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Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDated : 14.06.2024CORAMTHE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGANCivil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024andO.A.Nos.227 and 228 of 2024Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited18th Floor, A Wing, Marathon Futurex,N.M.Joshi Marg, Lower Parel,Mumbai 400 013,and also branch office at No.33B, Olympia Platina, 2nd Floor,SIDCO Industries Estate,Chennai – 600 032,Represented by its Power AgentMr.Akshay Mahadik. ... 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 Limited 1/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road,Vasanth Kunj, Phase II,New Delhi – 110 070.4.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 Limited 2/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024Office 3A, 3rd FloorLBS Marg, Bhandup (West)Mumbai - 400 078.11.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, Ganapathy 3/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024Coimbatore - 641 006.18.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.Reliance Jio Information Limited9th Floor Maker Chambers IV222, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021.24.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 Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 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. 5/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 202431.Jak Communications Pvt LtdNo. 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai – 600 102.32.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... DefendantsCivil Suit has been filed Order VII Rule 1 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and Order IV 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 ''Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' 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 '' Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' in any manner, thereby restraining the unauthorised copying, transmission, communication or 6/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024make 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 'Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' by themselves, their partners / proprietor / Authorised Signatories, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or anyone claiming through them or under them from infringing the plaintiff copyrighted cinematographic film ''Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' 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 ''Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' and said work without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the plaintiff copyrighted cinematographic film ''Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' 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. 7/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024For Plaintiff :Mr.S.Deepakfor M/s.P.K Law FirmFor Defendants:Ms.Amutha Ganesh for D8Mr.P.J.Rishikesh for D3No appearancefor D1, D2, D4 to D7 and D9 to D33J U D G M E N TThe learned counsel appearing for plaintiff seeks 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. Consequently, connected applications are closed.There shall be no order as to costs.14.06.2024Index: Yes/NoSpeaking Order : Yes/NoNeutral Citation Case : Yes/Noms 8/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024ToThe Sub-Assistant Registrar,Original Side, High Court, Madras. 9/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024P.VELMURUGAN, JmsCivil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 202414.06.2024 10/10

Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDated : 14.06.2024CORAMTHE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGANCivil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024andO.A.Nos.227 and 228 of 2024Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited18th Floor, A Wing, Marathon Futurex,N.M.Joshi Marg, Lower Parel,Mumbai 400 013,and also branch office at No.33B, Olympia Platina, 2nd Floor,SIDCO Industries Estate,Chennai – 600 032,Represented by its Power AgentMr.Akshay Mahadik. ... 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 Limited 1/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road,Vasanth Kunj, Phase II,New Delhi – 110 070.4.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 Limited 2/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024Office 3A, 3rd FloorLBS Marg, Bhandup (West)Mumbai - 400 078.11.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, Ganapathy 3/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024Coimbatore - 641 006.18.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.Reliance Jio Information Limited9th Floor Maker Chambers IV222, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021.24.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 Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 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. 5/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 202431.Jak Communications Pvt LtdNo. 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai – 600 102.32.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... DefendantsCivil Suit has been filed Order VII Rule 1 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and Order IV 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 ''Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' 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 '' Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' in any manner, thereby restraining the unauthorised copying, transmission, communication or 6/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024make 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 'Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' by themselves, their partners / proprietor / Authorised Signatories, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or anyone claiming through them or under them from infringing the plaintiff copyrighted cinematographic film ''Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' 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 ''Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' and said work without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the plaintiff copyrighted cinematographic film ''Swatantra Veer Savarkar'' 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. 7/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024For Plaintiff :Mr.S.Deepakfor M/s.P.K Law FirmFor Defendants:Ms.Amutha Ganesh for D8Mr.P.J.Rishikesh for D3No appearancefor D1, D2, D4 to D7 and D9 to D33J U D G M E N TThe learned counsel appearing for plaintiff seeks 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. Consequently, connected applications are closed.There shall be no order as to costs.14.06.2024Index: Yes/NoSpeaking Order : Yes/NoNeutral Citation Case : Yes/Noms 8/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024ToThe Sub-Assistant Registrar,Original Side, High Court, Madras. 9/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 2024P.VELMURUGAN, JmsCivil Suit (Comm.Div.) No. 67 of 202414.06.2024 10/10