Juice centre trademark: HC slams 'disobedience'

The Bombay high court recently noted there was prima facie evidence of Kerala-based Haji Ali Fresh Fruit Juices "wilfully disobeying" its orders over a trademark dispute with Mumbai's iconic Haji Ali Juice Centre.

- Karuna Nidhi

MUMBAI:

A single-judge bench of justice Manish Pitale on February 4 directed the court receiver to file a report on whether Haji Ali Fresh Fruit Juices continued to use the "Haji Ali" name despite being directed not to.

"The conduct of the respondent prima facie shows that they have been wilfully disobeying the ad-interim order of this court despite having been executed and the papers being served upon them," the bench noted.

Asma Farid Noorani, the owner of Mumbai's 54-year-old Haji Ali Juice Centre, has filed trademark dispute cases against several outlets across the country that allegedly used the name of his establishment without authorisation.