New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Kirloskar Proprietary Ltd (KPL) has won relief in the Supreme Court, which stayed a modified Bombay High Court order that had restrained the company from licensing the 'Kirloskar' trademark to other group companies.

In the order made public on Saturday, the division bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan held, "We are of the prima facie view that the order dated 10th October 2025, which expands the scope of the restraint imposed earlier vide order dated 25th July 2025, ought not to have been passed when the appeal is pending for consideration and full facts in respect of any earlier licensing of such Kirloskar mark within the group companies have not been discussed".

The 'Kirloskar' trademark has been used ...