HINDUSTAN LEVER LTD. AND ANR. vs RAKESH GOYAL AND ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 28/02/2026 + CS(COMM) 256/2018 HINDUSTAN LEVER LTD. AND ANR. …..Plaintiffs Versus RAKESH GOYAL AND ORS. .....Defendants Advocates who appeared in this case For the Plaintiffs : Mr. Saif Khan & Mr. Shobhit Agrawal, Advocates for P-1. Mr. Abhijit Mittal, Mr. Anukalp Jain, Ms. Shaivya Singh & Mr. Nishtha Nanda, Advocates for P-2. For the Defendants : None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. The present Suit has been filed seeking a permanent injunction against the Defendants from engaging in the sale, manufacture, distribution, and advertising of counterfeit fast moving consumer goods (“FMCG”), such as shampoos and creams, causing infringement of Trade Marks and Copyright, Passing off, tarnishing the reputation, damages, seeking delivery up etc. Signature Not Verified CS(COMM) 256/2018 Page 1 of 18 Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:28.02.2026 14:25:44 2. The Plaintiffs had conducted independent and joint raids at the premises of the Defendants on 17.10.2002, 29.01.2003 and 10.05.20023 for selling counterfeit goods (“Counterfeit Goods”) under the following Marks of the Plaintiffs (“Plaintiffs’ Marks”): Plaintiffs’ Marks Goods Category Fair & Lovely Skin care and shampoos Sunsilk Clinic Plus Pond’s/Pond’s Dreamflower Cosmetics and toiletries Lakme Elle 18 Vaseline Rexona Aviance Denim Lifebuoy Soap Lux Rexona Liril Hamam Breeze Le Sancy Dove Pears Surf Fabric Wash Rin Wheel OK 501 Bar 501 Star Sunlight Bar/Powder Vim Household and oral care items Close Up Pepsodent Brooke Bond Beverages Lipton Kissan Tomato products and fruit products Kissan Frozen vegetables Birds Eye Signature Not Verified CS(COMM) 256/2018 Page 2 of 18 Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:28.02.2026 14:25: