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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 23832

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.VELMURUGAN, K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI, JJ
Marico Limited – Appellant
Versus
Prahalad Rai Kedia – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellant: Mr.P.S.Raman Senior Counsel for Mr.Arun C.Mohan
For the Respondents: R1 & R2 – No appearance

Table of Content
1. challenge to copyright registration (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. failure to challenge (Para 4)
3. judicial error and override (Para 6)

(Judgment of the Court was made by P.Velmurugan J.)

This appeal is filed against the order dated 11.11.2025 passed by the learned single Judge in (T)OP(CR)No.1 of 2024.

2. The appellant filed the petition in (T)OP(CR)No.1 of 2024 under Section 50 of the Copyright Act, 1957 before the learned single Judge praying (a) to suspend the impugned copyright registration No.A-85790/2009 of the first respondent from the Copyright Register and (b) to expunge the impugned copyright registration No.A-85790/2009 of the first respondent from the Copyright Register stating that the appellant, being a company incorporated in 1988 under the Companies Act, 1956, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of well-known consumer products viz., PARACHUTE, PARACHUTE ADVANSED JASMINE, Marico's HAIR & CARE, NIHAR, SAFFOLA, MEDIKER, LIVON, REVIVE, SILK-N-SHINE and SET WET and has filed the petition seeking removal or rectification of Copyright Registration No.A-85790/2009 dated 01.06.2009 granted in favour of the first respondent in respect of the artistic work used on the

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