Cricketer Gautam Gambhir takes restaurateur to court for using his name

Cricketer Gautam Gambhir recently approached the Delhi High Court to restrain one DAP & Co. (defendant) from using his name for the business of its eateries and lounges..The defendant is the owner of two pubs, Ghungroo and Hawalat, in Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh area. The pubs use the tagline “by Gautam Gambhir” as the proprietor of DAP & Co. claims that his name is also Gautam Gambhir..The suit filed through Chambers of Jaitley and Bakshi states:.“The plaintiff recently came to know that the defendant has been running a chain of restaurants/bar by the name of Ghungroo and Hawalat located in Punjabi Bagh, with the tagline ‘by Gautam Gambhir.’ It is submitted that the tagline makes the restaurant seem to be deceivingly associated or owned by the plaintiff whereas the said act will cause irreparable injury to the interest of the plaintiff,”. .The plea also refers to adverse comments on social media sites where Gambhir has been linked to the restaurant. The plea further alleges that the public is being misled into believing that the restaurants are run by the cricketer, when in fact he has nothing to do with it, reported ToI..When the matter came up for hearing in the Delhi High Court, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notice to the defendant and listed the matter for hearing on July 13..Image taken from here..Read the order below.