India, July 27 -- Delhi High Court (HC) has granted Zepto an ex-parte interim injunction against entities operating under the name "Zepto Finance", restraining them from using the "Zepto" trademark or any deceptively similar mark after finding a prima facie case of trademark infringement.

In an order dated July 22, Justice Jyoti Singh observed that Zepto had made out a prima facie case for the grant of interim relief and restrained the defendants, including Sailendra Kashyap and others, from advertising, promoting or marketing services using the marks "Zepto Finance" or any identical or deceptively similar variants until the next hearing.

The court has also issued summons in the commercial suit, with the matter listed before the Joint R...