VARUN CHOPRA & ANR. vs SHYAM SUNDER CHOPRA SONS HUF & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 28.03.2026 + CS(COMM) 291/2024, I.A. 5182/2025 & I.A. 7932/2025 VARUN CHOPRA & ANR. .....Plaintiffs versus SHYAM SUNDER CHOPRA SONS HUF & ORS. .....Defendants Advocates who appeared in this case For the Plaintiffs : Mr. Apoorv Kurup, Senior Advocate with Mr. Puneet Yadav, Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Mr. Akshansh Gupta, Mr. Gurjas Varul, Mr. Vasudev and Ms. Priya Mittal, Advocates. For the Defendants : Mr. Ankit Jain, Senior Advocate with Mr. Devesh Pratap Singh, Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Mr. Imtiaj, Mr. Aditya Mr. Divya Prakash Arya, Mr. Ramadeep, Mr. Parth Gautam and Mr. Eish Kesarwani, Advocates for D-1 to D-5. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J I.A. 7808/2024 INTRODUCTION: 1. The present Suit has been filed, inter alia, for permanently restraining the Defendants from using the Marks ‘SV NATRAJ’ / ‘ ’ / ‘SV Signature Not Verified CS(COMM) 291/2024 Page 1 of 46 Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:30.03.2026 10:14:17 RAJ’ / ‘ ’ / ‘RAJNUT’ / ‘SRI NATRAJ JI’ (“Impugned Marks”) allegedly infringing the Mark, Device of ‘NATRAJ GOD’ along with the words ‘NATRAJ BRAND’ / ‘ ’, claiming to have been first adopted and put to use by the partnership firm, M/s Raja Traders consisting of two partners, Jagdaman Kumar Chopra (“J K Chopra”) and Mohan Lal Chopra, father of J K Chopra, which was registered on 25.12.1978 vide registration No. 344176 under the category of saffron and silver foil used in confectionary for decorative purposes (edible) in Class 30 (“Subject Mark”). 2. J K Chopra was Plaintiff No. 2 in the Suit however on 11.01.2025, he passed away and vide order dated 10.03.2025, he was deleted from the array of Parties. Accordingly, Plaintiff No. 1, Varun Chopra, who is grandson of J K Chopra is