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Case Details High Court of India · 28 Oct 2024

Court

High Court of India

Decided

28 Oct 2024

Bench

SPEAKING GBAK KUMARESH BABU

Length

1,258 words

Acts & Sections

Code of Civil Procedure §6 Commercial Courts Act 2015

C.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 2024IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED: 28.10.2024CORAMTHE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABUC.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 2024and O.A.Nos.488 & 489 of 2024Applause Entertainment Private Limited,37, G-3, TT Krishanmachari Rd.,CIT Colony, Alwarpet,Chennai – 600 018.Rep. by its Authorised SignatoryVignesh Menon K.P. … Plaintiff -vs-1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi-1 10 001.2. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd 5th Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan, 9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 1100033.Bharti Airtel Limited Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi – 110 0704. Aircel Cellular Limited, 5th Floor, Spencer Plaza, 769 Anna Salai, Chennai – 600002.5. Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited, 05/806, 8th Floor, WindsorPage No:1/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 2024 Off. CST Road, Kalina Santacruz (East), Mumbai – 400 0986. Tata Communication Limited Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai, Maharastra 4000017. Idea Cellular Limited, Suman Tower, Plot No. 18, Sector l1, Gandhinagar, Gujarat -382 011.8. Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Navi Mumbai 400709.9.Tata Teleservices Ltd, 10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati, 124 Connaught Circus New Delhi l 10001.10.Syscon Infoway Pvt. Ltd. 402, fourth floor, skyline icon, Andheri Kurla Road, Behind Mittal Ind. estate, Andheri east, Mumbai-400059.11. GTPL Hathway Ltd. 202, 2nd Floor , Sahajanand Shopping Center, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad -38000412.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited, Office 3A, 3rd Floor, LBS Marg, Bhandup(West), Mumbai – 400 078.13.BG Broadband India Private Limited, Plot No. 54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area,Page No:2/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 2024 Off. Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 059.14.Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor, TIDEL PARK, No. 4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai -600 113.15.Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd B- 10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West DL 110035 IN16. You Broadband & Cable India Ltd, 2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan-Hazaria Road, Surat-39500917.Asianet Satellite Communications, 2A, II Nloor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695581.18. Data Infosys Limited, Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 302018.19. Readylink internet Services Limited, Galaxy, Plot no 7, Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore - 641006.20.Opto Network Private Limited B-86, Sector-14 Noida-201301 Uttar Pradesh IndiaPage No:3/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 202421. Nettlinx Limited, 5-9-22, 3rd floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad-50000422. City Online Services Limited, 701, 7th Floor, Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500 O38.23. Pioneer eLabs Limited, Pioneer Towers, 7th Floor, Plot No. 16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad: 50008024.AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd., 13th floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi- 110 001.25.Nextgen Communications Limited Thachil Complex, No 10, 3rd floor, Raja Annamnalai Road, Coimbatore - 64 1011, Tamilnadu, India. Saibaba Mission Post, Coimbatore – 641 011, Tamil Nadu, India.26.Virgo Global Media Limited, Plot No.5, Mithila Nagar, Road No. 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034.27.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited, Flat no. A3, 3rd floor, office block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004Page No:4/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 202428.MyNet Services India Private Limited, #12, I floor, IV cross, Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam Erode-638006.29.Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, 9th Floor, Maker Chamnbers - IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400021, India30.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor #156, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 01031. RS Broadband Service India Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor, Old # 156. New # 205, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 60001032. Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. 21-22, 3rd Floor Udyog Vihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon- 122 015.33. Pulse Telesystems Private Limited, 51/52, Real Towers, CI 3rd Floor Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600004.34. Essel Shyam Communications Ltd. 1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor, 89 Nehru Place New Delhi-110019 India35. Five Network Solution () Ltd. 22/2, Plot No 275-B, Gurunanak School Compound, Sion (West), Mumbai 400022. India.Page No:5/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 202436. Atria Convergence Technologies Limited Indian Express Building, No. l, 2nd Floor, Queen's Road, Bengaluru – 560 001, Karnataka Also at No. 17/ 68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street New Colony, T. Nagar Chennai 600017.37. Action Lane No l6, No lA Kalpana Apartments, lst Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board Adyar, Chennai – 60002038. Jak Communications Pvt Ltd No 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai - 600102, 39.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd. old No. 284, New No. 204, Salai, Royapettah, Shanmugam Chennai - 600 014.40.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd No 9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop, Chetpet, Chennai – 60003141.Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision Pvt Ltd No 149/80 Vijaya Theatre Complex, Behind Kasi Theatre, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Jafferkhanpet, Chennai – 600 083.… DefendantsPage No:6/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 2024PRAYER: Civil Suit (Commercial Division) filed under Order VII Rule 1 of C.P.C. Read with Section 6 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, prays for a judgment and decree as against the defendants herein:-(a) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 36 from infringing the cinematographic film "Sharmajee Ki Beti" 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's copyright protected cinematographic film “Sharmajee Ki Beti” 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/ webpages in writting; (b) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 37 – 41 from infringing the cinematorgraphic film "Sharmajee Ki Beti" by themselves, their partners/ proprietor/ directors, heirs, representatives, servants or anyone claiming through them or under them infringing the plaintiff's copyrighted cinematographic film “Sharmajee Ki Beti” 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 Page No:7/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 2024exhibiting or playing and/ or in any manner whatsoever from communicating the cinematographic film “Sharmajee Ki Beti” without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate/ infringe the plaintiff's copyrighted cinematographic film “Sharmajee Ki Beti” through different mediums inclding but not limited to CD, DVD, Bly-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; and(d) Pass such other orders as this Court may deem fir and proper in the circumstances of the case. For Plaintiff : Ms.Shruthi Srinivasan For Defendants : Service Awaited – D1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 15, 10, 15, 21, 23 to 25, 27, 33, 34 & 41: Unserved – D8, 12, 20, 26 & 35 : Ms.Amutha Ganesh for D9: No appearance – D3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 16 to 19, 22, 28 to 32 & 36 to 40JUDGMENTWhen the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the plaintiff sought permission of this Court to withdraw the suit and had also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.Page No:8/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 20242. Recording the said submissions made by the learned counsel for the plaintiff and also in view of the endorsement made, this suit is dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, connected miscellaneous applications are also closed.28.10.2024Index :Yes/NoSpeaking Order/ Non-Speaking Order GbaK.KUMARESH BABU, J.GbaC.S. (Com.Div.) No.127 of 2024and O.A.Nos.488 & 489 of 2024Page No:9/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) 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