Delhi HC Restrains Sanjay Dutt-Backed Cartel Bros From Using ‘Godfather’ for Whisky
Jun 25, 2026 • Sidrah Gohar • Court Notices / Legal Notices
Source:
Deccan Chronicle
The Delhi High Court has restrained actor Sanjay Dutt-backed Cartel Bros from using the word 'Godfather' for its whisky during the pendency of a lawsuit by Devans Modern Breweries.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that Devans Modern Breweries Ltd has been manufacturing beer under the mark 'Godfather' for the last 40 years and the material on record showed that the mark is exclusively associated with it alone.The judge said that even if Cartel Bros Pvt Ltd has no mala fide in adopting the word, it can obtain unfair advantage from the former's goodwill and affect the distinctive character or repute of the trademark. "Thus, on a cumulative and holistic appreciation of facts, prima facie, it appears that the plaintiff is entitled to an ad-interim injunction restraining the defendants from using the mark 'Godfather' or other forms like 'Godfather's' in respect of the product -- whisky, manufactured by the defendants during the pendency of the present suit," the court said in its interim order passed on June 22.