Authority: High Court of Judicature at Madras

Order Date: 17-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: GRB Dairy Foods Private Limited (applicant), represented by Director Kasturi Perumal, versus Sri Lakshmi Industries (respondent), a partnership firm marketing ghee under the trademark “NG Ghee”.
  • Nature: Application under Order XIV Rule 8, Order III Rule 1 and Clause 12 of the Letters Patent seeking leave to institute an original suit for defamation.
  • Allegations: Respondent allegedly published a social‑media reel containing false and defamatory statements about GRB’s ghee products, damaging its reputation, goodwill and business interests in Chennai.
  • Jurisdictional basis: Applicant conducts extensive business in Chennai; the impugned reel was disseminated through website, Instagram and other platforms reaching consumers in Chennai, satisfying Clause 12 requirement that a part of the cause of action arose within the court’s ordinary original jurisdiction.

Final Outcome

  • The Court, after a prima facie assessment, allowed the application and granted leave under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent for the applicant to institute the proposed suit before this Court.

Topics: Defamation, Trademark Dispute, Food & Beverage Industry