COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY & ANR. vs NIXI & ANR.

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$~J1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 31st May, 2025 Pronounced on: 24th December, 2025 Uploaded on: 24th December, 2025 + CS(COMM) 193/2019 & I.As. 5399/2019, 11497/2019, 18216/2019, 15451/2021, 31775/2024 COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY & ANR. ..... Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Saif Khan Mr. Achuthan Sreekumar, Mr. Prajjwal Kushwah Ms. Imon Roy Mr. Achyut Tiwari Ms. Kanupriya Chawla, Mr. Swastik Bisarya Mr. Rohil Bansal Mr. Shivang Sharma, Advs. versus NIXI & ANR. ..... Defendants Through: Ms. Akshita Jain, Advocate for D-1 (M- 9990526912). Mr. Darpan Wadhwa; Mr. Mrinal Ojha; Mr. Debarshi Dutta; Mr. Arjun Mookerjee; Ms. Nikita Rathi; Ms. Jewel Bhateja, Mr. Nikhil Gupta; Mr. Yogesh Singh, Mr. Shivam Tiwari, Mr. Anmol Dhindsa, Advs for D-3. Mr. Danish Faraz Khan, Mr. Abhigyan Siddhant and Mr. Rahul Sharma, Advocates for UOI with Mr. Tanmay Nirmal, Manager legal. Mr. Tentu Satyanarayan, Director (Legal), UIDAI & Mr. Tanmaya Nirmal, Deputy Manager (Legal & Policy), UIDAI (M-9899113033). Mr. Kushagra Goel, Mr Lovesh Goel, Ms. Tanya Singhal, Advs. for D-7. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CS(COMM) 193/2019 Page 1 of 259 By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Date:24.12.2025 19:01:28 Mr. Akshay Goel, Mr. Shivam Narang & Mr. Lalit Kashyap, Advocates SI Prince Kumar, PS Hauz Khas. Mr. Sunil Gautam, SO, UIDAI. Mr. Nishant Gautam (CGSC), Mr. Vardhman Kaushik and Mr. Prithviraj Dey, Advs. for MEITY. Mr. C.M. Lall, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Nirupam Lodha, Mr. Kshitij Parashar, Ms. Vanshika Thapliyal, Ms. Ananya Mehan, Advs. for Verisign Inc. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH s JUDGMENT Prathiba M. Singh J., Sr. INDEX Para No. No. I. BACKGROUND 1-7 II. CS(Comm.) 193/2019 with I.A. 5399/2019, 11497/2019, 8-11 31775/2024 (under Order XXXIX Rule 1&2 of CPC) III. PROCEEDINGS IN THE SUIT 12