ASHIANA ISPAT LIMITED vs KAMDHENU LIMITED

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 10.04.2026 + CS(COMM) 130/2025 ASHIANA ISPAT LIMITED .....Plaintiff versus KAMDHENU LIMITED ....Defendant + CS(COMM) 569/2025 M/S KAMDHENU LIMITED .....Plaintiff Versus M/S ASHIANA ISPAT LIMITED & ORS. ....Defendants Advocates who appeared in these cases Mr. Chander M. Lall, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Achuttan Sreekumar, Mr. Ankur Sudan, Mr. Swastik Bisarya, Ms. Vidhi Jain and Ms. Annanya Mehan, Advocates for Plaintiff in CS(COMM) 130/2025 and for Defendants in CS(COMM) 569/2025. Mr. Akhil Sibal, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Sudarshan Kr. Bansal, Mr. Mohit Goel, Mr. Sidhant Goel, Mr. Abhishek Kotnala, Ms. Ridhie Bajaj, Mr. Shivang Bansal, Ms. Sugandha Shahi, Mr. Amit Chanchal Jha, Ms. Somya Khandelwal, Mr. Devansh Mishra & Ms. Nishtha Kapoor, Advocates for Defendant in CS(COMM) 130/2025 and for Plaintiff in CS(COMM) 569/2025. CORAM HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA Signature Not Verified CS(COMM) 130/2025 and CS(COMM) 569/2025 Page 1 of 69 Signed By:SWATI MAYEE SAHU Signing Date:11.04.2026 21:29:05 JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J IA No.3990/2025 in CS(COMM) No.130/2025 IA No.14115/2025 in CS(COMM) No.569/2025 INTRODUCTION: 1. Ashiana Ispat Limited (“AIL”) has filed the Suit being CS (COMM) 130 of 2025 (“AIL Suit”) against Kamdhenu Limited (“KL”) inter alia alleging passing off of AIL’s products bearing the Mark ‘AL KAMDHENU GOLD’ (“Impugned Mark”) as that of KL’s. 2. Kamdhenu Limited (“KL”) has filed the Suit being CS (COMM) 569 of 2025 (“KL Suit”) inter alia for alleged infringement of trade mark and copyright, passing off, delivery up, damages etc. against AIL and other Defendants having entered into service agreements with AIL for manufacturing TMT steel bars under the Impugned Mark being allegedly decept