Brihan Karan Sugar Syndicate Private Limited v. Yashwantrao Mohite Krushna Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana

This case involves an appeal against a High Court order that stayed the execution of a District Judge's decree. The appellant, a liquor manufacturer, had successfully sued the respondent for copyright infringement of its 'Tango Punch' label and for passing off its 'Two Punch Premium' label as deceptively similar. The Trial Court had granted a permanent injunction and damages to the appellant. However, the High Court subsequently stayed the operation of this decree during the appeal process. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, finding that the appellant had not sufficiently proven goodwill for the passing-off claim and had acquiesced to the respondent's use of the label for the copyright infringement claim by withdrawing objections. Result: Appeal challenging the High Court's stay of a trial court decree for copyright infringement and passing off is dismissed.