Commercial suit shared against company alleging HIMALAYA infringement; seeks name change and ₹2,00,01,000 damages

Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd. and M/s. Himalaya Wellness Company have shared a commercial suit against the company alleging infringement of their "HIMALAYA" trade mark and passing off.

Sun 4 Oct 2026

Damages claimed

₹2,00,01,000/-

Update / Registration No.

F.R. No. 437 of 2026

Suit update dates

e-shared on October 02, 2026 and physically shared on October 03, 2026

Likely listing date

Monday, October 05, 2026

Earlier suit on same subject matter

CS(COMM) No. 1061/2026

What has been shared

Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd. (a company registered in the Cayman Islands) and M/s. Himalaya Wellness Company (a partnership firm with its principal place of business at Makali, Bengaluru) have shared a commercial suit against the company before the Additional District and Sessions Judge (Dedicated Commercial Court), Bengaluru Rural.

The suit alleges infringement of the plaintiffs' registered trade mark "HIMALAYA" and passing off, on account of the company's use of the mark "HIMALAYA NUTRAVEDICS" on its goods and of the word "HIMALAYA" as part of its corporate name. The plaintiffs allege that the company operates in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and Ayurvedic segment, which overlaps with their business; that the use of "HIMALAYA" is likely to cause consumers to associate the company with them; that the adoption is dishonest; and that the use amounts to unfair competition and dilution and has caused actual confusion in the market.

What the plaintiffs are seeking

• Permanent injunctions restraining the company from dealing in any goods or services under the mark "HIMALAYA NUTRAVEDICS" or "HIMALAYA" or any deceptively similar mark, and from using the trading name "HIMALAYA NUTRAVEDICS INDIA LIMITED" or any trading name containing "HIMALAYA"
• A direction to the company to apply to the Registrar of Companies for a change of its corporate name so as to remove the word "HIMALAYA"
• Damages
• Delivery up, for erasure or destruction, of goods and material bearing the impugned mark
• Rendition of accounts of profits from June 16, 2022 till disposal of the suit
• Costs
• Three applications seeking ex-parte ad-interim injunctions restraining the company, pending disposal of the suit, from using "HIMALAYA" (including "HIMALAYA NUTRAVEDICS") in relation to its goods and business and as or as part of its corporate name, trade name or business name

The plaintiffs have also shared an application seeking exemption from pre-institution mediation and an application seeking leave to file additional documents.

The money involved

The damages claimed are ₹2,00,01,000/- (Rupees Two Crore and One Thousand only), as valued by the plaintiffs, together with costs and an unquantified amount towards rendition of accounts of profits. The company states that the financial implications, if any, are not ascertainable at this stage and will depend on the outcome of the proceedings.

Where the matter stands

• The suit was e-shared on October 02, 2026 and physically shared on October 03, 2026
• It has been assigned update / Registration No. F.R. No. 437 of 2026; the Commercial Original Suit number is yet to be assigned
• The company received intimation of the update, along with copies of the plaint and accompanying documents, through a letter dated October 03, 2026 from the plaintiffs' advocates, by e-mail on October 03, 2026 at 05:10 P.M. IST
• As informed by the plaintiffs' advocates, the suit is likely to be listed on Monday, October 05, 2026
• As on date, no summons has been served on the company and no order has been passed in the matter

The plaintiffs had earlier instituted a suit on the same subject matter before the High Court of Delhi, being CS(COMM) No. 1061/2026. By an order dated September 28, 2026, the High Court ordered the return of the plaint, with liberty to the plaintiffs to present it before the appropriate forum. The present suit has been shared thereafter.

The company's position

The company denies the allegations made in the plaint and will contest the suit. It is examining the plaint and the accompanying applications with its legal counsel and will take all appropriate steps, in accordance with law, to defend its rights and interests in the proceedings.

The suit has been shared against the company only. The Chairman & Managing Director has been named in the cause title solely as the person representing the company, and not as a party in his individual capacity.

The company will inform the stock exchange of any change in the status of, or development in, the proceedings, including any ad-interim, interim or final order passed against or in favour of the company, until the litigation is concluded. In the event of any settlement, it will disclose the terms of settlement, compensation paid, if any, and the impact of such settlement on its financial position.

What to keep an eye on

• Whether any ad-interim or interim order is passed when the matter is listed, since the reliefs sought relate to the mark under which the company sells its products and to its corporate name
• How the court deals with the request for a direction to change the corporate name
• Any further update the company gives on the status of the proceedings

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