IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:06.11.2025 Hippostores Technology Private Limited ....Appellant(s)

Versus M/s Mahajan Engineering Works and another .....Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR ****

Present: Mr. Chetan Mittal, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Gurpreet Singh Kahlon, Advocate, for the appellant.

Mr. Amit Jhanji, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Vikas Mohan Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No.1-Caveator.

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ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA , J. (Oral)

1. This commercial appeal arises out of an order being passed by the Commercial Court, Ludhiana, whereby the application filed by respondent No.1-plaintiff under Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 CPC read with Section 151 CPC has been allowed and the defendant/appellant is restrained from using the mark “HIPPO” or any deceptively similar mark in their business name or products and from operating or franchising any stores or outlets under the infringed name, selling, advertising, or delivering goods bearing the infringed mark or logo, passing off their goods as those of the plaintiff, indulging in unfair trade practices and infringing the plaintiff's copyright or trademark rights,