{"id":27350,"date":"2026-07-09T05:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=27350"},"modified":"2026-07-09T05:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:24:58","slug":"bombay-high-court-transfers-trademark-rectification-proceedings-from-registrar-under-section-24-cpc-in-itm-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/bombay-high-court-transfers-trademark-rectification-proceedings-from-registrar-under-section-24-cpc-in-itm-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombay High Court Transfers Trademark Rectification Proceedings from Registrar Under Section 24 CPC in ITM Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"h-introduction\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a significant ruling on procedural efficiency in intellectual property disputes, the Bombay High Court addressed the consolidation of parallel trademark rectification proceedings. This case underscores the challenges of fragmented litigation in trademark battles between educational institutions and highlights the judiciary&#8217;s role in ensuring coherent justice delivery.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0c0c0c;color:#0c0c0c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/bombay-high-court-transfers-trademark-rectification-proceedings-from-registrar-under-section-24-cpc-in-itm-case\/#Factual_and_Procedural_Background\" >Factual and Procedural Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/bombay-high-court-transfers-trademark-rectification-proceedings-from-registrar-under-section-24-cpc-in-itm-case\/#Dispute_Before_the_Court\" >Dispute Before the Court<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/bombay-high-court-transfers-trademark-rectification-proceedings-from-registrar-under-section-24-cpc-in-itm-case\/#Reasoning_and_Analysis_of_the_Court\" >Reasoning and Analysis of the Court<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/bombay-high-court-transfers-trademark-rectification-proceedings-from-registrar-under-section-24-cpc-in-itm-case\/#Important_Precedents_Considered\" >Important Precedents Considered<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/bombay-high-court-transfers-trademark-rectification-proceedings-from-registrar-under-section-24-cpc-in-itm-case\/#Final_Decision_of_the_Court\" >Final Decision of the Court<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/bombay-high-court-transfers-trademark-rectification-proceedings-from-registrar-under-section-24-cpc-in-itm-case\/#Point_of_Law_Settled\" >Point of Law Settled<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/bombay-high-court-transfers-trademark-rectification-proceedings-from-registrar-under-section-24-cpc-in-itm-case\/#Case_Details\" >Case Details<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/bombay-high-court-transfers-trademark-rectification-proceedings-from-registrar-under-section-24-cpc-in-itm-case\/#Written_By\" >Written By<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/bombay-high-court-transfers-trademark-rectification-proceedings-from-registrar-under-section-24-cpc-in-itm-case\/#Disclaimer\" >Disclaimer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For litigants, practitioners, and businesses involved in IP matters, the judgement clarifies pathways for transferring cases from the Registrar of Trade Marks to the High Court, promoting faster resolution and preventing inconsistent decisions in overlapping disputes. It balances statutory frameworks with practical needs in India&#8217;s evolving IP landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-factual-and-procedural-background\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Factual_and_Procedural_Background\"><\/span>Factual and Procedural Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two trusts engaged in educational activities clashed over the &#8220;ITM&#8221; marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Institute for Technology and Management Trust (ITM) filed a commercial IP suit in 2015 alleging abuse of its marks by Samata Lok Sansthan Trust.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ITM initiated rectification proceedings before the Registrar of Trade Marks seeking cancellation of Samata&#8217;s registrations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Samata responded with its own rectification applications before the erstwhile IPAB against ITM&#8217;s registrations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Following the IPAB&#8217;s disbandment, Samata&#8217;s proceedings were transferred to the High Court and directed to be heard with the suit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ITM then filed an interim application seeking the transfer of its three rectification proceedings from the Registrar to the High Court for consolidation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple miscellaneous petitions and related applications were also clubbed, involving overlapping issues of trademark validity between the same parties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-dispute-before-the-court\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dispute_Before_the_Court\"><\/span>Dispute Before the Court<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The central issue was whether the High Court could transfer rectification proceedings from the Registrar to itself under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure for clubbing with the ongoing suit and other matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ITM argued for efficiency to avoid divergent outcomes in connected disputes over the same marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samata opposed, contending that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The application was misconceived, as the Registrar is not a &#8220;court&#8221; subordinate to the High Court.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The filing should have been under Section 125 of the Trademarks Act or on the Appellate Side.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Judicial precedents did not support the proposed transfer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The parties debated the registrar&#8217;s status, the inherent powers of the court, and the procedural requirements governing such transfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-reasoning-and-analysis-of-the-court\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reasoning_and_Analysis_of_the_Court\"><\/span>Reasoning and Analysis of the Court<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Court analysed Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), which empowers the High Court to transfer proceedings from subordinate courts, alongside Section 151 CPC relating to inherent powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It examined the Trade Marks Act, 1999, particularly Sections 47, 57, 91, 124, and 127, noting the Registrar&#8217;s broad powers akin to those of a civil court, including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Receiving evidence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Administering oaths.