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Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 2024IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDated : 04.06.2024CORAMTHE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGANCivil Suit (Com.Div.) No. 61 of 2024andO.A.Nos.209 and 210 of 2024Dharma Productions Pvt.Ltd.201 & 202, 2nd Floor, Supreme ChambersOff Veera Desai Road, 17/18 Shah Industrial EstateAndheri (W), Mumbai – 400 053, IndiaBranch Office at :No.225, Opposite Spencers PlazaAnna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600 002Rep.by its Authorised SignatoryMr.Apoorva Mehta.... 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 Road,Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi – 110 070.4.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited 1/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 202405/806, 8th Floor, WindsorOff. CST Road, KalinaSantacruz (East)Mumbai – 400 098.5.Tatal Communication LimitedVsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road For MumbaiMaharastra – 400 001.6.Vodafone India LimitedSuman Tower, Plot No.18,Sector – 11, GandhinagarGujarat – 382 011.7.Idea Cellular LimitedSuman Tower, Plot No.18Sector 11, GandhinagarGujarat – 382 011.8.Tata Teleservices Ltd.,10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati, 124 Connaught Circus, New Delhi 110 001.9.GTPL Hathway Ltd.202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand, Shopping Centre, Opp.Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad – 380 004.10.Tikona Digital Networks Private LimitedOffice 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 400 059. 2/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 202412.Sify Technologies Limited,2nd Floor, 'TIDEL PARK',No.4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai - 600 113.13.Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd.B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West DL 110 033 IN.14.You Broadband & Cable India Ltd.2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan Hazaria Road, Surat – 395 009.15.Asianet Satellite Communications,2A, II Floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Jerala – 695 581.16.Data Infosys LimitedStation Road, Durgapuram, Jaipur 302 018.17.Readylink Internet Services Limited,Galaxy, Plot No.7, Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore – 641 006.18.Nettlinx Limited,5-9-22, 3rd Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500 004. 3/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 202419.City Online Services Limited701, 7th Floor, Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet, Hyderabad - 500 038.20.Pioneer eLabs LimitedPioneer Towers, 17th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad : 500 080.21.AT & T Global Network Service India Pvt.Ltd.13th 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, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500 004.23.My Net Services India Private Limited,# 12, I Floor, IV Cross,Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam,Erode – 638 006.24.LimbrasEronet Broadband Services Private Limited,Doshi Towers, First Floor,# 156, Poonamallee High Road,Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010.25.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited,Doshi Towers, First Floor,Old # 156, New # 205, Poonamallee High Road,Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010. 4/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 202426. Spectra ISP Networks Pvt.Ltd.Plot No.21-22, 3rd FloorUdyog Vihar, Phase IVGurgaon – 122 015.27.EsselShyam Communications Ltd.1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor89, Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110 019India.28.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd.22/2, Plot No.275-BGurunanak School CompoundSion (West), Mumbai – 400 022India.29.Atria Convergence Technologies LimitedNo.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan StreetNew Colony, T.NagarChennai – 600 017.30.Action LaneNo.16. No.1A Kalpana Apartments1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity BoardAdyar, Chennai – 600 020.31. Jak Communications Pvt. Ltd.No.4 J Block, Near 6th AvenueAnna Nagar EastChennai – 600 102.32.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd.Old No.284, New No.204Shanmugam Salai, RoyapettahChennai – 600 014. 5/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 202433.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communications Pvt. Ltd.No.9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai ShopChetpet, Chennai – 600 031... DefendantsPrayer:-Civil Suit has been filed under Order VII Rule I of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and Order VI Rule 1 of High Court Original Side 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 Courts Act, 2015, prays for judgment and decree :a) a permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 29 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film ''Yodha'' and said work be directed to block all websites/web pages and future websites (including their prefix and suffix) an d those Non-Complaint websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to plaintiff copyright protected cinematographic film ''Yodha'' 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 6/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 2024and / 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 ''Yodha'' by themselves, their partners / proprietor / directors/ heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or any one claiming through them or under them from infringing the plaintiff copyrighted cinematographic film ''Yodha'' 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 ''Yodha'' and said work without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the plaintiff copyrighted cinematographic film ''Yodha'' through different mediums including but not limited to CD, DVD, Blu- 7/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 2024ray 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. For Plaintiff :Mr.S.Deepakfor M/s.P.K.Law FirmFor Defendants:Mr.P.J.Rishikeshfor D3Ms.A.M.Amutha Ganeshfor D8D3, D15, D18, D20, D22, D23 and D27 service awaitedD19, D21, D24 to D26 and D28 to D33summons unserved--------J U D G M E N TThe learned counsel appearing for plaintiff sought permission of this Court to withdraw the present civil suit and he has also made an endorsement to that effect. 8/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 20242. 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. Consequently, connected applications are closed.04.06.2024Index: Yes/NoSpeaking Order : Yes/NoNeutral Citation Case : Yes/NomsToThe Sub-Assistant Registrar,Original Side, High Court, Madras. 9/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 2024P.VELMURUGAN, J.msC.S(Com.Div.)No.61 of 202404.06.2024 10/10

Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 2024IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDated : 04.06.2024CORAMTHE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGANCivil Suit (Com.Div.) No. 61 of 2024andO.A.Nos.209 and 210 of 2024Dharma Productions Pvt.Ltd.201 & 202, 2nd Floor, Supreme ChambersOff Veera Desai Road, 17/18 Shah Industrial EstateAndheri (W), Mumbai – 400 053, IndiaBranch Office at :No.225, Opposite Spencers PlazaAnna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600 002Rep.by its Authorised SignatoryMr.Apoorva Mehta.... 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 Road,Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi – 110 070.4.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited 1/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 202405/806, 8th Floor, WindsorOff. CST Road, KalinaSantacruz (East)Mumbai – 400 098.5.Tatal Communication LimitedVsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road For MumbaiMaharastra – 400 001.6.Vodafone India LimitedSuman Tower, Plot No.18,Sector – 11, GandhinagarGujarat – 382 011.7.Idea Cellular LimitedSuman Tower, Plot No.18Sector 11, GandhinagarGujarat – 382 011.8.Tata Teleservices Ltd.,10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati, 124 Connaught Circus, New Delhi 110 001.9.GTPL Hathway Ltd.202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand, Shopping Centre, Opp.Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad – 380 004.10.Tikona Digital Networks Private LimitedOffice 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 400 059. 2/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 202412.Sify Technologies Limited,2nd Floor, 'TIDEL PARK',No.4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai - 600 113.13.Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd.B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West DL 110 033 IN.14.You Broadband & Cable India Ltd.2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan Hazaria Road, Surat – 395 009.15.Asianet Satellite Communications,2A, II Floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Jerala – 695 581.16.Data Infosys LimitedStation Road, Durgapuram, Jaipur 302 018.17.Readylink Internet Services Limited,Galaxy, Plot No.7, Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore – 641 006.18.Nettlinx Limited,5-9-22, 3rd Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500 004. 3/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 202419.City Online Services Limited701, 7th Floor, Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet, Hyderabad - 500 038.20.Pioneer eLabs LimitedPioneer Towers, 17th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad : 500 080.21.AT & T Global Network Service India Pvt.Ltd.13th 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, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500 004.23.My Net Services India Private Limited,# 12, I Floor, IV Cross,Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam,Erode – 638 006.24.LimbrasEronet Broadband Services Private Limited,Doshi Towers, First Floor,# 156, Poonamallee High Road,Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010.25.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited,Doshi Towers, First Floor,Old # 156, New # 205, Poonamallee High Road,Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010. 4/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 202426. Spectra ISP Networks Pvt.Ltd.Plot No.21-22, 3rd FloorUdyog Vihar, Phase IVGurgaon – 122 015.27.EsselShyam Communications Ltd.1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor89, Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110 019India.28.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd.22/2, Plot No.275-BGurunanak School CompoundSion (West), Mumbai – 400 022India.29.Atria Convergence Technologies LimitedNo.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan StreetNew Colony, T.NagarChennai – 600 017.30.Action LaneNo.16. No.1A Kalpana Apartments1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity BoardAdyar, Chennai – 600 020.31. Jak Communications Pvt. Ltd.No.4 J Block, Near 6th AvenueAnna Nagar EastChennai – 600 102.32.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd.Old No.284, New No.204Shanmugam Salai, RoyapettahChennai – 600 014. 5/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 202433.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communications Pvt. Ltd.No.9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai ShopChetpet, Chennai – 600 031... DefendantsPrayer:-Civil Suit has been filed under Order VII Rule I of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and Order VI Rule 1 of High Court Original Side 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 Courts Act, 2015, prays for judgment and decree :a) a permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 29 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film ''Yodha'' and said work be directed to block all websites/web pages and future websites (including their prefix and suffix) an d those Non-Complaint websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to plaintiff copyright protected cinematographic film ''Yodha'' 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 6/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 2024and / 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 ''Yodha'' by themselves, their partners / proprietor / directors/ heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or any one claiming through them or under them from infringing the plaintiff copyrighted cinematographic film ''Yodha'' 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 ''Yodha'' and said work without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the plaintiff copyrighted cinematographic film ''Yodha'' through different mediums including but not limited to CD, DVD, Blu- 7/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 2024ray 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. For Plaintiff :Mr.S.Deepakfor M/s.P.K.Law FirmFor Defendants:Mr.P.J.Rishikeshfor D3Ms.A.M.Amutha Ganeshfor D8D3, D15, D18, D20, D22, D23 and D27 service awaitedD19, D21, D24 to D26 and D28 to D33summons unserved--------J U D G M E N TThe learned counsel appearing for plaintiff sought permission of this Court to withdraw the present civil suit and he has also made an endorsement to that effect. 8/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 20242. 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. Consequently, connected applications are closed.04.06.2024Index: Yes/NoSpeaking Order : Yes/NoNeutral Citation Case : Yes/NomsToThe Sub-Assistant Registrar,Original Side, High Court, Madras. 9/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.)No.61 of 2024P.VELMURUGAN, J.msC.S(Com.Div.)No.61 of 202404.06.2024 10/10