1. This is an application seeking revocation of dispensation granted under
Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. The suit is for
infringement and passing off.
2. Briefly, the suit has been filed challenging the defendant’s use of the mark
ITC LABS as well as their domain name www.itclabs.com.
3. Upon the filing of this suit, the plaintiff had filed an interim application,
inter alia, seeking restraint orders on the defendant from using the mark
“ITC” or any other deceptively similar mark. Initially, by an order dated 6
July, 2022, an ad interim order of restraint was passed in favour of the
petitioner. Subsequently, the said order was vacated on the ground that
the plaintiff had not disclosed the previous dealings between the parties.