INDER RAJ SAHNI PROPRIETOR M/S SAHNI COSMETICS vs NEHA HERBALS PVT. LTD. AND ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Pronounced on: 19th May, 2025 + C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 355/2021 INDER RAJ SAHNI PROPRIETOR M/S SAHNI COSMETICS ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. M.K. Miglani, Mr. Hardik Gogia and Mr. Akash Singh, Advocates. versus NEHA HERBALS PVT. LTD. AND ANR. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Sachin Gupta, Mr. Adarsh Agarwal, Mr. Rohit Pradhan and Ms. Prashansa Singh, Advocates. + C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 455/2022 INDER RAJ SAHNI M/S SAHNI COSMETICS, 4650, GALI MOHAR SINGH JAT, PAHARI DHIRAJ, DELHI ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. M.K. Miglani, Mr. Hardik Gogia and Mr. Akash Singh, Advocates. versus VIKAS GUPTA, 5240, KOLHAPUR HOUSE, KAMLA NAGAR, DELHI ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Sachin Gupta, Mr. Adarsh Agarwal, Mr. Rohit Pradhan and Ms. Prashansa Singh, Advocates. + CS(COMM) 207/2023 VIKAS GUPTA AND ANR ..... Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Sachin Gupta, Mr. Adarsh Agarwal, Mr. Rohit Pradhan and Ms. Prashansa Singh, Advocates. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 355/2021 and other connected matters Page 1 of 75 By:NITIN KAIN Signing Date:19.05.2025 20:51:14 versus M/S SAHNI COSMETICS ..... Defendant Through: Mr. M.K. Miglani, Mr. Hardik Gogia and Mr. Akash Singh, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J. 1. The present suit arises from competing claims over the use of trademark “NEHA”. What might otherwise be seen as a common Indian forename has, in this instance, become the focal point of a trademark dispute between two entities operating in the personal care sector, each asserting rival claims of prior commercial adoption. While the Plaintiffs have used the mark in relation to their line of Mehandi and allied herbal products, the Defendant has applied it to its range of face creams. This Court is there