KOHINOOR SEED FIELDS INDIA PVT LTD vs VEDA SEED SCIENCES PVT LTD

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 31 July 2025 Pronounced on: 3 December 2025 + FAO(OS) (COMM) 66/2025, CM APPL. 23741/2025, CM APPL. 32462/2025, CM APPL. 32554/2025 & CM APPL. 34522/2025 KOHINOOR SEED FIELDS INDIA PVT LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr. Saurav Agarwal, Mr. Shantanu Agarwal, Mr. Adarsh Ramanujan, Mr. Kapil Rustagi, Mr. Saurabh Seth, Ms. Chandreyee Maitra, Ms. Allaka M, Mr. Manas Arora, Mr. Raghav Thareja, Mr. Parth Singh and Mr. Ajay, Advs. versus VEDA SEED SCIENCES PVT LTD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Shekhar Rao, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Kapil Wadhwa, Ms. Sindoora, Ms. Vishakha Gupta, Mr. Wamic Wasim, Ms. Thithiksha Padmam and Mr. Anish Jandial, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA % JUDGMENT 03.12.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR FAO(OS) (COMM) 66/2025 Page 1 of 69 Signing Date:03.12.2025 14:54:38 Facilitative Index to the Judgment S. No. Subject Para Nos 1 The lis 1 2 Facts 2-7 3 The Plaint 3 – 3.3 4 IA 20138/2022 under Order II Rule 2 of the CPC and 4 – 4.2 order dated 12 July 2023 passed therein 5 (Miscellaneous para) 5 6 Rival Submissions before learned Single Judge 6 – 6.2 7 The Impugned Judgment 7–9 8 Re. Registration of asserted trade marks within 7 jurisdiction of this Court 9 Issues identified by learned Single Judge as arising for 8 consideration 10 Findings of learned Single Judge 9 (i) Re. Issue 1 – whether the cause of action for filing the suit was also based on the Marketing Agreement? (ii) Re. Issue 2 – whether there was any cause of action in the suit which included listing of the infringement products on India Mart? (iii)Re: Issue 3 – if no part of the cause of action arose within the jurisdiction of this Court, whether j