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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 16983

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.ANAND VENKATESH, J
The Scotch Whisky Association – Appellant
Versus
The Registrar of Trade Marks, O/o.The Trade Marks Registry – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.Arun C Mohan
For the Respondents: Mr.K.V.Muthuvisakan, Mr.R.Sathish Kumar

Table of Content
1. filing writ petitions regarding adjournments. (Para 3)
2. court's assessment of jurisdiction and previous adjournments. (Para 4 , 5 , 7 , 9)
3. final ruling dismissing the writ petitions. (Para 10)

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COMMON ORDER

All these writ petitions have been filed to direct the first respondent to adjourn the oppositions filed by the petitioner against the second respondent’s trade mark Application Nos.863125, 838249, 819559 and 817310 sine-die awaiting the judgment of the Bombay High Court in Commercial IP Suit No.296 of 2021 and to consolidate the Opposition Nos.MAS-737983, MAS-721701, MAS-721066 and MAS-108630 for the purpose of hearing and adjudication.

2. When these writ petitions came up for final hearing on

29.01.2026, this Court passed the following order: “All these writ petitions have been filed for a direction to the 1st respondent to keep the opposition filed by the petitioner Association against the 2 nd respondent’s trade mark application pending, awaiting the final judgment of the Bombay High Court in the pending Commercial IP Suit No.296 of 2021.

2.It is seen from records that the suit was filed in the year 1987 and it has been renumbered in the year 2021 and

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