Madras High Court
Sony Pictures Films India P Ltd vs 42 Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision ... on 8 December, 2021
C.S.(Comm.Div.) 77 of 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated :08.12.2021
Coram:
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N.ANAND VEKATESH
Civil Suit (Comm.Div.) No.77 of 2021
and OA Nos.655 & 656 of 2021
Sony Pictures Films India P Ltd.,
4th Floor, Interface Building No.7,
Off Malad Link Road, Malad West,
Mumbai – 400 064
India Represented by its Authorised Signatory,
Mr.Lalit Chatnani, Director .. Plaintiff
/versus/
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,
BHARTHI CRESCENT, I NELSON MANDELA ROAD,
VASANT KUNJ, PHASE II, NEW DELHI - 110 070
4 AIRCEL CELLULAR LIMITED,
5TH FLOOR, SPENCER PLAZA, 769, ANNA SALAI,
CHENNAI - 600 002.
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5 HATHWAY CABLE AND DATACOM LTD.
05/806, 8TH FLOOR, WINDSOR,
OFF. CST ROAD, KALINA SANTACRUZ (EAST),
MUMBAI - 400 098.
6 TATA COMMUNICATION LTD,
VSB, MAHATAMA GANDHI ROAD, FORT MUMBAI,
MAHARASTRA 400 001.
7 VODAFONE INDIA LTD,
SUMAN TOWER, PLOT NO.18, SECTOR -11,
GANDHINAGAR, GUJARAT - 382011
8 IDEA CELLULAR LIMITED,
SUMAN TOWER, PLOT NO.18, SECTOR 11,
GANDHINAGAR, GUJARAT - 382 011.
9 RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE LTD.
DHIRUBHAI AMBANI KNOWLEDGE CITY, NAVI MUMBAI 400 709
10 TATA TELESERVICES LTD.,
10TH FLOOR, TOWER I, JEEVAN BHARATHI, 124,
CONNAUGHT CIRCUS, NEW DELHI 110 001
11 SYSCON INFOWAY PVT LTD.,
A4, BORIVALI NEELKAMAL CO-OP SOC.
ROAD NO.10, DAULAT NAGAR, BORIVALI EAST,
MUMBAI 400 066.
12 GTPL HATHWAY LTD.,
202, 2ND FLOOR, SAHAJANAND SHOPPING CENTER,
OPP.SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE, SHAHIBAUGH,
AHMEDABAD - 380004
13 TIKNOA DIGITAL NETWORKS PRIVATE LTD.
OFFICE 3A, 3RD FLOOR, LBS MARG,
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BHANDUP(WEST), MUMBAI - 400 078
14 BG BROADBAND INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED,
PLOT NO.54, MAROL INDUSTRIAL COOPERATIVE AREA,
OFF. ANDHERI KURTA ROAD,
ANDHERI (EAST), MUMBAI 400 059.
15 SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED,
2ND FLOOR, TIDEL PARK, NO.4, CANAL BANK ROAD,
CHENNAI 600 113.
16 SITI BROADBAND SERVICES PVT LTD.
B-10, LAWRENCE ROAD, INDUSTRIAL AREA,
NEW DELHI, NORTH WEST, DL 110035 IN
17 YOU BROADBAND AND CABLE INDIA LTD.
2ND AND 3RD FLOOR, IQARA CENTRE,
NEAR GUJARAT GAS CIRCLE, ADAJAN HAZARIA ROAD,
SURAT - 395009
18 ASIANET SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS,
2A, II FLOOR, LEELA INFOPARK TECHNOPARK LIMITIED,
KAZHAKKOOTTAM,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA - 695 581.
19 DATA INFOSYS LIMITED,
STATION ROAD, DURGAPURA, JAIPUR 30.
20 READYLINK INTERENT SERVICES LIMITED,
GALAXY, PLOT NO.7, SAKHTHI COLONY,
RK PURAM, GANPATHY, COIMBATORE - 641 006.
21 OPTO NETWORK PRIVATE LIMITED,
B-86, SECTOR -14, NOIDA – 201301,
UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
22 NETTLINX LIMITIED
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5-9-22 3RD FLOOR, MY HOME SAROVAR PLAZA,
SECRETARIAT ROAD, SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD - 500 004
23 CITY ONLINE SERVIES LIMITED
701, 7TH FLOOR, ADITYA TRADE CENTER,
AMEERPET, HYDERABAD - 500 038.
24 PIONEER E LABS LIMITED,
PIONEER TOWERS, 7TH FLOOR, PLOT NO.16,
SURVEY NO.64, SOFTWARE UNIT LAYOUT,
APIIK I-TECH CITY, MADHAPUR, HYDERABAD - 500 080.
