THE COCA - COLA COMPANY & ANR. vs M/S RAJ TRADE LINKS & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 24/11/2025 + CS(COMM) 439/2018 & CC 970/2007 THE COCA - COLA COMPANY & ANR. .....Plaintiffs versus M/S RAJ TRADE LINKS & ANR. .....Defendants Advocates who appeared in this case For the Plaintiffs : Ms. Nancy Roy & Ms. Aastha Kakkar, Advocates. For the Defendants : Mr. Manoj Mittal & Mr. Ishan Mittal, Advocates for Defendant No.2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J I.A. 34207/2024 1. The present Application is filed by Defendant No. 2 under Order XI Rule 10 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) as amended by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (“CC Act”) for taking on record the Income Tax Returns of Defendant No. 2 for the year 2007-2008 to 2011-2012 (“Additional Documents”). FACTUAL BACKGROUND: 2. Plaintiff No. 1 is engaged in the manufacture and sale of concentrates and beverage bases offered for sale in bottles and other containers. Plaintiff Signature Not Verified CS(COMM) 439/2018 Page 1 of 14 Signed By:SWATI MAYEE SAHU Signing Date:24.11.2025 21:05:40 No. 1 appoints the bottlers and grants a license to the bottlers to use Plaintiff No. 1’s specified trade marks in connection with the manufacture, packaging, distribution and sale of the concentrates and beverage bases in and throughout a territory as defined and described in the respective bottler’s agreements. 3. Plaintiff No. 2 is an authorized bottler of Plaintiff No. 1 authorized to manufacture, package, distribute and sale specified beverage bases under Plaintiff No. 1’s specified trade marks in authorized containers under terms and conditions stipulated in the bottler’s agreement. The authorized containers are required to be purchased by authorized bottlers from manufacturers approved by Pl