Trademark Registry's Proposed Corrective Measures

Haldiram India Pvt. Ltd v Union of India and Anr, is a recent case where it was revealed that the Trademark Registry had misplaced over 44,000 files.

In the midst of an ongoing dispute, between Haldiram India (Petitioner) and the family of Kamla Devi Aggarwal/ Rameshwar Lal Aggarwal, the Petitioner requested certified copies of six documents from the Trademark Registry (TMR) who in turn informed the Petitioner that the said documents were not traceable. It was under the cloud of such doubts that the said documents had been deliberately misplaced or concealed by some officers of the TMR in collusion with the opposing party, that the petitioner filed the present application before the High Court of Delhi seeking a direction to the TMR to give them an inspection of the above files.