CHACHA SAREE BAZAR PVT. LTD. & ANR. vs CHACHA CLOTH HOUSE

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + FAO (COMM) 217/2025 & CM APPL. 49543/2025 CHACHA SAREE BAZAR PVT. LTD. & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Rishi Bansal, Mr. Rishabh Gupta, Ms. Shruti Manchanda, Mr. Vibhor Sethi and Mr. Mankaran Singh, Advs. versus CHACHA CLOTH HOUSE .....Respondent Through: Ms. Anukriti Pareek, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 12.02.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. The lis 1. The appellant is the registered proprietor of the marks CHACHA SAREE BAZAR PVT LTD and CHACHE DI HATTI, both as word and device marks, under Section 23 of the Trade Marks Act, 19991 for textiles, clothing and garments such as sarees, lehengas, and like goods. The respondent, without any registration, is using the mark CHACHA CLOTH HOUSE for trading in identical goods. The appellant sued the respondent alleging infringement of its registered trade marks. The suit is pending. An application, by the appellant 1 “the Act” hereinafter 2. To our mind, the learned Commercial Court is in error on principle. The aspect of whether a mark possesses, or lacks, distinctiveness, has to be assessed vis-à-vis the goods or services in res