Supreme Court of India

M/s. Godrej Sara Lee Limited v. Reckitt Benckiser Australia Pty. Ltd. and Anr.

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Reported as [2010] 2 S.C.R. 147
Bench Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 29 January 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the impugned order of the Delhi High Court cannot be sustained and we, accordingly, set aside the same and hold that in the instant case it is the Calcutta High Court which will have C jurisdiction to entertain the appeal under Section 19 of the 2000 Act.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Design Act, 2000; s. 19 - Jurisdiction- Cancellation of registered design by Controller, Kolkata - Appeals filed before Delhi High Court - Maintainability of - Held: Cause . of action for the suit arose in Kolkata by virtue of order passed by Controller, appeal thereagainst would be maintainable before Calcutta High Court under s. 19 of 2000 Act and not before Delhi High Court under s.51A of 1911 Act - Design Act, 1911 - s.51A - Cause of action. · The question which arose for consideration in these appe,als was whether Delhi High Court had jurisdiction to entertai.n the appeals filed against

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