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C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED: 13.08.2025CORAMTHE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHYC.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025and O.A.Nos.653 & 654 of 2025Applause Entertainment Private Limited37, G-3, TT Krishnamachari Rd., CIT Colony, Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018 Rep. by its Authorized SignatoryMr. Devendra Bhandari ... Plaintiff-vs-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 110003.3.Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Crescent 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi - 110 070.1/11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 20254.Aircel Cellular Limited5th Floor, Spencer Plaza, 769 Anna Salai, Chennai 6000025.Hathway Cable And Datacom Limited05/806, 8th Floor, Windsor Off. CST Road, Kalina Santacruz (East) Mumbai 400 0986.Tata Communication LimitedVsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai, Maharastra 4000017.Idea Cellular LimitedSuman Tower, Plot No. 18, Sector 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382 0118.Reliance Communications Infrastructure LimitedDhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Navi Mumbai 4007099.Tata Teleservices Ltd10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati, 124 Connaught Circus New Delhi 11000110.Syscon Infoway Pvt Ltd402, fourth floor, skyline icon, Andheri Kurla Road, Behind Mittal Ind. estate, Andheri east, Mumbai-40005911.Gtpl Hathway Ltd202, 2nd Floor ,Sahajanand Shopping 2/11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025Center, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad 38000412.Tikona Digital Networks Private LimitedOffice 3A, 3rd Floor, LBS Marg, Bhandup(West), Mumbai 400 07813.Bg Broadband India Private LimitedPlot No. 54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area, Off. Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 05914.Sify Technologies Limited2nd Floor, TIDEL PARK, No. 4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai 600 11315.Siti Broadband Services Pvt LtdB10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West DL 110035 IN16.You Broadband And Cable India Ltd2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan-Hazaria Road, Surat 39500917.Asianet Satellite Communications2A, II floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 6955813/11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 202518.Data Infosys LimitedStation Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 30201819.Readylink Internet Services LimitedGalaxy, Plot no 7, Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore - 64100620.Opto Network Private LimitedB-86, Sector-14 Noida-201301 Uttar Pradesh India21.Nettlinx Limited5-9-22, 3rd floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad-50000422.City Online Services Limited701, 7th Floor, Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500 03823.Pioneer Elabs LimitedPioneer Towers, 7th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad 50008024.At And T Global Network Service India Pvt Ltd13th floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi-110 00125.Nextgen Communications LimitedThachil Complex, No 10, 3rd floor, 4/11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025Raja Annamalai Road, Saibaba Mission Post, Coimbatore 641011, Tamilnadu, India26.Virgo Global Media LimitedPlot No.5, Mithila Nagar, Road No. 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 03427.Southern Online Bio Technologies LimitedFlat no. A3, 3rd floor, office block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad-50000428.Mynet Services India Private Limited12, I floor, IV cross, Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam Erode-63800629.Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd9th Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021, India30.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private LimitedDoshi Towers, First Floor 156, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 01031.Rs Broadband Service India Private LimitedDoshi Towers, First Floor, Old 156, New 205, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 6000105/11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 202532.Spectra Isp Networks Pvt LtdPlot No. 21-22, 3rd Floor Udyog Vihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon 122 01533.Pulse Telesystems Private Limited51/52, Real Towers, 3rd Floor Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 60000434.Essel Shyam Communications Ltd1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor, 89 Nehru Place New Delhi-110019 India35.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd22/2, Plot No 275-B, Gurunanak School Compound, Sion (West), Mumbai 400022. India36.Atria Convergence Technologies LimitedIndian Express Building, No.1, 2nd Floor, Queens Road, Bengaluru 560 001, Karnataka Also at No. 17 / 68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street New Colony, T. Nagar Chennai 60001737.Action LaneNo 16, No 1A Kalpana Apartments, 1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board Adyar, Chennai – 60002038.Jak Communications Pvt Ltd6/11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025No 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai - 60010239.C32 Cable Net Pvt Ltdold No. 284, New No. 204, Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai 600 01440.Thamizhaga Cable Tv Communication Pvt LtdNo 9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop, Chetpet, Chennai 60003141.Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision Pvt LtdNo 149/80 Vijaya Theatre Complex, Behind Kasi Theatre Pillaiyar Koil Street, Jafferkhanpet, Chennai 600083 ... Defendants PRAYER: Plaint filed under Order VII Rule I of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 And Order IV Rule 1 of the 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, prayed for Judgment and Decree:-(a) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 36 from 7/11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025infringing the Plaintiff's copyright in the said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” and 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 Plaintiff's copyright protected said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” in any manner, thereby restraining the unauthorized 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 / mirror / redirect websites or alphanumeric websites in writing;(b) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 37 – 41 from infringing the Plaintiff's copyright in the said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” by themselves, their partners / proprietor / directors, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or anyone 8/11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025claiming through them or under them from infringing the plaintiff's copyrighted said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” 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 said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” without a proper license from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the plaintiff's copyrighted said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” 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.9/11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025For Plaintiff : Ms.Shruthi Srinivasan for M/s.Arun C.Mohan**********JUDGMENTLearned counsel for the plaintiff submits that she has been instructed to withdraw the suit. She has made an endorsement for such purpose.2. Therefore, C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025 is dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs. Consequently, the connected applications are closed.13.08.2025rnaIndex : Yes / NoInternet : Yes / NoNeutral Citation: Yes / NoSENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J10/11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025rnaC.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025and O.A.Nos.653 & 654 of 202513.08.202511/11