New Delhi, Sep 29, 2025

The Delhi High Court has restrained Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd from publishing and selling its “coat-pocket” edition of the Constitution of India, holding that the design was deceptively similar to the red-and-black editions published by the Eastern Book Company (EBC).

“The defendant (Rupa Publications) has adopted a similar colour scheme, text and font, gilt edging, book posteen colour, and embossed gold detailing. Considering that the plaintiffs (EBC) and the defendant operate in the same line of business, utilise identical trade channels, and cater to the same class of customers, there exists a strong likelihood of confusion,” a single-judge Bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed.

While granting an interim injunction, Justice Arora said that

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