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Informist, Monday, Apr. 13, 2026

 

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court has restrained Ashiana Ispat Ltd. from selling, manufacturing and dealing with steel bars that bear a trademark similar to that of Kamdhenu Ltd. The high court said that Ashiana Ispat's "Al Kamdhenu Gold" trademark was similar to Kamdhenu's "Kamdhenu Gold" and "Kamdhenu Gold TMT" trademarks.

 

The products are reinforcement steel bars utilised in transportation and infrastructure projects, where safety and structural integrity are critical, said the high court. Any defect or deficiency associated with goods bearing Ashiana Ispat's trademark may reasonably be associated with Kamdhenu, thereby impacting the latter's reputation and goodwill, said the court.

 

The nature of these products makes monetary compensation insufficient for such injury, said Justice Tejas Karia. Therefore, permitting Ashiana Ispat to continue use of the given mark was likely to cause irreparable harm to Kamdhenu, the court said. Accordingly, Kamdhenu has established a prima facie case for infringement and passing off, warranting the grant of an interim injunction in favour of the company and against Ashiana Ispat, it added.

 

In 1996, Ashiana Ispat was taken over by joint management of Kamdhenu, run by Jain and Agarwal families. In 1997, Kamdhenu executed an agreement with Ashiana Ispat and allowed the latter to use Kamdhenu trademark for three years. Due to differences among them, both families decided to divide the business amicably in 2002.

 

Kamdhenu said Ashiana Ispat was only a licensee and that any use of the mark enured to its benefit as the registered proprietor. Kamdhenu said that the revenue from operations and overall brand turnover in respect of its goods for the years 1995 to 2024 were INR 136.80 billion and 1.48 trillion, respectively. Ashiana said that its right of trademark was under a 2002 agreement between the parties. 

 

Monday, shares of Kamdhenu closed 1% lower at INR 21.86 on the National Stock Exchange and those of Ashiana Ispat ended 5% lower at INR 22.93 on BSE.  End

 

Reported by Surya Tripathi

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj 

 

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