ITC LIMITED & ANR. vs ADYAR GATE HOTELS LIMITED

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 26th September 2025 Judgment Pronounced on: 4th December, 2025 + CS(COMM) 119/2025 with I.A. 3768/2025, I.A. 9893/2025, I.A. 16691/2025, I.A. 23352/2025 ITC LIMITED & ANR. .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Mukul Rohtagi, Senior Advocate, Mr. Arvind Nigam, Senior Advocate and Mr. Arvind Nayar, Senior Advocate with Ms. Mamta Rani Jha, Mr. Saurabh Agarwal, Ms. Shrutimma Ehersa, Ms. Aiswarya Debardarshini and Ms. Jahanvi Agarwal, Advocates. versus ADYAR GATE HOTELS LIMITED .....Defendant Through: Mr. Rajiv Nayyar, Senior Advocate, Mr. Amit Sibal, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Adarsh Ramanujan, Mr. Prateek Chadha, Mr. Sreekar Aechuri, Ms. Surbhi Soni, Mr. Aniket Chauhaan, Mr. Saksham Dhingra, Mr. Darpan Sachdeva and Mr. Ankit Handa, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL JUDGMENT AMIT BANSAL, J. I.A. 3768/2025 (u/O XXXIX Rules 1 and 2, CPC) 1. The captioned application has been filed seeking relief of interim Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CS(COMM) 119/2025 Page 1 of 54 By:AANCHAL TAGGAR Signing Date:04.12.2025 14:53:36 injunction restraining the defendant from infringing the trademark and copyright of the plaintiffs, passing off its services as that of the plaintiffs, along with other ancillary reliefs. CASE SET UP IN THE PLAINT 2. The plaintiff no.1, ITC Limited, is a company engaged in operating, marketing and/or manufacturing of diverse goods and services such as hotels and restaurants, printing and packaging, paperboards and cigarettes and other fast-moving consumer goods (‘FMCGs’). 3. The plaintiff no.2, ITC Hotels Limited, is an associate company of the plaintiff no.1 and is in the hotels and hospitality business, operating multiple hotels and restaurants. 4. Through a scheme of arrangement sanctioned