Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 687 · Decided 9 May 2025
K. Mangayarkarasi & ANR. v. N.J. Sundaresan & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 687 · [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1199
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 13012/2025
- Decided
- 9 May 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act Section 8; Stamp Act
Headnote
Can a trademark infringement suit be referred to arbitration if the defendant questions its maintainability on the ground of existence of an arbitration agreement between the parties and seeks a reference under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Act, 1996 - s.8 - Not all trademark disputes are non-arbitrable; those concerning contractual rights can be arbitrated - Petitioners filed a commercial suit against Respondents seeking permanent injunction in relation to trademark "SRI ANGANNAN BIRIYANI HOTEL/ABM
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