Delhi court issues notice to two Thane police officers for criminal contempt

A Delhi court has issued a showcause notice to two police officers in Thane district of Maharashtra for alleged criminal contempt for not acknowledging the authority of a courtappointed local commissionerThe notice sought a reply as to why a reference of the commission of criminal contempt of this court be not made to the Delhi High CourtDistrict judge Vinod Yadav was hearing a suit filed by a Maharashtabased partnership firm which said another company in the state engaged in a similar business adopted a deceptively similar or identical trademark or logo thus damaging its goodwill and reputationAccording to the plea filed in a Rohini district court the products of the company which had adopted a confusingly similar trademark were promoted and sold through several interactive ecommerce web portals including Delhibased Indiamart Intermesh LtdThese portals could be accessed from across the globe including the areas of Rohini and northwest Delhi These goods were also being passed off in the markets of the national capital including those in northwest Delhi it saidThe court appointed a local commissioner on December 4 this year to visit the companys premises in Thane and seize the goods and materials bearing the similar trademark along with the books of account and other documents the judge notedHe further noted that the local police was directed to render assistance and security to the courtappointed authorityBut when the local commissioner visited the police station at Vithal Bhai Patel Road in the city on December 13 the police officials concerned refused to acknowledge the courts order and instead asked him to seek orders from the local court the judge saidReferring to several judgments which established the legal position of a local commissioner the court said the officerincharge of the police station and the Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP concerned committed criminal contempt of the courtIt said according to law a reference of the matter criminal contempt of a district court had to be made to the Delhi High CourtThe interest of justice however demands that a show cause notice is liable to be issued to the officerincharge namely Kishore Kumar Shinde and DCP namely Vishal Thakur to show cause as to why a reference of the commission of criminal contempt of this court be not made to the Delhi High Court the court said in an order dated December 22Let the show cause notice aforesaid be served upon the alleged contemptors through Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Commissioner of Police Mumbai Police as well as through concerned Principal District and Sessions Judge it addedThe matter has been listed on January 6 for further proceedingsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever