Shark Tank India season 3 gets in trouble - Sony TV gets legal notice

By Goutam sil

February 08, 2024

After securing funds from a popular TV show Shark Tank India season 3 Tramboo Sports, Jammu and Kashmir startup founders engage in legal controversies. 

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Tramboo Sports is a Jammu and Kashmir based cricket manufacturing company. They manufacture two types of cricket bats, one tennis bats and the other season bats.

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They claim in their pitches, they are promoting the Kashmir willow wood bat in the cricket bat market. They export their manufactured bat to foreign markets.

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They secure a fund from two sharks, CEO Peyush Bansal and boAt co-founder Aman Gupta. Both are the judges of Shark Tank India season 3.

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But all the problems start just after the show telecast. Tramboo Sports and Sony Pictures Networks were served with a lawsuit by The Cricket Bat Manufacturers Association of Kashmir (CBMAK).

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CBMAK claims that the startup’s idea was originally theirs, they are the sole manufacturer of Kashmir willow cricket bats. 

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The association also claims that the Tramboo Sports founders misled the public and buyers, and also damaged the image of the indigenous Kashmir willow cricket bat manufacturing industry.

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The situation has become contentious, with both sides presenting their arguments in court. The founders maintain that their idea was original and that they independently developed it.

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Legal battles like these can be challenging for startups, especially when they are trying to establish themselves in a competitive market.

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