Delhi High Court Critiques Bare Denials And Decrees A Suit, Finding Suzuki A Well-Known Mark

In its latest judgment on trade mark infringement, the Delhi High Court (Court) in the case of Suzuki Motor v Suzuki (India) Limited1, passed a decree under Order XII Rule 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) against Suzuki (India) Limited (Defendant), as the Defendant in its written statement had failed to specifically deny the facts in the plaint, thereby, deeming the averments in the plaint to have been admitted. Order XII Rule 6 of CPC inter alia empowers the court to pass a decree if the admissions of the Defendant are sufficient to pass a decree.