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2022 (1) TMI 1341

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..... any Private Limited was incorporated on 23rd May, 2012 and, thereafter, World Book India Private Limited was incorporated on 24th August, 2012. Thus, when the application for the World Book India Private Limited was processed by the MCA, the name of the earlier registered company ought to have come up in the search report. The Petitioner is already stated to have filed WORLD BOOK INC ORS VERSUS WORLD BOOK COMPANY (P) LTD. [ 2014 (10) TMI 1065 - DELHI HIGH COURT] seeking reliefs under the Trademark Act, 1999 and Passing off. The said suit is stated to be at the stage of trial before the Original Side of this Court. Accordingly, it is directed that the above details of incorporation of the companies shall be noted in the said suit. S .....

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..... urgently as connected matter is pending adjudication in the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in CS(OS) 1043/2013. 3. The primary issue in this case is in respect of the name World Book India Private Limited which was registered by the MCA despite the existence of another Company i.e., World Book Company Private Limited . 4. In the present case, the Petitioner sought information in respect of incorporation of World Book India Private Limited as to whether the search conducted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) prior to registering the said company, reflected the World Book Company Private Limited name or not. 5. The said information was sought to be responded to by the CPIO-MCA on 19th August, 2016 in the following t .....

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..... B43923630 World Book India Private Limited U22220DL2012PTC236382 WORLD BOOK COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED U55101TN1999PTC043161 WORLDWIDE HOTEI, BOOKING CENTRE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED 9. The Petitioner then approached the Central Information Commission by way of a Second Appeal under Section 19(3) of the RTI Act, 2005. Vide order dated 25th April, 2018, while deciding the said Second Appeal, CIC observed as under:- 4. The respondent stated that the appellant had sought the search report in respect of World Book India Pvt. Ltd. and the same was furnished to the appellant vide letter dated 19.08.2016. Moreover, t .....

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..... between companies with identical or similar names, incorporated under the Companies Act. 12. The search report in this case has been provided by the First Appellate Authority as an annexure, showing the three companies i.e. World Book India Private Limited , World Book Company Private Limited and World Hotel Booking Centre India Private Limited . 13. Admittedly, the entity by the name World Book Company Private Limited was incorporated on 23rd May, 2012 and, thereafter, World Book India Private Limited was incorporated on 24th August, 2012. Thus, when the application for the World Book India Private Limited was processed by the MCA, the name of the earlier registered company ought to have come up in the search report. 14. The .....

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