Judgment · High Court
Case at a glance
- Bench
- SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY
Outcome
Withdrawn
By taking note of the same, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs
Provisions considered
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 O. VII r. 1
- Copyright Act, 1957 ss. 51, 53, 55, 62
- Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012
- Commercial Courts Act, 2015 s. 7
Judgment
Operative part
C.S.(Comm. Div.)No.340 of 2025IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED: 05.01.2026CORAM:THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHYC.S.(Comm. Div)No.340 of 2025and O.A. No.1215 of 2025D.Deva ViginsProprietor ofM/s.VS International Films, Door No.172, 2nd Floor, Raahat Plaza, Arcot Road, Vadapalani, Chennai – 600 026.... Plaintiff vs.M/s.Cinekorn Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.,represented by its Director Mr.kalapi Nagada, No.103, 1st Floor, Ankita Building, Cross Road of Nehru Road & Dixit Road, Opp. Bharat Hindu Hotel, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai – 400 057.... DefendantPlaint filed under Order VII Rule 1 of The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of O.S.Rules, 1956 r/w Sections 51, 53, 55 and 62 of The Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 praying for a judgment and decree on the following terms:1/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm. Div.)No.340 of 2025a. A Permanent injunction restraining the defendant, its men, agents, servants or persons acting on its behalf or claiming through them from in any manner infringing the plaintiff’s copyrights in respect of the cinematograph film mentioned in the schedule from exploiting the same through Youtube Channels, internet, theatres, world satellite television or any other media/medium or in any manner;b. for the costs of the suit. For Plaintiff : Mr.T.PazhanivelJUDGMENTOn instructions, learned counsel for the plaintiff submits that he will withdraw the suit and initiate arbitration proceedings in terms of the arbitration clause in the Film Assignment Agreement dated 12.07.2023. He has made an endorsement to that effect. By taking note of the same, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs. Consequently, connected application is closed. 05.01.2026 Index: Yes/NoNeutral Citation: Yes/Nommi2/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.(Comm. Div.)No.340 of 2025SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J.mmiC.S(Comm. Div)No.340 of 202505.01.20263/3
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: By taking note of the same, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — O. VII r. 1; Copyright Act, 1957 — ss. 51, 53, 55, 62; Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012; Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — s. 7.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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