CASTROL LIMITED vs SANJAY SONAVANE AND ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 24/11/2025 + CS(COMM) 946/2025, IA Nos. 21933/2025, 21934/2025, 21935/2025 & 21936/2025 CASTROL LIMITED .....Plaintiff versus SANJAY SONAVANE AND ORS. .....Defendants Advocates who appeared in this case For the Plaintiff : Mr. Urfee Roomi, Ms. Janaki Arun, Ms. Anuja Chaudhury, Ms. Chahat Bhatia, Advocates. For the Defendants : None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. The present Plaint has been filed seeking a permanent injunction restraining the Defendants from commercial disparagement, infringement and dilution of Trade Marks, damage to reputation and brand equity, unfair competition, damages, etc. 2. The Plaintiff has also filed CS(COMM) 855/ 2025 captioned ‘Castrol Limited v. Sanjay Sonavane and Anr.’ (“First Suit”) before this Court, Signature Not Verified CS(COMM) 946/2025 Page 1 of 25 Signed By:SWATI MAYEE SAHU Signing Date:24.11.2025 20:28:43 seeking an injunction against the defendants from issuing groundless threats of legal proceedings against the Plaintiff in relation to the Plaintiff’s use of the ‘3X’, ‘3X PROTECTION’, ‘3XCLEAN’, ‘3 IN 1 FORMULA’ (“3X Marks”) and a declaration that the Plaintiff’s use of the 3X Marks as part of its Trade Dress does not infringe the ‘ ’ and (“3P Marks”) of Defendant No. 1. 3. The Plaintiff is a seller of engine oils, lubricants, coolants, greases, and related goods and services (“Plaintiff’s Products”). The Plaintiff markets and sells its goods under a wide range of Trade Marks, Trade Dress, and packaging, including ‘CASTROL’ and other formative Marks (“Plaintiff’s Marks”). The Plaintiff has a significant market presence in India. The Plaintiff has been using the Plaintiff’s Marks in India continuously for decades. A table of fe