Reckitt Benckiser(India) Ltd v. Hindustan Unilever Ltd

$~38 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 655/2018 RECKITT BENCKISER(INDIA) LTD ..... Plaintiff Through:

Ms. Nida Khanam and Ms. Aastha Kakkar, Advocates.

versus HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD ..... Defendant Through:

Mr. Vivek Ayyagari, Advocate.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

O R D E R

% 05.03.2024 I.A. 5185/2024 (u/Order XXIII Rule 3 r/w Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908) 1.

Parties jointly pray for a compromise decree under Order XXIII Rule 3 r/w Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, on the Defendant's undertaking entailed in paragraph No. 2 (i) of the application, which reads as under:

"i) The Defendant undertakes that the Defendant, its affiliates, directors, principals, proprietor, partners, officers, employees, agents, distributors, franchisees, representatives and assigns will never publish the impugned advertisement, or parts thereof, in any language and form, disparaging the Plaintiffs product sold under the trademark DETTOL HEALTHY KITCHEN."

2.

The application is duly supported by affidavits and Board Resolutions in favour of the Authorised Representatives of the parties. The counsel mentioned in appearance above, confirm the above-noted undertaking, and The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/07/2025 at 14:58:50

pray that the suit be decreed in terms thereof. 3.

The Court finds the compromise arrived at by the parties as lawful. 4.

Accordingly, the present suit is decreed in favour of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant, in terms of the afore-noted undertaking, which shall form part of the decree.

5.

The Defendant shall remain bound by their undertaking recorded above.

6.

The suit is decreed in the above terms. Decree sheet be drawn up. 7.

The next scheduled date of 12th March, 2024, stands cancelled. SANJEEV NARULA, J MARCH 5, 2024 as The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/07/2025 at 14:58:50