India TV and Rajat Sharma have achieved a significant legal victory, protecting their trademark and personality rights from misuse of the India TV logo and the "Aap Ki Adalat" show and mark. The Delhi High Court has ruled, in an interim order, in favour of senior journalist Rajat Sharma, recognizing his personality rights and India TV's trademarks/logos.
India TV and Rajat Sharma initiated legal action by filing a suit for a permanent injunction before the Delhi High Court, seeking relief against an infringer who was unlawfully using trademarks/logos resembling "India TV" and "Aap Ki Adalat".
The infringing party, identified as "Jhandiya TV", was utilizing an identical logo and the name " Baap ki Adalat " Additionally, the plaintiffs sought an injunction to prevent the unauthorized use of any photograph, video, or name of Rajat Sharma, in violation of his personality rights, across various mediums including trademarks/logos, trading styles, domain names, social media posts, audio-video content, and related services.