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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI 28.04.2008 Present: Mr. Ajay Amitabh Suman, Advocate for the Plaintiff IA No. 4928/2008 in CS(OS) No. 260/2004 This matter has been put up by the Joint Registrar to the Court since Plaintiff made a request that he wants to summon additional witnesses. Plaintiff made this application under Order 16 Rule 1and2 CPC for summoning of additional witness. Plaintiff states that Plaintiff wants to summon The Registrar of Trade Marks, Trade Marks Registry, Boudhik Sampada Bhawa, Dwarka, New Delhi to prove registered trade mark of the Plaintiff No. 367241 and to prove the NOC dated 22.07.2003 issued by the Registrar of Trade Marks, New Delhi. The Registrar of Trade Marks is a public authority discharging functions under the Trade Marks Act of registration of trade marks and all orders and certificates issued by the Registrar of Trade Marks can be proved by filing certified copies of the orders. The Trade Marks Registrar is not required to be summoned for proving the trade mark certificates and orders passed by it. If this is allowed, Registrar will in fact standing in the Court and shall not be discharging any public function because everyday several trade marks matters are fixed in this Court which are in the evidence stage. I, therefore, consider that there is no necessity of summoning the Registrar of Trade Marks to prove trade marks registration certificate or order passed by him or NOC issued by him. Filing of certified copies is sufficient and will serve the purpose. The application is hereby dismissed. CS(OS) No. 260/2004 List before the Joint Registrar on the date already fixed i.e. 20.08.2008 for recording examination-in-chief and cross-examination. April 28, 2008 SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA, J. vn A-34
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