On Monday, February 16, 2026, the Delhi High Court passed an interim order prohibiting the actress Deepika Padukone’s cosmetic company DPKA Universal Consumer Ventures from using the tag ‘Lotus Splash’ for its facewash and face cleanser products.
Deepika’s skin care brand, 82°E, sells a face cleanser called Lotus Splash. Judges V Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar said that the Lotus Splash mark is similar to the other brand’s lotus mark, i.e., of Lotus Herbals Private Limited.
The Division Bench overruled the single-judge order issued last year on January 25, 2024. The order refused to impose a prohibition on Deepika’s brand, saying that Lotus extract is the primary constituent of Lotus Splash facewash, and that the use of Lotus in the product’s name is merely to highlight the fact.
It was said that, as section 30(2)(a) of the Trade Marks Act, Deepika’s brand’s use of Lotus Splash was protected, saying that use of a trademark to indicate the quality, quantity, value, intended purpose, geographical origin, time of production, or goods of other characteristics is not considered trademark infringement.
However, the Division Bench judges disagreed with the single judge’s reasoning, saying, “We allow the application [for interim injunction]. We do not agree with the respondent’s [DPKA] case falling under the exception as discussed by the single-judge. We allow the application under Order 39, Rules 1 and 2. We have granted the interim injunction, we have held that there is a prima facie case.”
