https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307703 The Court set aside the judgment of the learned Single Judge, determining that the Direct Selling Guidelines, 2016, were advisory and not enforceable as law. The Plaintiffs failed to establish a prima facie case of trademark infringement, passing off, or misrepresentation, as the suits were not framed for such actions. The Court found that the issue of whether e-commerce platforms are intermediaries entitled to safe harbour protection under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act was premature. Additionally, claims of tortious interference by e-commerce platforms required further evidence. Consequently, the applications for interim injunctions were dismissed, appeals were allowed, and costs were awarded to the Appellants. en-us Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 20:35:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307703 The Court set aside the judgment of the learned Single Judge, determining that the Direct Selling Guidelines, 2016, were advisory and not enforceable as law. The Plaintiffs failed to establish a prima facie case of trademark infringement, passing off, or misrepresentation, as the suits were not framed for such actions. The Court found that the issue of whether e-commerce platforms are intermediaries entitled to safe harbour protection under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act was premature. Additionally, claims of tortious interference by e-commerce platforms required further evidence. Consequently, the applications for interim injunctions were dismissed, appeals were allowed, and costs were awarded to the Appellants. Case-Laws Law of Competition Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307703