✦ High Court of India · 15 Apr 2024

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Case Details High Court of India · 15 Apr 2024

Court

High Court of India

Decided

15 Apr 2024

Bench

P VELMURUGAN C

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1,021 words

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C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.49 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 15.04.2024Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN C.S.(COMM.DIV.) No.49 of 2024 Reliance Industries LimitedJio Studios (the Media and Entertainment division ofReliance Industries Limited)Registered Address: 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV,222 Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021... PlaintiffVs.1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi-110 0012. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. 5th Floor, Mahanagar Door Sanchar Sadan 9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 0033. Bharti Airtel Limited Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi - 110 0704. Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited 05/806, 8th Floor, Windsor, Off. CST Road, Kalina Santacruz (East), Mumbai - 400 0981/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.49 of 20245. Tata Communication Limited VSB, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai, Maharashtra-400 0016. Vodafone India Limited Suman Tower, Plot No.18, Sector-11, Gandhinagar Gujarat-382 0117. Idea Cellular Limited Suman Tower, Plot No.18, Sector 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382 0118. Tata Teleservices Ltd. 10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati, 124 Connaught Circus, New Delhi-110 0019. GTPL Hathway Ltd. 202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand Shopping Centre, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad-380 00410.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited Office 3A, 3rd Floor, LBS Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai-400 078.11.BG Broadband India Private Limited Plot No.54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area, Off. Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai-400 05912. Sify Technologies Limited 2nd Floor, 'TIDEL PARK', No.4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai-600 1132/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.49 of 202413. Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd. B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West, DL 110 033 IN14.You Broadband & Cable India Ltd. 2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan-Hazaria Road, Surat- 395 00915 Asianet Satellite Communications 2A, II floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695 58116.Data Infosys Limited Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur-302 018 17. Readylink Internet Services Limited Galaxy, Plot No.7, Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore-641 00618. Nettlinx Limited 5-9-22, 3rd floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500 00419. City Online Services Limited 701, 7th Floor, Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500 03820.Pioneer eLabs Limited Pioneer Towers, 17th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad-500 0803/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.49 of 202421.AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd. 13th floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi-110 00122. Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited Flat No.A3, 3rd floor, Office block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500 00423. MyNet Services India Private Limite #12, I Floor, IV Cross, Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam Erode-638 006.24.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited Doshi Towers, First Floor, No.156, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 01025.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited Doshi Towers, First Floor, Old No.156, New No.205, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 01026.Spectra ISP Networks Pvt Ltd. Plot No.21-22, 3rd Floor, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon-122 01527.Essel Shyam Communications Ltd. 1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor, 89 Nehru Place, New Delhi-110 019 India28.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd. 22/2, Plot No.275-B, Gurunanak School Compound, Sion (West), Mumbai-400 022, India.29.Atria Convergence Technologies Limited4/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.49 of 2024 No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street, New Colony, T.Nagar, Chennai-600 01730.Action Lane No.16, No.1A Kalpana Apartments, 1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board, Adyar, Chennai-600 02031.Jak Communications Pvt Ltd. No.4, J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai -600 10232.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd. No.284, New No.204, Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai-600 01433. Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt. Ltd. No.9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop, Chetpet, Chennai-600 031...DefendantsPrayer: Plaint filed under Order VII Rule 1 CPC, 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of O.S. Rules, 1956 read with Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Court Act 2015, praying to pass judgment and decree as follows;a) A Permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 29 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film "Laapataa Ladies" and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages and future websites (including their prefix and suffix) and those Non-Compliant 5/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.49 of 2024websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to Plaintiff copyright protected cinematographic film "Laapataa Ladies" in any manner, thereby restraining the unauthorised copying, transmission, communication or make available or display or release or show or upload or download or exhibit or play and/ or in any manner communicate in and/or through their services immediate of receipt of details 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 "Laapataa Ladies" by themselves, their partners/proprietor/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 "Laapataa Ladies" 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 "Laapataa Ladies" and said Work without a proper licence from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate/infringe the Plaintiff' copyrighted cinematographic film "Laapataa Ladies" 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; and c) for costs of the suit.6/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.49 of 2024For Plaintiff : Mr.S.DeepakFor D1 to D8, D10, D11, D14, D18, D21 to D28: Service awaitedFor D9, D12, D13,D15 to D17, D19, D29 to D33: No AppearanceFor D20 : Unserved JUDGMENTToday (15.04.2024), when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the plaintiff on record, seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this 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 on record, this suit is dismissed as withdrawan. No costs.15.04.2024Index : Yes / No Speaking Order: Yes / NoNeutral Citation Case : Yes/Noksa-27/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.49 of 2024P.VELMURUGAN. J.Ksa-2C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.49 of 202415.04.20248/8

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