Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited v. Himmatram K

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. SENTHILKUMAR (TM)A.No.1 of 2025 in (TM)A.No.7 in (T)OP(TM)No.

of 2023 Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited, an Indian company of Equinox Business Park, Tower 3, First Floor, East Wing, LBS Marg, Kurla (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400 070, India.

.. Applicant vs.

1.Himmatram K, 198/2, VAO Complex Big Bazar Street, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu 612 001.

2. The Registrar of Trade Marks, Trade Marks Registry, Chennai.

... Respondents Prayer : To pass an order to serve summons on the Respondent No.1 through paper publication in any one English daily newspaper circulated in Thanjavur edition, Tamil Nadu.

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For Petitioners : Mr.Hemant Daswani N.SENTHILKUMAR,J.

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ORDER

This application is filed by the applicant to issue paper publication to the first respondent through substituted service in one issue of any English daily newspaper circulated in Thanjavur edition, Tamil Nadu.

2. In the affidavit in support thereof, it is stated that notice could not be served on the first respondent because such notice was returned.

3. By considering the aforesaid, (TM)A.No.119 of 2025 is allowed by permitting the applicant to serve notice on the first respondent by publication in one issue of the Tamil daily Newspaper, 'Dinamalar' and in 2/3

one issue of the English daily Newspaper, 'Times of India' specifying the next date of hearing as 13.01.2026.

4. List the other matters on 13.01.2026.

27.11.2025 kj (TM)A.No.119 of 2025 in (TM)A.No.72 of 2025 in (T)OP(TM)No.284 of 2023 3/3