Permanent injunction against firm for violating copyright – The Delhi high court last week passed permanent injunction against a firm which violated the copyright and trade mark of Castrol Ltd in the field of oils and lubricants. The court further asked the guilty firm to pay “punitive damages” of Rs 10 lakh. This, explained the judgment of the high court, was “with a view to discourage and dishearten the law-breakers to indulge in such like violations with impunity.”
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Castrol Limited & Others Vs Mr. Rajinder Kumar Gupta & Others on 21 March, 2011
* HIGH COURT OF DELHI : NEW DELHI
Judgment reserved on: March 04, 2011
Judgment pronounced on: March 21, 2011
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C.S. (OS) No. 488/2005 & I.A. No. 2865/2005
% Castrol Limited & Others Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Sushant Singh, Mr. V.K. Sinha and Mr. P.C. Arya, Advocates
versus
Mr. Rajinder Kumar Gupta & Others … Defendants Through: Nemo
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL GAUR
1. Whether the Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
2. To be referred to Reporter or not? No.
3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?
SUNIL GAUR, J.
1. Permanent injunction to restrain the Defendants from infringing Plaintiff’s registered trademark CASTROL in the field of oils and lubricants etc. and the violation of plaintiff’s copyright in the packaging material, etc., passing off, damages and delivery up, is claimed in this suit.






