M/S MARVEL TEA ESTATE INDIA LTD. v. M/S BABA RAMDEV KUTIR INDUSTRIES
CS(COMM)/337/2018 · 2025-12-19
Tejas Karia
body2025
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CS(COMM) 337/2018 p. 1 $~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 337/2018 & I.A. 19603/2022 M/S MARVEL TEA ESTATE INDIA LTD. .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Umesh Mishra & Ms. Yashodhara Raina, Advocates. versus M/S BABA RAMDEV KUTIR INDUSTRIES .....Defendant Through: Mr. Ravinder Singh, Advocate (through VC). CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA O R D E R % 19.12.2025 I.A. 31910/2025
1. This is a joint Application filed by the Parties under Order XXIII Rule 3 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. 2. The learned Counsel for the Parties submitted that during the pendency of the present Suit, the Parties have been able to amicably settle the disputes in the present Suit on the following terms (“Terms of Settlement”):
“(a) That the Defendant (which term shall include its proprietors, promoters, assigns, sister concern, affiliates, successors-in-interest, licensees, franchisees, partners, representatives, servants, distributors, employees, agents etc. or anyone associated with it) recognises and acknowledges that the Plaintiff (which term shall include its assignees, sister concerns, affiliates, successors-in- interest, licensees, franchisees, etc.) is the senior adopter, owner and user of the Trade Mark ‘MARVEL’ dealing with the manufacturing and marketing of Tea, Edible oils, Vanaspati and refined oils, soaps, detergents etc. included in various classes of Schedule IV of the Trade Marks Rules, since the year 1994; This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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CS(COMM) 337/2018 p. 2 (b)That the Defendant or anyone associated with it shall not directly or indirectly manufacture, market, offer for sale (offline or online), export, sell, distribute, advertise, or howsoever otherwise use, reproduce or display the impugned ‘MARVEL’/ ‘ ’ mark and/or any mark identical with or deceptively similar to the Plaintiffs “MARVEL” Trade Marks/ Names in relation to its products/ business directly or indirectly, and/or in any manner whatsoever in respect of its business, singularly or in conjunction with any other word or logo as a trade mark, service mark, house mark, trade name, trading style, website, domain name, e-mail address, webpages or otherwise in any manner whatsoever; (c) That the Defendant unconditionally agrees to not apply and/or obtain registration before any competent body or government authority for the ‘MARVEL’ Trade Marks/Name or any other Intellectual Property Rights of the Plaintiff or any mark/logo identical and/or deceptively similar to the Plaintiffs Intellectual Property singularly or in conjunction with any other word(s) or monogram/logo or label as a trade or service mark, trade dress/label/shape/3D mark, corporate/trade name, website address/domain name or copyright or in any other manner whatsoever; (d)The Plaintiff agrees to give up the reliefs mentioned in Paragraph No. 20 sub-clause (b) for delivery up, (c) rendition of accounts, (d), (e) for costs of proceedings, for money decree in favour of the Plaintiff for damages in the sum of INR 20,00,000/-. In deference to the Plaintiff giving up these reliefs, should there be a breach/violation of these settlement terms by the Defendant in the future, it will pay to the Plaintiff a fixed sum of INR 5,00,000/- on account of the violation of the terms of this settlement, while allowing the Plaintiff to claim additional damages if and to the extent that it demonstrates that its actual damages exceed such amount;” This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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CS(COMM) 337/2018 p. 3 3. Accordingly, the learned Counsel for the Parties submitted that the present Suit be decreed in terms of the Terms of Settlement and Prayer in Paragraph No. 20 (a) of the Plaint. 4. In view of the above, the Suit is decreed in terms of Prayer in Paragraph No. 20 (a) of the Plaint read with the above Terms of Settlement agreed between the Parties. The Parties are directed to be bound by the Terms of Settlement. Let Decree Sheet be drawn up accordingly. 5. The Suit as well as all the pending Applications stand disposed of. TEJAS KARIA, J DECEMBER 19, 2025/ ‘A’ This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 23/12/2025 at 14:28:22