✦ High Court of India · 12 Apr 2024

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Case Details High Court of India · 12 Apr 2024

Court

High Court of India

Decided

12 Apr 2024

Bench

P VELMURUGAN

Length

1,055 words

Acts & Sections

Commercial Courts Act 2015 Copy Right Act 1957

C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 2024IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDated : 12.04.2024CORAMTHE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGANC.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 2024Reliance Industries LimitedJio Studios (the Media and Entertainment Division of Reliance Industries Limited)Registered Address : 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV222, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021.Branch Address: A1 Tower, 5th Floor,No.89, Dr.Radha Krishnan Salai, Mylapore,Chennai-600 004Rep. by its Power AgentMs.Dipti Kishan Kotak.. Plaintiff Vs.1.Bharat Sanchar Nigam LimitedBharat Sanchar BhavanHarish Chandra Mathur LaneJanpath, New Delhi - 110 001.2.Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.,5th Floor, Mahanagar Door Sanchar Sadan9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003.3.Bharti Airtel LimitedBharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela RoadVasant Kunj, Phase IINew Delhi - 110 070. 1/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 20244.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited05/806 8th Floor, WindsorOff. CST Road, KalinaSantacruz (East)Mumbai - 400 098.5.Tata Communication LimitedVSB, Mahatma Gandhi Road,Fort MumbaiMaharastra - 400 001.6.Vodafone India LimitedSuman Tower, Plot No.18Sector - 11, GandhinagarGujarat 382 011.7.Idea Cellular LimitedSuman Tower, Plot No.18Sector 11, GandhinagarGujarat 382 011.8.Tata Teleservices Ltd.,10th Floor, Tower 1, Jeevan Bharati124, Connaught CircusNew Delhi 110 001.9.GTPL Hathway Ltd202, 2nd Floor, SahajanandShopping Centre, Opp. Swaminarayan TempleShahibaugh, Ahmedabad - 380 004.10.Tikona Digital Networks Private LimitedOffice 3A, 3rd FloorLBS Marg, Bhandup (West)Mumbai - 400 078. 2/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 202411.BG Broadband India Private LimitedPlot No.54, Marol Industrial Cooperative AreaOff. Andheri Kurla RoadAndheri (East), Mumbai - 400 059.12.Sify Technologies Limited2nd Floor, TIDEL ParkNo.4, Canal Bank RoadChennai-600 113.13.Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd.,B-10 Lawrence Road, Industrial AreaNew Delhi North WestDL 110 033 IN14.You Broadband and Cable India Limited2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA CentreNear Gujarat Gas CircleAdajan - Hazaria RoadSurat – 395 009.15.Asianet Satellite Communications2A, II Floor, Leela InfoparkTechnopark Limited, KazhakkoottamThiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695 581.16.Date Infosys LimitedStation Road, DurgapuraJaipur 302 018.17.Readylink Internet Services LimitedGalazy, Plot No.7, Sakthi ColonyRK Puram, GanapathyCoimbatore - 641 006. 3/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 202418.Nettlinx Limited5-9-22 3rd Floor,My Home Sarovar PlazaSecretariat Road, SaifabadHyderabad - 500 004.19.City Online Services Limited701, 7th FloorAditya Trade Center, AmeerpetHyderabad - 500 038.20.Pioneer eLabs LimitedPioneer Towers, 17th FloorPlot No.16, Survey No.64Software Unit LayoutAPIIK, i-Tech City, Madhapur,Hyderabad - 500 080.21.AT& T Global Network Service India Pvt Ltd13th floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi – 110 001.22.Southern Online Bio Technologies LimitedFlat No. A3, 3rd floor, office block, Samrat Complex, SaifabadHyderabad 500 004.23.Mynet Services India Private Limited#I2, I floor, IV crossGandhipuram, Pallipalayam Erode – 638 006.24.LimrasEronet Broadband Services Private LimitedDoshi Towers, First Floor # 156, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010. 4/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 202425.RS Broadband Service India Private LimitedDoshi Towers, First Floor, Old # 156, New # 205, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.26.Spectra ISP Networks Pvt., Ltd.,Plot No. 21-22, 3rd Floor Udyog Vihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon 122 015.27.EsselShyam Communications Ltd.,1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor, 89 Nehru Place, New Delhi 110 019.28.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd.,22/2, Plot No 275-B, Gurunanak School CompoundSion (West), Mumbai 400 022, India.29.Atria Convergence Technologies LimitedNo 17 / 68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street New Colony, T.Nagar Chennai – 600 017.30.Action LaneNo.16, No 1A Kalpana Apartments, 1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020.31.Jak Communications Pvt LtdNo. 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai – 600 102. 5/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 202432.C32 Cable Net Pvt., Ltd.,Old No.284, New No. 204, Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014.33.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt., Ltd.,No. 9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop, Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031... DefendantsPrayer:-Civil Suit has been filed under Order VII, Rule 1 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of O.S. Rules, 1956 read with Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copy Right Act, 1957 and the Copy Right (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, praying to grant a judgment and decree on the following terms :(a) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 29 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film ''Article 370'' and said Work be directed to block all websites / web pages and future websites (including their prefix and suffix ) and those Non-compliant websites mentioned in Schedule – A hosting contents that relate to plaintiff copyright protected cinematographic film ''Article 370'' in any manner, thereby restraining the unauthorised copying, transmission, communication or make available or display or release or show or upload or download for exhibit or play and / or in any manner communicate in and / or through their services immediate of receipt of 6/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 2024details of such infringing websites / web pages in writing; (b) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 30 – 33 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film ''Article 370'' by themselves, their partners / proprietors / directors, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or anyone claiming through them or under them from infringing the plaintiff' copyrighted cinematographic film ''Article 370'' by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing Cam cording or allowing others to transmit, communicate or make available or distributing or duplicating or displaying or releasing or showing or uploading or downloading exhibiting or playing and / or in any manner whatsoever from communicating the cinematographic film ''Article 370'' and said work without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the plaintiff' copyrighted cinematographic film ''Article 370'' through different mediums including but not limited to CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, VCD, cable TV, direct to home services, internet, services, multimedia messaging services, pen drives, hard drives, tapes, DAS satellite, Conditional Access Systems or in any other medium/ manner whatsoever ;(c) for costs of the suit ; and For Plaintiff :Mr. S.Deepak 7/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 2024For Defendants:Service awaited forD1 to D3, D5 to D8, D10, D11, D14, D18, D21 to D23, D27 and D28No appearance for D9, D12, D13, D15 to D17, D19,D24 to D26, D29 to D33Summons un servedD4 and D20--------J U D G M E N TToday, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for plaintiff sought permission of this Court to withdraw the present civil suit and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.2. In view of the submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the plaintiff, this Civil Suit is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.12.04.2024msIndex : Yes/NoSpeaking / Non-speaking 8/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 2024ToThe Sub-Assistant Registrar,Original Side, High Court, Madras. 9/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 2024P.VELMURUGAN, J.msC.S.(Comm.Div.)No.34 of 202412.04.2024 10/10

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