Chryscapital Advisors LLP, a financial advisory firm part of ChrysCapital group since 1999 with registered trademarks CHRYSCAPITAL and formative marks, filed suit for injunction against infringement and passing off after discovering in 2024 that defendants 1-13 were running fraudulent investment schemes via WhatsApp groups and website www.rn.chryscapital.com using plaintiff's marks, executives' names/photos to dupe public into fake investments; amended plaint added defendants 20-22 for similar fraud via www.cc-securities.com, with proforma defendants WhatsApp, Airtel, banks, DoT, MeitY, UOI for disclosure/blocking. Ex-parte ad-interim injunction granted 29.05.2024 blocking numbers/accounts/websites, extended to new defendants 29.07.2024; infringing defendants unserved or non-appearing, written statement rights closed; suit earlier decreed against some defendants 29.10.2025. Court found fraudulent use deceptive, exploiting goodwill with no contest, deeming plaint admitted under Order VIII Rule 10 CPC without trial; permanent block on numbers unnecessary as finite resource without proprietary claim, one-year block sufficient as cooling/disincentive with no reallocation to same KYC. Suit decreed with permanent injunction restraining infringing defendants from using marks; directions to WhatsApp/Airtel for one-year block on specified accounts/numbers; other reliefs not pressed, suit disposed.
- In uncontested infringement suits where defendants fail to file written statements, court may decree permanent injunction under Order VIII Rule 10 CPC relying on verified plaint without requiring ex-parte evidence: Chryscapital Advisors Llp vs Ms Raj Lal Kumari & Ors, Para 18.
- Mobile numbers being finite resources without proprietary rights, permanent blocking not warranted to curb fraud; one-year deactivation sufficient as cooling period with direction against reallocation to same KYC holder: Chryscapital Advisors Llp vs Ms Raj Lal Kumari & Ors, Para 23.
Case Title: Chryscapital Advisors Llp Vs Raj Lal Kumari:19.12.2025:CS(COMM) 475/2024: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora
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[Written By: Advocate Ajay Amitabh Suman, IP Adjutor [Patent and Trademark Attorney], High Court of Delhi]
