Asian Paints Limited v. Balchand Sachdev

by MEERA MAHESH JADHAV Date:

2025.08.26 10:28:47 +0530 1/2 22-ia-3131-25.doc MEERA MAHESH JADHAV

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION IN ITS COMMERCIAL DIVISION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3131 OF 2025 IN COMMERCIAL IP SUIT NO.346 OF 2024 Asian Paints Limited ...Applicant/Plaintiff

Versus

Balchand Sachdev

...Respondent/Defendant

WITH COURT RECEIVER REPORT NO.41 OF 2024 WITH LEAVE PETITION (L) NO.35656 OF 2023 ----- Mr. Vinod Bhagat a/w Ms Rashi Thakur i/b Vinod Bhagat for the Plaintiff. Ms Nidhi Bangera a/w B. N. Poojari i/b Asian Patent Law for Defendant. Mr. Deepak Bhalerao, Second Assistant to the Court Receiver present. ----- CORAM : ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.

th AUGUST, 2025.

DATE : 25 P.C:

LEAVE PETITION (L) NO.35656 OF 2023 Learned Counsel for the Plaintiff seeks leave under clause XIV of the Letters Patent.

Having due regard to the averments made, sufficient case has been made out. Hence leave petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a) which reads as under:

Meera Jadhav

2/2 22-ia-3131-25.doc "a) That the Petitioner be granted Leave under Clause XIV of the Letters Patent of this Hon'ble Court to file the accompanying Plaint by way of a suit against the Respondents and combine the cause of action for passing off with the cause of action for infringement of its trade mark and copyright and direct that the cause of action for passing off be tried alongwith the cause of action for infringement of trade mark and copyright in the same suit;"

Leave petition disposed of.

Ms Bangera, Learned Counsel for the Defendant today makes a statement that her clients are willing to amicably resolve the matter, for which purpose she requests the matter be stood over. At her request stand over to 8 th September 2025, High On Board.

Ad-interim relief granted earlier to continue until the next date. [ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.] Meera Jadhav