Hindustan Lever Ltd. And Anr vs Rakesh Goyal And Ors

ik-145964838 Delhi High Court 28 February 2026 • 18 min read

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Case Significance

Hindustan Lever Ltd. And Anr vs Rakesh Goyal And Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 28, 2026 (citation: ik-145964838). Hindustan Lever and its subsidiary sued defendants for manufacturing, selling, and distributing counterfeit FMCG products bearing the plaintiffs' well-known marks including Fair & Lovely, Sunsilk, Clinic Plus, Pond's, Lakme, and others. The defendants did not appear at later stages of trial despite multiple raids at their premises. The Court decreed permanent injunction against the defendants, awarded Rs 2,50,000 in damages with 9% interest, and directed the defendants to file Bill of Costs u The case was heard by Justice Tejas Karia. Counsel appearing: Abhijit Mittal (counsel for plaintiff), Anukalp Jain (counsel for plaintiff), Nishtha Nanda (counsel for plaintiff), Saif Khan (counsel for plaintiff), Shaivya Singh (counsel for plaintiff), Shobhit Agrawal (counsel for plaintiff).

Summary

Hindustan Lever and its subsidiary sued defendants for manufacturing, selling, and distributing counterfeit FMCG products bearing the plaintiffs' well-known marks including Fair & Lovely, Sunsilk, Clinic Plus, Pond's, Lakme, and others. The defendants did not appear at later stages of trial despite multiple raids at their premises. The Court decreed permanent injunction against the defendants, awarded Rs 2,50,000 in damages with 9% interest, and directed the defendants to file Bill of Costs under the Commercial Courts Act.

What was the outcome of Hindustan Lever Ltd. And Anr vs Rakesh Goyal And Ors?

Hindustan Lever and its subsidiary sued defendants for manufacturing, selling, and distributing counterfeit FMCG products bearing the plaintiffs' well-known marks including Fair & Lovely, Sunsilk, Cli...

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