Case Details: M/s Company360 Pvt Ltd vs M/s Lambda Supply Chain Solutions Pvt Ltd · CIS No. CS/1276/2023 · CNR No. HRGR02–002046–2023 · Court of Civil Judge (Junior Division), Gurugram · Judge: Deepanshu Sarkar, UID No. HR-0569 · Institution: 3 May 2023 · Decision: 24 September 2025
A supply chain company with offices in Jaipur and a WeWork virtual address in Midtown Manhattan spent two months extracting professional IPR services from a Gurugram consultancy — then refused to pay, dismissed the engagement as “mere inquiry,” and turned abusive when pressed. A civil judge wasn’t buying any of it.
The Players
M/s Company360 Private Limited, run by Mrs. Anu Sharma from Gurugram, specialised in trademark filings, copyright applications, and IP advisory work in India and abroad. On the other side sat M/s Lambda Supply Chain Solutions Private Limited — a Jaipur-based startup projecting a US presence at 1450 Broadway, New York: a shared WeWork coworking address available from $129/month, used by hundreds of companies as a mail-forwarding facade. Lambda’s actual founders, team, and operations were in Rajasthan.
The Commission and the Con
The Mogra brothers — directors Bhanu and Gaurav Mogra — had previously worked with Company360 for trademark registrations, two of which were successfully approved. In January 2023, they returned with a new brief: US copyright registration for OPTIFLOW, their flagship supply chain software. Company360 responded with a detailed quotation on 2nd February 2023, covering the full US Copyright Office filing process, legal documentation, and a US-based foreign associate.
What followed was a two-month extraction operation. Over WhatsApp and email, Gaurav Mogra raised no objection to the fee, asked about expedited options, and on 21st March 2023 categorically instructed Company360 to proceed — confirming he had reviewed the quotation in full. By 4th April, all registration details were supplied and work formally commenced on 7th April. Company360 delivered the complete software assignment agreement and full draft copyright application. Every deliverable. Work done. The consultancy had held up its end entirely.
Then, on 17th April 2023, Lambda emailed to put the process on hold — and refused to pay a single rupee. When Mrs. Anu Sharma followed up, the Mogra brothers responded with what court records describe as deplorable language. Calls were rejected. Company360 filed suit on 3rd May 2023.
The Audacity Defence — and Its Demolition
Lambda’s legal response was a masterclass in brazenness. They claimed no contract was ever formed — that two months of detailed, documented exchange was merely “preliminary inquiry.” Judge Deepanshu Sarkar saw through every word of it.
During cross-examination, Bhanu Mogra was forced to admit the contents of the quotation email, admit receiving both invoices, and admit no dispute was ever raised before complete work was delivered. The judge noted that the defendant had requested the invoice twice — and specifically asked for it to be updated for internal processing — making it impossible to claim the fee was never accepted. Judge Sarkar concluded that the Bhanu and Gaurav Mogra had operated a deliberate scheme from the outset: engaging Company360 with full knowledge of the fee, extracting every deliverable, and then refusing to pay.
Applying Section 8 of the Indian Contract Act and the Supreme Court’s ruling in Trimex International FZE Ltd vs Vendata Aluminum Ltd (2010) 3 SCC 1, the court ruled: the email exchange was a binding contract, every rupee claimed was owed, and Company360 was entitled to full recovery with interest. The scheme had been seen, named, and punished.
The Postscript: A Covert Filing and a Damning Rebrand
The most damning detail: Lambda had quietly filed the OPTIFLOW copyright application themselves on 7th April 2023 — the same day they asked Company360 for an updated invoice. The US Copyright Office granted registration No. TXu 2–369–958 on 17th May 2023. Work extracted, registration secured, they walked away without paying a rupee.
Following the court’s decree in September 2025, Lambda quietly rebranded OPTIFLOW as “Lambda Lab.” A product rename after a court loss is not routine — it signals the company knows OPTIFLOW is now permanently linked in Indian court records to a decree of fraud and non-payment. The legal cloud does not lift with a rebrand.
Justice in 18 Months — Why This Case Is a Victory for Every Professional
India’s courts are often painted as temples of delay. This case tears that narrative apart. Company360 filed suit on 3rd May 2023. The decree was pronounced on 24th September 2025. Eighteen months — for a fully contested civil suit with cross-examination of witnesses on both sides, hundreds of pages of digital evidence, jurisdictional challenges, and final arguments. That is not just reasonable. It is, by any honest measure of Indian commercial litigation, a remarkable win for the system.
The court held four to five hearings every single month, drove the matter forward relentlessly, and imposed costs on Lambda every time they filed a delay tactic. Every obstruction was met with a proportionate judicial response. The system held firm — and delivered.
WhatsApp conversations were admitted and scrutinised. Email threads were treated as binding contracts. Invoice requests were treated as legal admissions. For every IP consultant and knowledge service provider who has delivered work on trust — armed with nothing more than an email chain — this case is proof of concept: your digital paper trail is your contract. Preserve it. Assert it.
File the suit. The system is more capable than you have been led to believe.
Court Judgement PPDF:
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Author: Shivani Sharmaivaniofficial86@gmail.com
