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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED :28.07.2025CORAM : THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHYC.S.(Comm.Div)No.144 of 2025and O.A.Nos.570 & 571 of 2025Reliance Industries LimitedJio Studios (the Media and Entertainment Division of Reliance Industries Limited)Registered Address: 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222 Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021.Branch Address: A1 Tower, 5th Floor, No.89, Dr. Radha Krishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 600004.Rep. by its Power Agent Ms.Vasundhara Kuthiala. .. Plaintiffvs. 1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,Bharath Sanchar Bhavan,Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi-1100012.Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd5th Floor, Mahanagar Door Sanchar Sadan, 9, CGO Complex, LodhiRoad, New Delhi-110003Page 1 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

3. Bharti Airtel LimitedBharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, VasantKunj, Phase II, New Delhi - 110 070.4. Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited,802, 8 TH floor, Interface -11, Link Road, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400 064.5. Tata Communication LimitedTower 4, 4th to 8th Floor, Equinox Business Park, LBS Marg, Kurla (W), Mumbai 400070.6. Vodafone India Limited,Suman Tower, Plot No18, Sector-11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382011.7. Idea Cellular Limited,Suman Tower, Plot No. 18, Sector 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat -382 011.8. Tata Teleservices Ltd10th Floor, Tower I, JeevanBharati, 124 Connaught Circus, New Delhi 110001.9. GTPL Hathway Ltd.,202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand Shopping Centre, Opp.Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad 380004.10. Tikona Digital Private LimitedOffice 3A, 3rd Floor, “Corpora” LBS Marg, Bhandup(West), Mumbai - 400 078.11. BG Broadband India Private LimitedPlot No. 54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area, Off. AndheriKurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 059.Page 2 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

12. 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 110033 IN.14. You Broadband and Cable India Ltd,2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan-Hazaria Road, Surat – 395009.15. Asianet Satellite Communications,2A, II floor, LeelaInfopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695581.16. Data Infosys Limited,Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 302018.17. Readylink internet Services Limited,Galaxy, Plot no. 7, Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore - 641006.18. Nettlinx Limited,5-9-22, 3rd floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004.19. City Online Services Limited,701, 7th Floor, Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500 038.20. Pioneer eLabs Limited,Pioneer Towers, 17th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad – 500080.Page 3 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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 Limited,Flat no. A3, 3rd floor, office block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004.23. My Net Services India Private Limited12, I floor, IV cross, Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam, Erode - 638006.24. Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited,Doshi Towers, First Floor 156, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.25. RS Broadband Service India Private Limited,Doshi Towers, First Floor, Old No 156, New No 205, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600010.26. Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd.,Plot No. 21-22, 3rd Floor, UdyogVihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon - 122 015.27. Essel Shyam Communications Ltd.,1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor, 89, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019 India.28. Five Network Solution (I) LtdA/301-303, Everest Grande, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri East, Mumbai - 400 093.29. Atria Convergence Technologies LimitedNo. 17 / 68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street,New Colony, T. Nagar, Chennai- 600017.Page 4 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

30. Action LaneNo 16, No. 1A Kalpana Apartments, 1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board,Adyar, Chennai – 600020.31. Jak Communications Pvt Ltd.,No. 4, J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai – 600102.32. C32 Cable Net Pvt Ltdold 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 – 600031... DefendantsPrayer : Plaint is filed under Order VII Rule 1 of the CPC, 1908 Read With Order IV Rule 1 of the 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, praying to grant a judgment and decree on the following terms:- (a) A permanent injunction restraining defendants 1 to 29 or any other person or such other websites which are discovered by the plaintiff after the release of the movie infringing the cinematographic film “POKKHIRAJER DIM” and said work be directed to block all websites / web pages and future websites (including their prefix and suffix) and those non-complaint websites mentioned in Schedule A hosting contents that relate to the Plaintiff's Page 5 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis copyright protected cinematographic film “POKKHIRAJER DIM” 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 Defendants 30 to 33 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film “POKKHIRAJER DIM” 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's copyrighted cinematographic film “POKKHIRAJER DIM” by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing camcording 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 cinematographic film “POKKHIRAJER DIM” and said Work without a proper license from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate/infringe the Plaintiff copyrighted cinematographic film “POKKHIRAJER DIM” 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. Page 6 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis (c) For costs of the suit. For Plaintiff : Mr.S.Deepak for M/s.P.K.Law FirmFor D33 : Mr.R.BabuJUDGMENTLearned counsel for the plaintiff submits that he has been instructed to withdraw the suit. He has made an endorsement for the said purpose. Therefore, C.S.(Comm.Div)No.144 of 2025 is dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs. Consequently, connected O.A.Nos.570 & 571 of 2025 stand closed. 28.07.2025Index : Yes / NoInternet : Yes / NoNeutral Citation: Yes / NokjPage 7 of 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J.kjToBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,Bharat Sanchar Bhavan,Harish Chandra Mathur Lane,Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001.C.S.(Comm.Div)No.144 of 2025and O.A.Nos.570 & 571 of 202528.07.2025Page 8 of 8