MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES INTERNATIONAL vs DHARMA PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 30/04/2026 + CS(COMM) 1134/2024 MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES INTERNATIONAL....Plaintiff versus DHARMA PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ORS .....Defendants Advocates who appeared in this case For the Plaintiff : Ms. Shwetasree Majumder, Ms. Priya Adlakha and Ms. Urvi Nama, Advocates. For the Defendants : Mr. Nakul Dewan, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Parag Khandhar, Mr. Krishan Kumar, Ms. Anaheeja Verma, Ms. Atmaja Tripathy, Ms. Gahena Gambani, Advocates for Defendant Nos.1 & 2. Mr. Nizam Pasha, Mr. Parag Khandhar, Mr. Krishan Kumar, Mr. Sidharth Kaushik & Ms. Charu Sharma, Advocates for Defendant No.3. Mr. Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr. Devvrat Joshi & Mr. Angad S Makkar, Advocates for Defendant No.4 (through VC). CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA Signature Not Verified CS(COMM) 1134/2024 Page 1 of 43 Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:02.05.2026 18:47:48 JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J I.A. 48554/2024 1. The present Application has been filed on behalf of the Plaintiff under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) seeking interim injunction against the Defendants. FACTUAL BACKGROUND: 2. The Plaintiff is an international humanitarian medical aid organization which operates under the name/mark ‘Médecins Sans Frontières’ / ‘Doctors Without Borders’ (“Plaintiff’s Mark”), providing medical assistance to people affected by armed conflict, epidemic, natural disasters or exclusion from healthcare. It is an international non-profit organization, which operates in more than 74 countries. 3. The Plaintiff’s humanitarian work has been recognised by several national and global institutions over the years. In 1996, the Plaintiff was awarded a prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize