M/S CLUES NETWORK PVT LTD vs M/S L OREAL

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + RFA 288/2019 & CM APPL. 15585/2019 M/S CLUES NETWORK PVT LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr. Peeyoosh Kalra, Mr Ishith Arora Advs. versus M/S LOREAL .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rishi Bansal, Ms. Shruti Manchanda, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER (ORAL) % 19.11.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The dispute between the parties, which was referred to mediation by the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, stands settled. 2. The settlement agreement dated 14 November 2025 is on record. 3. The relevant clauses of the settlement agreement read thus: “1. In case L'Oréal notices any listing/marketing of counterfeits of any of its products on the website/application of Clues Network in future, L'Oréal will intimate Clues Network about the same and Clues Network agrees that it shall, within 48 hours of such Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT RFA 288/2019 Page 1 of 3 KUMAR Signing Date:24.11.2025 15:22:12 intimation, ensure take-down of the said listing(s)/marketing. Such intimation shall be made by L'Oréal to Clues Network via e-mail on the e-mail ID [email protected] and/or via Speed Post/Courier on the address 1404-07, 14th Floor, Tower - B, Unitech Cyber Park, Sector 39, Gurugram, Haryana - 122003. Clues Network agrees that they shall not seek any documentary proof such as test purchase, laboratory report or such similar documents for the purpose of removing/taking down/de-listing the reported URLs by L'Oréal for any of its products. In view of this, L'Oréal agrees that it shall not oppose the prayer of Clues Network with respect to setting aside of the findings of the Ld. Saket District Court (in TM No. 1420/2016) in Para Nos. 11.5and 11.8 on the