DABUR INDIA LIMITED vs PATANJALI AYURVED LIMITED AND ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 1195/2024, I.A. 49744/2024 & I.A. 419/2025 DABUR INDIA LIMITED .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Adv. with Mr. R. Jawahar Lal, Mr. Anirudh Bakhru and Ms. Meghna Kumar, Advocates M: 9750610115 versus PATANJALI AYURVED LIMITED AND ANR. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Rajiv Nayar, Sr. Adv. and Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Rohit Gandhi, Mr. Simranjeet Singh, Mr. Saurabh Seth, Ms. Neha Gupta, Mr. Rishabh Pant, Mr. Yajat Gulia and Ms. Tina Aneja, Advocates. M: 9971919424 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA JUDGMENT % 03.07.2025 MINI PUSHKARNA, J: I.A. 49744/2024 & I.A. 419/2025 1. The present suit has been filed seeking a decree of permanent and mandatory injunction against the advertisements of the defendants for their product, namely, „Patanjali Special Chyawanprash‟, alleging disparagement and denigration of plaintiff‟s product, namely, „Dabur Chyawanprash‟, and the entire class of Chyawanprash in general. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CS(COMM) 1195/2024 Page 1 of 62 By:HARIOM Signing Date:03.07.2025 20:35:13 2. I.A. No. 49744/2024 has been filed seeking interim relief qua the impugned Hindi television commercial (“TVC”) and impugned Hindi print advertisement issued by the defendants. I.A. No. 419/2025 has been filed seeking interim relief qua impugned English print advertisement issued by the defendants. The said impugned TVC and Hindi and English print advertisements (“Print Advertisements”) have been issued by the defendants in relation to their product, „Patanjali Special Chyawanprash‟. It is the case of the plaintiff that by way of the impugned TVC and Print Advertisements, the defendants have disparaged „Dabur Chyawanprash‟ specifically, and Chyawanprash in general, and the same