Express Publications Mudurai Pvt Ltd vs The Indian Express P Ltd

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1 J COMAPL-41053-25 final (C).doc Corrected in terms of the order dated 23/06/2026 MANDIRA Digitally signed by MANDIRA MILIND SALGAONKAR MILIND Date: 2026.06.24 18:48:31 SALGAONKAR +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL APPEAL (L) NO.41053 of 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.41851 OF 2025 Express Publications (Madurai) Pvt. Ltd. ) a company incorporated under the ) provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and ) having its registered office at No.29, Second ) Main Road, Ambattur Industrial Estate ) Chennai ) ..Appellant Versus The Indian Express (P) Ltd. ) A company incorporated under the provisions ) of The Companies Act, 1956 and having its ) Registered office at 7th Floor, Mafatlal Centre, ) Ramnath Goenka Marg, Nariman Point, ) Mumbai – 400 021 ) .. Respondent ….. Mr. Zal Andhyarujina, Senior Advocate with Ms.Revati Desai, Mr.Pratyush Gupta and Mr.Deepak Y. Chitnis i/b Deepak Chitnis-Chiparikar & Co. for the Appellant. Mr. Darius Khambata, Senior Advocate with Mr.Arun Mohan, Dr.Abhinav Chandrachud, Mr.Pranit Kulkarni, Ms.Nishita Gupta and Ms.Tejasvi Ghag i/b Ms.Poorvi Kamani for the Respondent. ….. CORAM : BHARATI DANGRE & MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ. RESERVED ON : 17th APRIL, 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 15th JUNE, 2026 JUDGMENT (Per Bharati Dangre, J.) 1. This commercial appeal is filed by the appellant, Express Publications (Madurai) Private Limited, being aggrieved by 2 J COMAPL-41053-25 final (C).doc the order passed by the learned Single Judge (Justice R. I. Chagla) dated 13.11.2025, thereby allowing the interim application filed by the plaintiff, Indian Express (P) Limited, seeking injunction against the defendant for acting in breach of the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) dated 05.02.1995