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20-IA(L)-14199-2022.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS SUIT NO.55 OF 2025 Hindustan Unilever Limited ...Applicant Versus Afzal Mansoori & Ors. ...Defendants WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.14199 OF 2022 IN COMMERCIAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS SUIT NO.55 OF 2025 Hindustan Unilever Limited ...Applicant IN THE MATTER BETWEEN Hindustan Unilever Limited ...Plaintiff Versus Afzal Mansoori & Ors. ...Defendants —————— Ms. Laher Shah a/w Saieraje Patil & Ishita Maheshwari i/b Laher Shah, for the Plaintiff. Mrs. S. S. Chipkar, Master (Adm.), Court Receiver, High Court, Bombay, present. ——————
Coram: Madhav J. Jamdar, J. Date: September 24, 2026 P.C.:
1. Ms. Shah, learned Counsel appearing for the Plaintiff, states that the Suit has been field in or about April 2022. She submits that by Order dated 5th May 2022 passed by a learned Single Judge in Interim Arjun 1 ARJUN VITTHAL KUDHEKAR Digitally signed by ARJUN VITTHAL KUDHEKAR Date: 2026.09.29 13:19:04 +0530
20-IA(L)-14199-2022.doc Application (L) No.14199 of 2022 in Commercial Intellectual Property Rights Suit (L) No.14196 of 2022, ad-interim reliefs in terms of prayer clauses (a) to (d) has been granted. She submits that, thereafter, by
Order dated 22nd June 2022, as the Suit was filed as John Doe Suit against unidentified person and the ad-interim relief in terms of prayer clauses (a) to (d) was already granted, after Additional Special Receiver implemented the Order, the Plaintiff came to know about the names of the Defendants and, therefore, the Plaint was amended. She submits that the Defendants have been served. The Order passed by this Court dated 5th May 2022 has been implemented. However, none appears for the Defendants. She submits that, she has instructions, to seek decree in terms of the Order dated 5th May 2022 passed by a learned Single Judge in Interim Application (L) No.14199 of 2022 in Commercial Intellectual Property Rights Suit No.55 of 2025 (Commercial Intellectual Property Rights Suit (L) No.14196 of 2022).
2. Accordingly, the Commercial Intellectual Property Rights Suit No.55 of 2025 is decreed in terms of prayer clauses (a) to (d).
3. Refund of Court fees as per rules.
4. In view of disposal of the Suit, nothing survives in Interim Application (L) No.14199 of 2022 and the same is also disposed of. [Madhav J. Jamdar, J.] Arjun 2