NOVO NORDISK AS vs DR REDDYS LABORATORIES LIMITED & ANR.

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$~86 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + FAO(OS) (COMM) 115/2025, CM APPL. 43752/2025, CM APPL. 43753/2025, CM APPL. 43754/2025 & CM APPL. 43755/2025 NOVO NORDISK AS .....Appellant Through: Mr. Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Hemant Singh, Ms. Mamta Jha, Mr. Siddhant Sharma, Mr. Rishabh Paliwal, Mr. Abhay Tandon, Ms. Ira S Mahajan, Ms. Pritha Suri, Mr. Varad Kolhe, Mr. Saumitr Malviya and Mr. Udit Sidhra, Advs. versus DR REDDYS LABORATORIES LIMITED & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Mukul Rohtagi, Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Mr. Gaurav Pachnanda and Mr. J. Sai Deepak, Sr. Advs. with Mr. Sidhant Goel, Mr. Mohit Goel, Mr. Aditya Goel, Mr. Deepankar Mishra and Mr. Kartikeya Tandon, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER (ORAL) % 23.07.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This is an appeal instituted by the appellant under Section 13 of FAO(OS) (COMM) 115/2025 Page 1 of 4 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:25.07.2025 19:26:00 the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, aggrieved by an order dated 29 May 2025, passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in IA 14076/2025 under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in CS(Comm) 565/20251. 2. The order, to the extent it is under challenge, reads thus: “I.A. 14076/2025 (O-XXXIX Rule 1 & 2 of CPC) 17. Issue Notice. 18. Notice is accepted by counsel appearing on behalf of defendants no.1 and 2. 19. Reply(ies) be filed within four (4) weeks. 20. Rejoinder(s) thereto, if any, be filed within two (2) weeks thereafter. 21. Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the defendants no.1 and 2 respectively, submit as under:- i. The defendants have a licence to manufacture the impugned dru