Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 28-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 7462/2024 filed by Mahesh Gupta against the Registrar of Trademarks & ANR, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 13-03-2024 in LPA No. 429/2023 of the Delhi High Court.
  • The petition was heard before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
  • Counsel for the petitioner was M/S. Khaitan & Co. (AOR). Counsel for the respondent comprised Mr. Sandeep Devashish Das (AOR) along with advocates Mr. Sushant Singh, Mr. Sourav Pattnaik, Mr. Piyush Kumar, Mr. Shovan Mishra and Ms. Bipasa Tripathy.

Observations & Directions

1. The Court granted leave to appeal, allowing the petitioner to proceed with a civil appeal before the Supreme Court.

2. The hearing of the matter was ordered to be expedited.

3. The Court clarified that the pendency of the present civil appeal will not have any bearing on the conduct of the civil proceedings pending before the respective lower courts.

Final Outcome

  • Special Leave to Appeal was granted; the case will be heard on an expedited basis, and the pending civil proceedings in other courts will continue unaffected.

Topics: Trademark Law, Supreme Court Procedure