Calcutta HC Agrees To YouTuber Dhruv Rathee's Suggestion To Blur Dabur's 'Real' Trademark In Video, Parties To Explore Amicable Settlement

The proposal was put forth on February 29, 2024, during a hearing before Justice Arindam Mukherjee of the Calcutta High Court. This proposal echoes a similar suggestion made by him in the previous hearing.

It is pertinent to note that Dabur, in response to Rathee's proposal, sent a letter dated February 29, 2024, suggesting various measures, including refraining from making statements associating 'Packeted Juice' with type II diabetes. However, he did not accede to Dabur's recommendation of not making any comment against all other packed fruit juices.

Ranjan Bachawat Sr. Advocate on instructions from Mr. Nakul Gandhi, representing Dhruv Rathee, agreed to Dabur's suggestions to send a sample blurred image of the fruit packet, which will serve as a replacement for the alleged infringing image of Dabur.

Upon hearing the parties, the Court directed that if the parties are willing to resolve the dispute amicably then this exercise should be carried out. The matter is next posed on 19.03.2024.

Case Title: Dabur India Limited v. Dhruv Rathee & Ors, CS-COM 474 of 2024

Date: 29.02.2024

Counsel for the Plaintiff: Mr. Sudipta Sarkar, Sr. Adv., Mr. Debnath Ghosh, Mr. Biswarup Mukherjee, Mr. Pradipta Bose, Mr. Nilankan Banerjee

Counsel for the Defendant No. 1: Mr. Ranjan Bachawat Sr. Adv. with Mr. Nakul Gandhi, Ms. Eshna Kumar, Mr. Mujeeb ur Rehman, Mr. Satyaki Mukherjee and Mr. Yash Vardhan Deora.