₹50 Lakh Fine Imposed on Litigant for Concealing Facts in Trademark Case : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court fined a litigant ₹50 lakh for concealing key facts to secure an early injunction in a trademark dispute.

Justice Arif S. Doctor found that the plaintiff’s trademark registration applied only to Maharashtra but sought a pan-India ban. The plaintiff also hid the defendants’ prior use of the mark since April 2022 and their pending challenge before the Trademark Registry.

Terming the conduct a “fraud upon the Court,” Justice Arif S. Doctor directed that ₹25 lakh each be paid to two defendants within four weeks.

[Shoban Salim v Chaitanya Arora]