New Delhi, Dec 29 (NationPress) The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to SNV Aviation Private Limited, the operator of Akasa Air, prohibiting various entities from impersonating the airline and executing alleged recruitment scams utilizing its trademarks and brand identity.

A single-judge Bench led by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued an order in a commercial lawsuit filed by SNV Aviation, asserting that a prima facie case of misrepresentation, deception, and passing off has been substantiated against the accused parties.

In its ruling, the Delhi High Court noted that the defendants were “approaching unsuspecting members of the public, falsely claiming to offer employment on behalf of the plaintiff (Akasa Air), and demanding ‘process fees’ for such employment,” despite the fact that the airline does not engage in such recruitment practices.

“These actions evidently constitute misrepresentation, deception, and passing off,” Justice Arora remarked, highlighting that the balance of convenience favors the plaintiff and that ongoing fraudulent activities would lead to “irreparable harm that cannot be sufficiently compensated financially.”

According to the suit, SNV Aviation has been functioning under its renowned trademarks, including “AKASA” and “AKASA AIR”, since 2021, with revenues amounting to thousands of crores. For the financial year 2024-25 (to date), its external turnover is reported at Rs 4,582.7 crore.

The plaintiff alleged that the defendants were colluding to operate job scams by impersonating the airline, using deceptively similar names such as “AKASHA” and “AKAASA”, registering infringing domain names, and reaching out to job seekers through calls and emails to solicit money.

Stating that the injunction was necessary to safeguard the general public, the Delhi High Court declared it “just and necessary to issue an injunction restraining the defendants from continuing such fraudulent activities.” Pending further hearings, it prohibited the defendants from using the airline’s trademarks or any deceptively similar marks in offer letters, email addresses, domain names, or other materials.

The court instructed domain registrars, including GoDaddy and Hostinger, to suspend and lock infringing domain names. Furthermore, the Delhi High Court mandated the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to ensure the disclosure of KYC details and to block mobile numbers associated with the alleged scams.

The National Payments Corporation of India and relevant banks were also directed to disclose KYC details and block specific bank accounts and UPI IDs linked to the defendants.

Justice Arora ordered compliance with its directives within one week and scheduled the matter for review before the Joint Registrar on February 3, 2026, and before the Bench on May 22, 2026.