Vadilal family feud reignites: Mumbai branch moves Bombay HC over ice-cream territory rights
The Mumbai-based Gandhi family has approached the Bombay High Court to restrain the Ahmedabad branch from interfering with its ice-cream and juice operations across Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, citing a 1993 family settlement. The dispute revives three-decade-old tensions over brand control and regional turf.
Mumbai branch of Vadilal's Gandhi family has moved Bombay High Court seeking to restrain the Ahmedabad branch from interfering with its ice-cream and juice business under a 1993 family settlement covering Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
Why this matters
The Bombay HC filing reopens a long-running Vadilal family rift over regional brand control, escalating governance risk for one of India's oldest ice-cream houses amid intensifying frozen dessert competition.
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