MR. DAVID DAVIDAR vs MS. SIVASSUNDARI BOSE

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* IN THEHIGH COURTOF DELHIAT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 30.04.2026 + CS(COMM) 706/2018 MR. DAVID DAVIDAR .....Plaintiff versus MS. SIVASSUNDARI BOSE ....Defendants + CS(COMM) 581/2024 SIVASUNDARI BOSE & ANR. .....Plaintiffs versus DAVID DAVIDAR ....Defendant Advocates who appeared in these cases Mr. Pravin Anand, Ms. Prachi Agarwal, Ms. Medha Singh and Mr. Manan Mondal, Advocates for Plaintiff in CS(COMM) 706/2018 and for Defendant in CS(COMM) 581/2024. Ms. Ritu Singh Mann, Mr. Sohrab Singh Mann and Ms. Shivani, Advocates for Defendant in CS(COMM) 706/2018 and for Plaintiffs in CS(COMM) 581/2024. CORAM HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. CS(COMM) 706/2018 [Originally CS(OS) 1953/2011] has been filed by Mr. David Davidar against Ms. Sivasundari Bose seeking a permanent injunction against her from making baseless threats of legal proceedings for copyright infringement and from making defamatory statements against Mr. David Davidar and to seek damages from Ms. Sivasundari Bose. Signature Not Verified CS(COMM) 706/2018 and CS(COMM) 581/2024 Page 1 of 57 Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:30.04.2026 19:14:13 2. CS(COMM) 581/2024 [Originally CS(OS) 2702/2012] has been filed by Ms. Sivasundari Bose against Mr. David Davidar seeking a declaration that the book ‘The House of the Blue Mangoes’ (“David’s Book”) authored by Mr. David Davidar was based on the manuscript of the book ‘Golden Stag’ (“Sivasundari’s Book”) authored by Ms. Sivasundari Bose and further seeking rendition of accounts of profits. 3. Mr. David Davidar sought to amend the Plaint in CS(COMM) 706 /2018 by way of an Application under Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC. As the Summons were yet to be issued in CS(COMM) 706/2018, this Court vide Order dated 15.09.2011, allowed the amendment