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COMAP No.321 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2023
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.NARENDAR
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL
COMMERCIAL APPEAL NO.321 OF 2023
BETWEEN:
1.
MATRA MOBILI PRIVATE LIMITED
A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER
THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
HAVING CIN- U36990DL2020PTC371502
HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT
KHASRA NO.432, PLOT NO.14
M G ROAD VILLAGE, SUTANPUR
GADAIPUR, NEW DELHI
DELHI 110 030, INDIA.
REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
MR. UDAYKANT JAMNADAS.
…APPELLANT
(BY SMT. MANEESHA KONGOVI, ADV.,)
AND:
1.
MADANAPALLE RETAIL PRIVATE LIMITED
A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE
COMPANIES ACT, 1956
HAVING CIN U52100KA2012PTC062759
HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT:
Digitally
signed by
RUPA V
Location:
HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
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COMAP No.321 of 2023
109/1, NMR PEARL, 2 FLOOR
VIJAYA BANK COLONY
DODDA BANASWADI, RING ROAD
(SERVICE ROAD), BENGALURU
KARNATAKA 560043, INDIA.
REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR
DR. ALPHONSE REDDY
CHINTALACHERUVU.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. PRADEEP NAYAK, ADV., FOR C/R)
THIS COMAP/COMMERCIAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER
SECTION 13(1A) OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT, 2015
R/W ORDER 43 OF THE CPC, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS
OF COM.O.S.NO.909/2023 PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE
COURT OF THE LD. LXXXII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND
SESSIONS
JUDGE
(CCH-84),
COMMERCIAL
COURT,
BENGALURU. SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED
17/08/2023
IN
I.A.NO.1/2023
TO
I.A.NO.4/2023
IN
COM.O.S.NO.909/2023 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE LD.
LXXXIX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-
90) HAVING CONCURRENT CHARGE OVER THE COURT OF THE
HONBLE COURT OF THE LD. LXXXII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL
AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-84). PASS ANY OTHER ORDER
OR DIRECTION IN THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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COMAP No.321 of 2023
This appeal is filed under Section 13(1A) of the
Commercial Courts Act, 2015 read with order XLIII of the
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, assailing the order dated
17.08.2023 passed on I.A.Nos.1/2023 to 4/2023 in
Com.O.S.No.909/2023 on the file of the LXXXIX Addl. City
Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (for short, 'the
Commercial Court').
2.
The parties are referred to as per their
respective ranking before the Commercial Court.
3.
Brief facts giving rise to filing of this appeal are
that the respondent-plaintiff has filed commercial suit
seeking following prayers:
"A.
An
order
for
permanent
injunction
restraining the Defendant, its officers, servants,
agents, and all other persons claiming through or
under them from, in any manner whatsoever,
infringing, adopting and/or using the Plaintiff's
registered trademarks 'Sunday' and 'Sunday
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Life', or any other mark identically or deceptively
similar thereto;
B.
An
order
for
permanent
injunction
restraining the Defendant, its officers, servants,
agents, and all other persons claiming through or
under them from, in any manner whatsoever,
passing off their furniture and home furnishings
as the furniture and home furnishings provided
by the Plaintiff by adopting and/or using the
Plaintiff's registered trademarks 'Sunday' and
'Sunday Life', or any other mark identical or
deceptively similar thereto, including by way of
using
the
Plaintiff's
registered
trademarks
'Sunday' and 'Sunday Life' as part of their trade
name or in any manner whatsoever;
C.
An
order
for
permanent
injunction
restraining the Defendant, its officers, servants,
agents, and all other persons claiming through or
under them from, in any manner whatsoever,
passing off their products as the products offered
by the Plaintiff by using the domain name
"http://www.sundaydesign.in/"
or
any
other
domain
name
incorporating
the
Plaintiff's
registered trademarks 'Sunday' and 'Sunday Life'
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or any other mark identical or deceptively similar
thereto;
D.
An
order
for
permanent
injunction
restraining the Defendant, its officers, servants,
agents, and all other persons claiming through or
under them from , in any manner whatsoever,
passing off their products on various social
media pages including on Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, LinkedIn, as products offered by the
Plaintiff by incorporating the Plaintiff's registered
trademarks 'Sunday' and Sunday Life', or any
other mark identical or deceptively similar
thereto;
E.
An order for deliver-up to the Plaintiff by
the Defendant, its officers, servants, agents, and
all other persons claiming through or under
them,
of
all
infringing
goods,
advertising
materials,
memorabilia,
printed
matter,
publications, including brochures, pamphlets,
stationery and any other materials bearing the
trademarks 'Sunday' and 'Sunday Life', or any
other mark identical or deceptively similar
thereto
for
the
purposes
of
erasure
or
destruction;
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F.
An order directing the Defendant to render
honestly and faithfully true accounts of the
profits that the Defendant has derived by
promoting its products the Plaintiff's registered
trademarks 'Sunday' and 'Sunday Life' or any
other mark identical or deceptively similar
thereto and directing payment of such profits to
the Plaintiff by way of damages for infringing and
passing off the trademark of the Plaintiff."
4.
It is averred that the plaintiff company is into
the businesses of manufacturing and selling of home
furniture specifically mattresses and accessories such as
pillows and mattress covers including cots and desks. The
plaintiff is selling its products under the brand name
'Sunday' in several cities across the country from 2015.
The plaintiff for protection of its right has registered four
trademarks 'Sunday' in Class 20, 'Sunday' in Class 24,
'Sunday Life' in Class 20 and Class 24. It is further
averred that the products of the plaintiff has been widely
recognized for high quality, affordability and unique
features. It is al
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