DABUR INDIA LIMITED vs EMAMI LIMITED

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 25.02.2026 Judgment delivered on: 22.05.2026 Judgment uploaded on: As per Digital Signature + FAO(OS) (COMM) 23/2026 CM APPL. 9031/2026 DABUR INDIA LIMITED ..... APPELLANT versus EMAMI LIMITED ..... RESPONDENT Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Kripa Pandit, Mr. R. Jawahar Lal, Mr. Anirudh Bakhru, Mr. Prabhu Tandon, Mr. Christopher Thomas, Ms. Meghna Kumar, Mr. Krisna Gambhir, Ms. Shreya Sethi and Ms. Aayomi Sharma, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr. Abhimanyu Bhandari, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Roohe Hina Dua, Mr. Harshit Khanduja, Ms. Shrutika Garg and Mr. Piyush Jain, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA JUDGMENT V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. 1. This appeal has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers: “a. Allow the present appeal and set aside the Impugned Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRADEEP FAO (OS) (COMM) 23/2026 Page 1 of 58 SHARMA Signing Date:22.05.2026 14:57:28 Judgment dated 31.01.2026 in I.A. No. 14557 of 2023 passed by the Ld. Single Judge in the Civil Commercial Suit bearing 532 of 2023 titled as Emami Limited vs Dabur India Limited; b. Grant a Stay against the operation of the Impugned Judgment dated 31.01.2026 in I.A. No. 14557 of 2023 passed by the Ld. Single Judge in the Civil Commercial Suit bearing 532 of 2023 titled as Emami Limited vs Dabur India Limited, during the pendency of the present Appeal;” 2. This appeal impugns the judgment dated 31.01.2026 in I.A. No.14557/2023 whereby the learned Single Judge had allowed the application under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) in favour of the respondent / plaintiff. 3. The