Khushi Gupta
Published on: April 20, 2022 at 09:18 IST
The Delhi High Court has granted an Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction in a Trademark Infringement Suit filed by News Channel AAJ TAK, a part of India Today, against ‘AAJ TAK GURGAON’.
Justice Jyoti Singh restrained the Defendants to use the Trademark ‘AAJ TAK’ about any goods or services including their print, digital newspaper publication, website, social media, and content sharing platforms including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and any other location on other location on the internet, till the next date of Hearing.
The High Court directed the Defendants to take down and delete all the items published by using Plaintiff’s Trademark. It also directed the suspension of the Domain Name aajtakgurgaon.com.
“Having heard the learned Counsel for the Plaintiffs, this Court is of the view that Plaintiffs have made out a Prima Facie case for grant of Ex Parte Ad-Interim Injunction. Balance of convenience lies in favor of the Plaintiffs and they are likely to suffer irreparable harm in case the Injunction, as Prayed for, is not granted,” the Court observed.
While issuing directions to the Defendants restraining them from using the Impugned Trademark, the Court directed that the Plaintiffs comply with Order 39 Rule 3 Code of Civil Procedure within five days.
