AUTOMAT IRRIGATION PVT. LTD. AND ORS vs AQUESTIA LIMITED & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 14 August 2025 Pronounced on: 5 January 2026 + FAO(OS) (COMM) 123/2025 & CM APPLs. 49211/2025, 49212/2025 & 49213/2025 AUTOMAT IRRIGATION PVT. LTD. AND ORS .....Appellants Through: Mr. J. Sai Deepak, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Avinash Sharma, Ms. Somya Chaturvedi, Mr. Shrey Sharma, Mr. Shreesh Chadha, Advs. versus AQUESTIA LIMITED & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Pravin Anand, Ms. Vaishali Mittal, Mr. Siddhant Chamola and Mr. Gursimran Singh Narula, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA % JUDGMENT 05.01.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This appeal is directed against judgment dated 1 August 2025, whereby a learned Single Judge of this Court has allowed IA 41112/2024, filed by the respondent as the plaintiff in CS (Comm) 860/20241. The learned Single Judge has, in the impugned judgment, 1 Aquestia Limited v. Automat Industries Pvt. Ltd. & ors Signature Not Verified FAO(OS) (COMM) 123/2025 Page 1 of 46 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:05.01.2026 15:16:09 held that the Fluid Control Valve2, manufactured by the appellants and sold under the name “Hydromat Valve”, infringed Indian Patent IN 4270503 of the respondent. 2. The appeal was strongly contested even on the aspect of issuance of notice and grant of interim relief. 3. We have heard Mr. J. Sai Deepak, learned Senior Counsel for the appellants and Mr. Pravin Anand, learned Counsel for the respondents, at length on these aspects and reserved orders thereon. 4. Ergo, this order. 5. We are conscious of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Wander Ltd v. Antox India P. Ltd4 which advises against interference with interlocutory orders passed by the Commercial Court in intellectual property matters, especially where the