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C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED : 23.04.2024CORAM THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGANC.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024andO.A.Nos.236 & 237 of 20241 Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, Represented By Its Power Of Attorney, Mr Akshay Mahadik, having its branch office at No 33B, Olympia Platina 2nd Floor, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032. ... PlaintiffVs.1 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi 110 001.2 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd 5th Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan, 9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003.3 Bharati Airtel Limited Bharati Crescent, 1 ,Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi 110 070.Page 1 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 20244 Vodafone Idea Limited (Formerly Idea Cellular Limited), Suman Tower Plot No 18, Sector 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382 010.5 Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited, 3A, 3rd Floor 'Corpora ' L B S Marg, Bhandup , Mumbai 400 078.6 You Broadband And Cable India Limited, Plot No 54, Marol Co operative Industrial Estate, Makwana, Andheri East, Mumbai 400 059.7 Rail Tel Corporation Of India Ltd, 6th Floor, Block Ill, Delhi Technology Park, Shastri Park, Delhi 110 053.8 Shyam Spectra Pvt Ltd., A 60 Naraina Industrial Area, Phase- I, New Delhi 110 028.9 Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor , Tidel Park No.4, Canal Road, Taramani, Chennai 600 113.10 AT and T Global Network Service India Pvt Ltd, 13th Floor, 1305 06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi 110 001.11 Peak Air Pvt Ltd., No 36 567 G, Ananthapuri Building, PF Road, Kaloor, Cochin 682 017.Page 2 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 202412 Knet Solutions Pvt Ltd, (Cherrinet), No.141, Prakash Towers, Ground Floor, OMR, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai 600 041.13 Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited, No 18/ 7 1st Floor , Postal Colony, IIl Street, West Mambalam, Chennai 600 033.14 Raaj Internet (I) Private Limited, Old No.12 New No.27, Singanna Chetty Street, Chintadripet, Chennai 600 002.15 Joister Infoserve Private Limited, Shop No.4 Borivali Neelkamalco, Daulat Nagar, RD No.10, Borivali East Mumbai 400 066.16 Ready Link Internet Service Limited, Galaxy, Plot No. 7, Sakthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganapathy, Coimbatore 641 006.17 Nettlinx Limited, 5 -9 -22, 3rd Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad 500 004.18 Excitel Broadband Private Limited, Plot No 48, 2nd Floor, Okhla Industrial Estates, Phase III, New Delhi 110 020.Page 3 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 202419 Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited, Flat No A3, 3rd Floor, Office Block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad 500 004.20 Dawn Supports Private Limited, 39/4916/D3, Divans Tower, Karimpatta Cross Road, Pallimukku, Kochi, Ernakulam-682 016.21 Thalainagar Digital Cables P Ltd, No.16, South Park Street, Venkatapuram Ambattur Chennai 600 053.22 Cable Cast New Media Pvt Ltd 26 /1 1st Floor , 3rd Cross Street, Kasturibai Nagar, Adyar Chennai 600 020.23 C32 Cable Net Pvt Ltd Old No.284, New No.204, Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai 600 014.24 Team 5 Network 13 M, Block AM Garden, Mandaveli, Chennai 600 028.25 SND Satellite Vision, New No.40/83/1, Muttiah Street Vellala, Teynampet, Chennai 600 086.26 Starvision Cable TV Network, Krishnapriya Buildings, Kidangoor South Kottayam 686 583. ... DefendantsPage 4 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024PRAYER: The Plaint filed under Order VII Rule 1 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of Original Side Rules,1956 read with sections 51, 52, 55, 61(1) & 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, Commercial Division, and numbered as C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024 praying for judgment and decree against the defendants, as follows:(a) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 20 and other known and unknown persons/entities from infringing the film “MAIN ATAL HOON” and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages including websites mentioned in Schedule hosting contents that relate to plaintiff's copyrighted film “MAIN ATAL HOON” to be released on OTT platform or 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 21 -26 from infringing the film “MAIN ATAL HOON” by themselves, their partners/proprietor/directors, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or anyone claiming Page 5 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024through them or under them from infringing the plaintiff's copyrighted film “MAIN ATAL HOON” to be relased on OTT platform 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 or exhibiting or playing and /or in any manner whatsoever from communicating the film “MAIN ATAL HOON” and said work without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate/infringe the plaintiff's OTT copyrighted film “MAIN ATAL HOON” 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(b) For the Costs of the suit. For Plaintiff : Mr.Vijayan SubramanianFor D1 to D8, D10, D11, D15 to D20, D22, D23 & D26 : Service awaitedFor D9 : No appearanceFor D12, D13, D14, D21, D24 & D25 : Summons servedPage 6 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024 J U D G M E N TLearned counsel for the plaintiff seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the suit and he has also made an endorsement to that effect in the plaint.In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the plaintiff, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected original applications are closed. 23.04.2024mfaPage 7 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024P.VELMURUGAN, J.mfaC.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024andO.A.Nos.236 & 237 of 202423.04.2024Page 8 of 8
