C.S(COMM DIV) No. 99 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 22-10-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR C.S(COMM DIV) No. 99 of 2025 AND OA NO. 385, 386, 387 & 388 of 2025 & A NO. 1982 OF 2025 1.V. Vasudevan 10 A Cantonment, Alexandria Road Thiruchirapalli 1, Tamil Nadu, India 620 001. 2. M/s.Sangu Chakra Hotels Private Limited Represented by its Executive Director Mr C Murali Krishnan, Collector Office Road, Cantonment, Thiruchirapalli 1, Tamil Nadu, India 620 001. Appellant(s) Vs 1. Karthik M Manikandan Managing Director of GT Holidays Private Limited, No.1, Gemini Parsn, Kodambakkam High Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, TamilNadu, India - 600 006. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S(COMM DIV) No. 99 of 2025 2.M/s.GT Holidays Private Limited, Represented by its Managing Director Mr Karthik M Manikandan No.1, Gemini Parsn, Kodambakkam High Road Nungambakkam, Chennai 600006. 3.M A SONS Represented by its Partner, Mr Gopi Moni 6/76B ST 7 Hotel Triveni Government Hospital Road Kanyakumari Post Office, Main Road, Kaniyakumari Kaniyakumari Tamil Nadu 629 702. 4.Mr Gopi Moni Trading as Hotel Sangam 101 Hotel Sangam Main Road, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629702. 5.Mr Ayyapan Gopi 101, Hotel Sangam, Main Road, Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu 629 702. Respondent(s) PRAYER: This Petition has been filed under Order VII Rule 1 CPC read with Order IV Rule 1 of the Original Side Rules of the Madras High Court, Section 2(1)(C)(XVII) read with Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 and Sections 27, 28, 29, 134, 135 Trademarks Act, 1999, seeking to (a) A Permanent injunction restraining Defendant No.1 and Defendant No.2, their partners, 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S(COMM DIV) No. 99 of 2025 directors, proprietors, subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees, officers, servants, agents, distributors, stockists, representatives, licensees and anyone acting for or on their behalf directly or indirectly, as the case may be from illegally engaging in advertising, marketing, promoting, publicizing and representing themselves to be affiliated, sponsored,licensed, endorsed by the Plaintiffs under the trademark SANGAM/SANGAM HOTELS/HOTEL SANGAM/SANGAM GROUP including offering for sale, any services, maintain and/or operate websites, domain names, social media platforms, email addresses, mobile applications trade/corporate name and in any other manner, directly or indirectly, online or offline, dealing with any goods or services in the name of SANGAM/HOTEL SANGAM/SANGAM HOTEL/SANGAM GROUP which is identical to the plaintiff's registered trademarks amounting to infringement of the Plaintiff's registered trademarks bearing application nos. 1906605 and 1906606 in Class 43 in any manner whatsoever. (b) A permanent injunction restraining Defendant No.1 and Defendant No.2, their partners, directors, proprietors, subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees, officers, servants, agents distributors, stockists, representatives, licensees and anyone acting for or on their behalf directly or indirectly, as the case may be from illegally engaging in advertising, marketing, promoting, publicizing and representing themselves to be affiliated, sponsored, licensed, endorsed by the plaintiffs under the trademark SANGAM/SANGAM HOTELS/HOTEL SANGAM/SANGAM GROUP including offering for sale, any services, maintain and/or operate websites, domain names, social media platforms, email addresses, mobile applications, trade/corporate name and in any other manner, directly or indirectly, online or offline, dealing with any goods or services in the name of SANGAM/SANGAM HOTELS/HOTEL SANGAM/SANGAM GROUP which is identical/similar to the plaintiff's trademark SANGAM/SANGAM HOTELS/HOTEL SANGAM and such other marks and passing off the goods/services of Defendant No.1 and Defendant No.2 as and for those of the Plaintiffs in any manner whosoever. (c)© A Permanent injunction restraining the Defendants their partners, directors, proprietors, subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees, officers, servants, agents, distributors, stockists, representatives, licensees and anyone acting for or on their behalf, directly or indirectly, as the case may be from any further 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S(COMM DIV) No. 99 of 2025 expansion, advancement or growth of operations including opening any hotels, branches, outlets, franchisees, offering for sale any services, maintain and/or operate websites, domain names, social media platforms, email addresses, mobile applications, trade/corporate name and in any other manner, directly or indirectly, online or offline, dealing with any goods or services beyond Sangam Hotel, Kanyakumari, the current sole location at Main Road, Kanyakumari, Pin: 629702 Tamil Nadu, South India in the name of under the trademark SANGAM/SANGAM HOTELS/HOTEL SANGAM/SANGAM GROUP which is identical to the plaintiffs registered trademarks amounting to infringement of the plaintiffs registered trademarks bearing applications nos. 1906605 and 1906606 in Class 43 in any manner whatsoever and passing off the goods/services of the Defendants as that of the plaintiffs. (d) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants their partners, directors, proprietors, subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees, officers, servants, agents, distributors, stockists, representatives, licensees and anyone acting for or on their behalf directly or indirectly, as the case may be, from performing any actions, especially use the trademark SANGAM/SANGAM HOTEL/HOTEL SANGAM or any trademark which is deceptively similar and or identical to the plaintiffs trademarks SANGAM/SANGAM HOTELS/HOTEL SANGAM amounting to unfair competitions, dilution of the goodwill and reputation of the plaintiffs trademarks or doing any other thing which will lead to dilution of plaintiffs Intellectual Properties. (e) The defendants be ordered to pay the plaintiffs a sum of INR 30,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty Lakhs only) as damages for having committed infringement of the plaintiffs registered trademarks and passing off in respect of the plaintiffs trademark SANGAM/HOTEL SANGAM and its formative trademarks. For Plaintiffs: M/s.Aaryyan Aathreya for Mr.M.S.Bharath For Respondent(s): M/s.J.Duthie Marshall N.Nithya Marshall 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S(COMM DIV) No. 99 of 2025 JUDGMENT Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the plaintiffs submitted that, pursuant to the settlement entered into between the parties, the matter has been settled out of Court, and to that effect, a memo has also been filed by the plaintiffs. 2. The said memo dated 17.10.2025 filed by the plaintiffs has been taken on record, enclosing the Settlement Agreement dated 30.08.2025 entered into between the parties. 3. In view of the above, the Suit is decreed in terms of Settlement Agreement dated 30.08.2025. The said memo dated 17.10.2025 shall form part and parcel of this judgment. Since the matter has been settled out of Court, the parties are entitled to refund of Court fee as per the existing rules. No costs. Consequently, the connected applications are closed. 22-10-2025 Jd Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S(COMM DIV) No. 99 of 2025 N.SENTHILKUMAR J. jd C.S(COMM DIV) No. 99 of 2025 and OA NO. 385, 386, 387 & 388 of 2025 & A NO. 1982 OF 2025 22-10-2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis