Delhi HC bars two entities from illegally using brand name ‘Khadi’ for beauty pageant or business
The Hindu
Noida-based ‘Khadi Design Council of India’ and ‘Miss India Khadi Foundation’ were accused of fraudulently using the brand name and deceiving people
The Delhi High Court has restrained two private entities involved in organising beauty pageants and other business activities by using the brand name ‘Khadi’ of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The Noida-based ‘Khadi Design Council of India’ (KDCI) and ‘Miss India Khadi Foundation’ (MIKF) were accused by the KVIC of fraudulently using the brand name and deceiving people. In an ex-parte order, the high court said the names of the two entities were “deceptively similar” to the KVIC’s trademark ‘Khadi’ and hence, amounted to violation of the trademark. The high court also directed the defendants — ‘Khadi Design Council of India’, ‘Miss India Khadi Foundation’ and its self-proclaimed CEO Ankush Anami — to take down all their social media accounts on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook under the tradename ‘Khadi Design Council of India’ and ‘Miss India Khadi’.
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