C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED : 23.04.2024CORAM THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGANC.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024andO.A.Nos.236 & 237 of 20241 Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, Represented By Its Power Of Attorney, Mr Akshay Mahadik, having its branch office at No 33B, Olympia Platina 2nd Floor, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032. ... PlaintiffVs.1 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi 110 001.2 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd 5th Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan, 9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003.3 Bharati Airtel Limited Bharati Crescent, 1 ,Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi 110 070.Page 1 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 20244 Vodafone Idea Limited (Formerly Idea Cellular Limited), Suman Tower Plot No 18, Sector 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382 010.5 Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited, 3A, 3rd Floor 'Corpora ' L B S Marg, Bhandup , Mumbai 400 078.6 You Broadband And Cable India Limited, Plot No 54, Marol Co operative Industrial Estate, Makwana, Andheri East, Mumbai 400 059.7 Rail Tel Corporation Of India Ltd, 6th Floor, Block Ill, Delhi Technology Park, Shastri Park, Delhi 110 053.8 Shyam Spectra Pvt Ltd., A 60 Naraina Industrial Area, Phase- I, New Delhi 110 028.9 Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor , Tidel Park No.4, Canal Road, Taramani, Chennai 600 113.10 AT and T Global Network Service India Pvt Ltd, 13th Floor, 1305 06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi 110 001.11 Peak Air Pvt Ltd., No 36 567 G, Ananthapuri Building, PF Road, Kaloor, Cochin 682 017.Page 2 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 202412 Knet Solutions Pvt Ltd, (Cherrinet), No.141, Prakash Towers, Ground Floor, OMR, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai 600 041.13 Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited, No 18/ 7 1st Floor , Postal Colony, IIl Street, West Mambalam, Chennai 600 033.14 Raaj Internet (I) Private Limited, Old No.12 New No.27, Singanna Chetty Street, Chintadripet, Chennai 600 002.15 Joister Infoserve Private Limited, Shop No.4 Borivali Neelkamalco, Daulat Nagar, RD No.10, Borivali East Mumbai 400 066.16 Ready Link Internet Service Limited, Galaxy, Plot No. 7, Sakthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganapathy, Coimbatore 641 006.17 Nettlinx Limited, 5 -9 -22, 3rd Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad 500 004.18 Excitel Broadband Private Limited, Plot No 48, 2nd Floor, Okhla Industrial Estates, Phase III, New Delhi 110 020.Page 3 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 202419 Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited, Flat No A3, 3rd Floor, Office Block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad 500 004.20 Dawn Supports Private Limited, 39/4916/D3, Divans Tower, Karimpatta Cross Road, Pallimukku, Kochi, Ernakulam-682 016.21 Thalainagar Digital Cables P Ltd, No.16, South Park Street, Venkatapuram Ambattur Chennai 600 053.22 Cable Cast New Media Pvt Ltd 26 /1 1st Floor , 3rd Cross Street, Kasturibai Nagar, Adyar Chennai 600 020.23 C32 Cable Net Pvt Ltd Old No.284, New No.204, Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai 600 014.24 Team 5 Network 13 M, Block AM Garden, Mandaveli, Chennai 600 028.25 SND Satellite Vision, New No.40/83/1, Muttiah Street Vellala, Teynampet, Chennai 600 086.26 Starvision Cable TV Network, Krishnapriya Buildings, Kidangoor South Kottayam 686 583. ... DefendantsPage 4 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024PRAYER: The Plaint filed under Order VII Rule 1 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of Original Side Rules,1956 read with sections 51, 52, 55, 61(1) & 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, Commercial Division, and numbered as C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024 praying for judgment and decree against the defendants, as follows:(a) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 20 and other known and unknown persons/entities from infringing the film “MAIN ATAL HOON” and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages including websites mentioned in Schedule hosting contents that relate to plaintiff's copyrighted film “MAIN ATAL HOON” to be released on OTT platform or 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 21 -26 from infringing the film “MAIN ATAL HOON” by themselves, their partners/proprietor/directors, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or anyone claiming Page 5 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024through them or under them from infringing the plaintiff's copyrighted film “MAIN ATAL HOON” to be relased on OTT platform 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 or exhibiting or playing and /or in any manner whatsoever from communicating the film “MAIN ATAL HOON” and said work without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate/infringe the plaintiff's OTT copyrighted film “MAIN ATAL HOON” 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(b) For the Costs of the suit. For Plaintiff : Mr.Vijayan SubramanianFor D1 to D8, D10, D11, D15 to D20, D22, D23 & D26 : Service awaitedFor D9 : No appearanceFor D12, D13, D14, D21, D24 & D25 : Summons servedPage 6 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024 J U D G M E N TLearned counsel for the plaintiff seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the suit and he has also made an endorsement to that effect in the plaint.In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the plaintiff, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected original applications are closed. 23.04.2024mfaPage 7 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024P.VELMURUGAN, J.mfaC.S.(Comm Div) No.70 of 2024andO.A.Nos.236 & 237 of 202423.04.2024Page 8 of 8