Dabur India Limited vs. Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. Ltd

Tracing the Grey Lines Interim Relief in Case of Disparagement Claims in Comparative Advertising

With increased incidences of trade wars between business rivals through commercial advertising in print and electronic media, there is an apparent need to identify the threshold at which the publication of a certain advertisement becomes defamatory or disparaging to another’s product. The Apex Court has declared that the publication of commercial advertisements forms a part of ‘commercial speech’ protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.[1]Continue Reading Tracing the Grey Lines : Interim Relief in Case of Disparagement Claims in Comparative Advertising