COLDSMITHS RETAIL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED vs REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 12.02.2026 Judgment delivered on: 17.02.2026 W.P.(C)-IPD 37/2025, CM 162/2025 & CM 164/2025 COLDSMITHS RETAIL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner versus REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjeev Puri, Senior Advocate with Ms. Pragya Puri and Mr. Georgey V. Matthew, Advocates. For the Respondent : Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC with Mr. Om Ram and Ms. Nikita Singh, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J. 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, seeking a direction restraining the respondent from removing the petitioner’s trademarks bearing registration nos.1214096, 1214098, 1214099, 1214100, 1214102, 1214103, 1214104 & 1214105 from the Register of Trade Marks on the ground of non-renewal of the registration. The petitioner also seeks a direction to the respondent to renew registration of the petitioner’s trademarks as mentioned above. 2. Briefly, facts as culled out from the petition and germane to decide the lis Signature Not Verified By:YASHRAJ WP(C)-IPD 37/2025 Page 1 of 14 Digitally Signed Signing Date:17.02.2026 14:50:22 are as under:- a. That on 14.07.2003, Nirula’s Corner House Private Limited (hereafter referred to as “the Assignor”), who was the Assignor and predecessor-in-interest of the petitioner, filed applications for registration of eight (8) trademarks under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (hereafter referred to as “the Act”). Between 23.12.2005 and 29.03.2007, the trademark registration certificates were issued for the eight (8) trademarks on different dates. b. The Assignor is stated to have filed Form TM-48 authorizing Mr. Sashidhar