Neutral Citation Number: 2022/DHC/004573

CS(COMM) 430/2022 Page 1 of 12

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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CS(COMM) 430/2022 & I.A. 9660/2022, 13229/2022

SILVERMAPLE HEALTHCARE

SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

..... Plaintiff

Through:

Mr. Tushar Singh, Ms. Sugandh

Virmani and Mr. Aditya Kumar, Advocates.

versus

DR. TAJINDER BHATTI

..... Defendant

Through:

Ms. Sneha Jain, Mr. Sidharth

Chopra, Mr. Vivek Ayyagari, Mr. Sudarshan

M.J., Ms. Paushi Sridhar and Ms. Ramya A.,

Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

JUDGEMENT

JYOTI SINGH, J.

I.A. 13233/2022 (under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, by Defendant)

1.

Present application has been preferred on behalf of the

Defendant under Order VII Rule 11 read with Section 151 CPC, 1908

seeking rejection of the plaint on two grounds: (a) Plaintiff is legally

disentitled to institute a suit for infringement of DHI marks by virtue

of provisions of Section 53 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (hereinafter

referred to as the ‘Act’); and (b) non-joinder of necessary party qua

the claim for disparagement under Pr