-600 017.

... Respondent in both O.S.As.

Common Prayer in O.S.A.Nos.238 and 239 of 2014:- These Appeals

are filed under Order XXXVI Rule 9 of O.S.Rules read with

Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, against the Judgment and

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Decree dated 15.09.2014 made in C.S.Nos.196 and 300 of 2007

respectively on the file of this Court.

C.S.Nos.196/2007 & 300/2007:These Civil suits are filed U/o.

IV R1 of O's Rules R/w O VII R1 of CPC R/w Sec 26 of CPC r/w

Sec 134 & 135 of Trade Marks Act 1999.

For Appellants in : Mr.A.Prabhakara Reddy

both OSAs

for APR Associates

For Respondent in : Mr.T.V.Ramanujam

both OSAs

for Mr.V.K.Sathiyamoorthy

W.P.No.16746 of 2010

M.Sundaram, Proprietor

Thayar Dairy,

31, Ranganathan Street,

T.Nagar, Chennai-600 017.

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.Intellectual Property Appellate Board,

Chennai.

2.M/s.Thayar Food Products,

20, Old No.9, Hanumar Koil Street,

Second Floor,

West Mambalam,

Chennai-600 033.

... Respondents

Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of Certiorari to

call for the records of the case in ORA/117/2007/TM/CH dated

11/09/2009 on the file of the first respondent and quash the

same.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.V.Ramanujam SC

for Mr.V.K.Sathiyamoorthy

For Respondents :Mr.Prabhakara Reddy

for APR Associates

W.P.No.17428 of 2012

M/s.Thayar Dairy

Represented by its Proprietor

M.Sundaram

Ranganathan Street

T.Nagar, Chennai-600 017.

... Petitioner

Vs.

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

1.INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES APPELLATE BOARD,

Annexure 1, Guna Complex,

II Floor, 443, Anna Salai, Teynampet,

Chennai-600 018.

2.THAYAR FOOD PRODUCTS,

No.20, Old No.9, Hanumar Koil Street,

(Facing Station Road),

II Floor, West Mambalam,

Chennai-600 033.

... Respondents

Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of Certiorari to

call for the records of the case in ORA/185/09/TM/CH dated

04/05/2012 on the file of the first respondent and quash the

same.

For Appellant : Mr.T.V.Ramanujam SC for

Mr.V.K.Sathiamoorthy

For Respondents : Mr.Prabhakara Reddy

for APR Associates

COMMON JUDGMENT

[Judgment of the Court was delivered by M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J.]

Heard both sides.

2. The suit in C.S.No.196 of 2007 was filed by

Mr.M.Sundaram, sole proprietor of Thayar Dairy, Ranganathan

Street, T.Nagar, Chennai-17 as against the Thayar Food

Products and 3 others for the following reliefs:

''a) For permanent injunction restraining the

defendants, their agents or servants from

continuing or repeating the infringement of the

Plaintiff's registered trade mark ''Thayar'' or

continuing to commit any infringement of the

Plaintiff's name and mark ''Thayar'' or the name,

colour com