Summary:
Hearing a contempt petition about a company trying to get its intellectual property rights (IPR) suits listed before one of three particular judicial officers in Delhi district courts, the Delhi High Court has ordered that such suits not be listed before any of the three officers concerned. In April 2017, M/s KRBL Ltd, owner of India Gate rice, moved court against M/s Capital Ventures Pvt Ltd which owns the Parliament rice brand. The HC issued notice to M/s KRBL Ltd and its officials, and asked them to be personally present in court on October 15. In the suit, M/s KRBL Ltd filed an application for marking the case before a particular judge. On October 8, in a contempt plea before the High Court, M/s Capital Ventures Pvt Ltd raised concerns over the manner in which matters, particularly IPR suits, were listed before a particular judicial officer in the district courts..