Delhi Court Restrains Rampur Restaurant from Using 'Karim's Food', Awards Rs 2 Lakh to City Chain

A commercial court in Delhi recently restrained a Rampur-based restaurant from using the name “Karim's Food”, holding that it was deceptively similar to the iconic Mughlai restaurant chain Karim's in Delhi. The court also awarded Rs 2 lakh as punitive damages to the Delhi-based restaurant group, which has been serving Mughlai cuisine for over a century. In an order passed on October...

No One Can Claim Exclusivity Over Name Of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj : Bombay High Court Refuses To Stall Release Of Marathi Film

The Bombay High Court has recently ruled that no one can claim exclusive rights over the name of 'Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj', while rejecting a film producer's plea to stop the release of a Marathi movie using the Maratha ruler's name in its title.A single bench of Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar made the observation while refusing relief in a plea by Everest Entertainment LLP, the producer of...