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compelling production of documents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Passing executable cost orders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reviewing its own orders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Being subject to appeals directly before the High Court under Section 91.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This made the registrar a subordinate forum in this context for transfer purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-important-precedents-considered\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Important_Precedents_Considered\"><\/span>Important Precedents Considered<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Court discussed several important judicial precedents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It distinguished <strong>Anglo French Drug Co. (Eastern) Private Ltd v. R.D. Tinaikar (1957 SCC OnLine Bom 165)<\/strong> and <strong>Promoshirt SM SA v. Armassuisse (2023 SCC OnLine Del 5531)<\/strong>, observing that they dealt with different issues such as the right of audience and second appeals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The court emphasised that whether a forum is a &#8220;court&#8221; depends upon legislative policy and statutory context rather than any universal rule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It relied upon <strong>Bhagwati Devi v. I.S. Goel (1982 SCC OnLine SC 8)<\/strong> and <strong>State of Haryana v. Darshana Devi<\/strong>, where tribunals such as the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) were treated as civil courts for transfer purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd v. Hongkong &amp; Shanghai Banking Corp. (2009) 8 SCC 646<\/strong> was distinguished because of its different appellate framework.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Court also referred to <strong>Jumeirah Beach Resort LLC v. Designarch Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd<\/strong> (C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 124\/2022 \u2013 Order dated 28.11.2022) and <strong>Nippon Paint<\/strong> (A. No. 556 of 2024 in C.S. (COMM.DIV) No. 7 of 2024 \u2013 Order dated 21.03.2024), where similar transfers had been permitted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Further reliance was placed on <strong>Delhi Science Forum v. Union of India (1996) 2 SCC 405<\/strong> to hold that the absence of specific IPR procedural rules does not bar the exercise of substantive judicial powers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court stressed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Forum conveniens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Concurrent jurisdiction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoidance of conflicting judgements arising from parallel proceedings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exercise of inherent powers under Section 151 CPC wherever necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-final-decision-of-the-court\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Decision_of_the_Court\"><\/span>Final Decision of the Court<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court allowed the transfer application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It directed the transfer of the ITM Rectification Proceedings from the Registrar to the High Court for clubbing and hearing along with the Commercial IP suit and the Samata Rectification Proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other connected applications were disposed of accordingly to facilitate consolidated adjudication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-point-of-law-settled\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Point_of_Law_Settled\"><\/span>Point of Law Settled<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judgement clarifies that the Registrar of Trade Marks can be regarded as a court subordinate to the High Court for the purposes of transfer under Section 24 CPC in the context of rectification proceedings, considering the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Registrar&#8217;s judicial powers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Concurrent jurisdiction with the High Court under the Trade Marks Act.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appellate supervision by the High Court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This principle promotes efficient consolidation of related intellectual property disputes while reducing multiplicity of proceedings and preventing conflicting judicial decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling is likely to guide future cases involving tribunal-to-High Court transfers by reinforcing the contextual interpretation of the expression &#8220;court&#8221; and recognising the inherent judicial powers necessary for effective administration of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-case-details\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Case_Details\"><\/span>Case Details<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Particulars<\/th><th>Details<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Title of the Case<\/strong><\/td><td>Institute For Technology And Management Trust &amp; Anr. vs Putch Venkata Ramana &amp; Ors. (with Samata Lok Sansthan Trust)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Date of Judgment\/Order<\/strong><\/td><td>30.06.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Case Number<\/strong><\/td><td>Interim Application No. 3128 of 2025 in Commercial IP Suit No. 102 of 2015 &amp; Connected Miscellaneous Petitions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Name of Court<\/strong><\/td><td>High Court of Judicature at Bombay<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Name of the Honourable Judge<\/strong><\/td><td>Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-written-by\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Written_By\"><\/span>Written By<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advocate Ajay Amitabh Suman, IP Adjutor [Patent and Trademark Attorney], High Court of Delhi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-disclaimer\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disclaimer\"><\/span>Disclaimer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Images used herein do not reflect actual images used in Judgement, and the same are for illustrative purposes only. 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