Search Results Page

Search Results

1 - 10 of 19 (0.22 seconds)

Whirlpool Corporation vs Registrar Of Trade Marks, Mumbai & Ors on 26 October, 1998

82. It is argued and to some extent correctly that the High Court should not decline to exercise its jurisdiction merely for the reason that there is a statutory alternative remedy available even when the case falls in the above-stated class of cases. It is a settled principle that the Courts/Tribunal will not exercise jurisdiction in futility. The law will not itself attempt to do an act which would be vain, lex nil frustra facit, nor to enforce one which would be frivolous-lex neminem cogit ad vana seu inutilia-the law will not force any one to do a thing vain and fruitless. In other words, if exercise of jurisdiction by the Tribunal ex facie appears to be an exercise of jurisdiction in futility for any of the stated reasons, then it will be permissible for the High Court to interfere in exercise of its jurisdiction. This issue is no longer res integra and has been settled by a catena of judgments of this Court, which we find entirely unnecessary to refer to in detail. Suffices it to make a reference to the judgment of this Court in the case of Whirlpool Corporation v. Registrar of Trade Marks, Mumbai [(1998) 8 SCC 1] where this Court was concerned with the powers of the Registrar of Trade Page 10 of 19 C/SCA/16134/2018 CAV JUDGMENT Marks and the Tribunal under the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 and exercise of jurisdiction by the High Court in face of availability of a remedy under the Act.
Supreme Court of India Cites 45 - Cited by 1316 - S S Ahmad - Full Document
1   2 Next