After Xiaomi, OnePlus faces sales ban in India

Providing interim relief to Xiaomi the Delhi High Court (HC) on Tuesday allowed the Chinese handset maker to sell devices which are powered by Qualcomm's chipsets. Now, it turns out the Delhi HC has also banned OnePlus in India according to a report by MediaNama.

OnePlus recently launched its One smartphone, which has received critical acclaim.

According to the court order, Indian handset manufacturer, Micromax has been granted an injunction as the OnePlus One infringes its exclusive right to have the Cyanogenmod ROM in India.

OnePlus One, however, is allowed to clear its existing stock in the country. For the initial sale, OnePlus only brought 20,000 units to the domestic market.

The injunction comes just days before Micromax launches its Yu smartphone, which will be powered by Cyanogenmod. The Yu is expected to launch on Decemeber 18.

Earlier in December, controversy over Micromax's exclusive deal with Cyanogenmod flared up. OnePlus One is perhaps the first smartphone to use Cyanogenmod, and has received adulation because of the ROM and its hardware.

As per Micromax's exclusive deal with Cyanogen, its incoming Yu smartphone line will be exclusively powered by Cyanogenmod in India. This meant that the OnePlus One by default was infringing Micromax's exclusivity.

After the announcement of the deal between Micromax and Cyanogen, OnePlus announced that its phones in the country will not receive an update to Cyanogenmod. Instead, it is working on a separate Android Lollipop based ROM, which will replace Cyanogenmod on its existing hardware in India.