Authority: Supreme Court of India, Civil Original Jurisdiction

Order Date: 28 October 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: M/s The Supreme Industries Limited (Defendant in CS (Comm) No. 134/2025; Plaintiff in CS (Comm) No. 1294/2025) and M/s Supremo India Private Limited (Plaintiff in CS (Comm) No. 134/2025; Defendant in CS (Comm) No. 1294/2025).
  • Transfer Petition No. 3594 of 2025 filed by Supreme Industries seeking transfer of CS (Comm) No. 134/2025 (filed in the Commercial Court of the District Judge, Indore) to a court in New Delhi.
  • Transfer Petition No. 175 of 2026 filed by Supremo India seeking transfer of CS (Comm) No. 1294/2025 (filed before the High Court of Delhi) to the Commercial Court, District Judge, Indore or any other competent court in Indore.
  • Underlying suits centre on alleged infringement of the trademark “SUPREME”.
  • CS (Comm) No. 134/2025 (filed by Supremo India) prayers: permanent injunction against manufacturing, advertising, promoting the impugned trademark; restraining asset disposal and disclosure; removal of infringing goods from e‑commerce platforms; damages of Rs 15,00,000.
  • CS (Comm) No. 1294/2025 (filed by Supreme Industries) prayers: permanent injunction against infringement of the plaintiff’s registered trademark, passing‑off, copyright in the label/logo, dilution and tarnishment; account of profits; delivery and destruction of infringing products; damages of Rs 2,00,01,000 jointly and severally; declaration of “SUPREME” as a well‑known mark under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
  • Senior Counsel for the parties: Mr. Neeraj Kishan Kaul and Ms. S. Janani. Both counsel agreed that the two matters should be tried before a single court, though they opposed the venue chosen by the opposite party.

Final Outcome

  • By exercising its jurisdiction, the Supreme Court transfers both CS (Comm) No. 134/2025 (Indore) and CS (Comm) No. 1294/2025 (Delhi High Court) to the City Civil Court, Ahmedabad.
  • The courts where the suits were originally instituted are directed to transfer the respective plaints to the City Civil Court, Ahmedabad expeditiously.
  • The parties are ordered to appear before the City Civil Court, Ahmedabad on 26 November 2026.
  • All pending applications, if any, are stood disposed of.
  • The order is signed by Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice N.V. Anjaria.

Topics: Trademark Infringement, Court Transfer