PATANJALI AYURVED LIMITED & ANR. vs DABUR INDIA LIMITED

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$~83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + FAO(OS) (COMM) 140/2025 & CM APPL. 57929/2025 PATANJALI AYURVED LIMITED & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Rajiv Nayar, Sr. Adv. versus DABUR INDIA LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Adv. with Mr. R Jawahar Lal, Ms Meghna Kumar and Mr Anirudh Bakhru, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT(ORAL) % 23.09.2025 C.HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. By the order under challenge, a learned Single Judge has restrained the appellant, who was the defendant in the suit, in the following terms: “78. Considering the aforesaid detailed discussion, the plaintiff has established a strong prima facie case in its favour. Balance of convenience also lies in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendants. Further, the plaintiff shall suffer irreparable loss, including loss of reputation, if interim relief, as prayed in the present applications, is not granted 79. In view of the discussion hereinabove, this Court directs that from the Print Advertisements, the defendants shall delete the first two lines, i.e., ‘Why settle for Chyawanprash made with 40 herbs?’ The defendants can accordingly modify the impugned Print Advertisements in both Hindi and English languages. 80. Similarly, as regards the impugned TVC, the defendants are Signature Not Verified Signed By:PREETI FAO(OS) (COMM) 140/2025 Page 1 of 4 Signing Date:27.09.2025 14:54:34 directed to delete the lines as given in the first three columns of the table showing the story board of the impugned TVC, i.e., ‘Jinko Ayurved or Vedon ka gyaan nahi Charak, Sushrnt, Dhanvantri aur Chyawanrishi Ki Parampara ke Anuroop, original Chyawanprash kaise bana payenge’. Similarly, the defendants are directed to delete the lines as given