DOMAIN NAME FRAUD AND TRADEMARK PROTECTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE: A CASE COMMENTARY ON DABUR INDIA LIMITED V. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS. (2025)

This case commentary examines the Delhi High Court's judgment in Dabur India Limited v. Ashok Kumar & Ors., a 248-page framework decision addressing large-scale domain name fraud and trademark impersonation. It traces the judgment's procedural evolution from an ex parte injunction into a consolidated proceeding governing registrar obligations, examines the registrars' doctrinal defenses under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and comparative authorities including Cartier International AG v. British Telecommunications Plc, and analyses the Court's central remedial innovation, the “Dynamic+” injunction, against its doctrinal lineage in UTV Software Communications Ltd. v. 1337X.To, Snapdeal Private Limited v. GoDaddy.com LLC & Ors., and Burger King Corporation v. Swapnil Patil & Ors. It concludes that while the judgment succeeds in mapping the accountability gaps across India's domain registration ecosystem, its practical force remains constrained by unresolved tensions with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and by the limits of Indian judicial jurisdiction over foreign-headquartered registrars.