more-inThe Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has sent a legal notice to Fab India, a chain of ethnic wear retail outlets, demanding a whopping ₹525 crore in damages for “illegally” using its trademark “charkha” and selling apparels with the ‘khadi’ tag. The KVIC has also threatened to launch legal proceedings against Fab India Overseas, if it does not desist from displaying the trademark similar to its own. A Fab India spokesman, however, dubbed the KVIC claim as “baseless”, and said it would defend itself “vigorously” if any action was taken in pursuance of the legal notice. The KVIC asked the firm “to cease and desist immediately and forthwith from displaying charkha or using selling products bearing the charkha or khadi mark or any similar mark on goods and use/sell products bearing the word/ mark khadi or any similar mark whatsoever or howsoever related to khadi.” It also sought an “unconditional apology”.

Source: The Hindu February 05, 2018 20:03 UTC