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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 33132

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.Velmurugan, J
Rubinetterie Bresciane Bonomi Spa – Appellant
Versus
Abbas Lehri – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: learned senior counsel
For the Respondents: learned Senior Counsel

Table of Content
1. factual background of trademark distributorship dispute (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45)
2. suits filed and issues framed (Para 6 , 8 , 9 , 10)
3. single judge's findings on evidence (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 46 , 47 , 48)
4. single judge dismissed passing off, decreed defamation. (Para 15)
5. appellant's arguments on passing off evidence (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33)
6. respondent's defense on lack of proof (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37)
7. recaps distributorship, complaints triggering dispute. (Para 38)
8. cumulative evidence establishes passing off likelihood (Para 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59)
9. communications not defamatory without proof (Para 60 , 61 , 62 , 63)
10. injunction granted; damages claims rejected (Para 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68)

P.VELMURUGAN, J.

These Original Side Appeals arise out of the common judgment dated 29.11.2019 passed by the learned Single Judge in C.S.No.405 of 2014 and C.S.No.891 of 2015. The appellant herein was the plaintiff in C.S.No.405 of 2014 and the defendant in C.S.No.891 of 2015. The respondent herein was the defendant in C.

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