25 AT & T GLOBAL NEWWORK SERVICE INDIA PVT. LTD.
13TH FLOOR, 1305-06,
MOHAN DEV HOUSE, 13, TOLSTOY MARG,
NEW DELHI - 110 001.
26 NEXTGEN COMMUNICATIONS LTD,
THACHIL COMPLEX, NO.10, 3RD FLOOR,
RAJA ANNAMALAI ROAD, SAIBABA MISSION POST,
COIMBATORE - 641 011, TAMILNADU, INDIA.
27 VIRGO GLOBAL MEDIA LIMITED,
PLOT NO.5, MITHILA NAGAR, ROAD NO.10,
BANJARA HILLS, HYDERABAD - 500 034.
28 SOUTHERN ONLINE BIO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED,
FLAT NO.A3, 3RD FLOOR, OFFICE BLOCK,
SAMRAT COMPLEX, SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD - 500 004.
29 MY NET SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED,
NO.12, I FLOOR, IV CROSS,
GANDHIPURAM, PALLIPALLYAM, ERODE - 638 006.
30 RELIANCE JIO INFOCOMM LTD.
9TH FLOOR, MARKER CHAMBERS – IV, 222
NARIMAN POINT, MUMBAI - 400 021, INDIA
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31 LIMRAS ERONET BROADBAND SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED,
DOSHI TOWERS, FIRST FLOOR,
NO.156, POONAMALLEE HIGH ROAD,
KILPAUK, CHENNAI 600 010
32 RS BROADBAND SERVICE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED,
DOSHI TOWERS, FIRST FLOOR,
OLD NO.156, NEW NO.205, POONAMALLE HIGH ROAD,
KILPAUK, CHENNAI 600 010.
33 SPECTRA ISP NETWORKS PVT. LTD.
PLOT NO.21-22 3RD FLOOR, UDYOG VIHAR,
PHASE IV, GURGAON - 122 015.
34 PLUSE TELESYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED,
51/52, REAL TOWERS, 3RD FLOOR ,
ROYAPETTAH HIGH ROAD, MYLAPORE, CHENNAI -600 004.
35 ESSEL SHYAM COMMUNICATIONS LTD.,
1121 HEMKUNT CHAMBERS, 11TH FLOOR,
89, NEHRU PLACE, NEW DELHI - 110 019, INDIA.
36 FIVE NETWORK SOLUTION (I) LTD.
NO 22/2 , PLOT NO.275-B, GURUNANAK
SCHOOL COMPOND, SION (WEST) MUMBAI 400 022.
INDIA.
37 ATRIA CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGI
CS LIMITED INDIAN EXPRESS BUILDING NO.1
2ND FLOOR QUEENS ROAD BENGALURU -560 001.
KARNATAKA ALSO AT NO.17/68 CHEVALIER
SHIVAJI GANESAN ST.
38 ACTION LANE,
NO.16, NO.1A, KALPANA APARTMENTS,
1ST STREET, ABOVE PADMANABA NAGAR,
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ELECTRICITY BOARD, ADYAR, CHENNAI - 600 020.
39 JAK COMMUNICATIONS PVT LTD,
NO.4 J BLOCK NEAR 6TH AVENUE, ANNA NAGAR EAST,
CHENNAI 600 102.
40 C32 CABLE NET PVT. LTD.
OLD NO. 284, NEW NO.204, SHANMUGAM SALAI,
ROYAPETTAH, CHENNAI 600 014.
41 THAMIZHAGA CABLE TV COMMUNICATION PVT. LTD.
NO.9 A/5, CLUB ROAD, NEAR MITTAI SHOP,
CHETPET, CHENNAI - 600 031.
42 THIRU NAGAR SATELLITE VISION PVT LTD.,
NO.149/80, VIJAYA THEATRE COMPLEX,
BEHIND KASI THEATRE, PILLAIYAR KOIL STREET
JAFFERKHANPET, CHENNAI - 600 083
..Defendants
Prayer: Civil Suit has been filed under Order VII Rule I of Civil
Procedure code 1908 and order IV Rule 1 of O.S.Rules 1956 read with
Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copy right Act, 1957 and the Copy
right (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts,
Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts
Act, No.4 of 2016 praying to pass a judgment and decree for:-
(a) granting a permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1
to 37 from infringing the cinematographic film Venom Let there be
carnage” and said work be directed to block all websites/web pages
and future websites (including their prefix and suffix) and those Non-
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Compliant web sites mentioned in Schedule -A hosting contents that
relate to Plaintiffs copyright protected cinematographis film “Venom:
Let There Be Carnage” in any manner, thereby restraining the
unauthorised copying transmission communication or make available
or display or display or release or show or upload or download or
exhibit or play and/or in any manner commincate in and/or through
their services immediate of receipt of details of such infringing
websites/web pages in writing.
(b)granting a permanent injunction, restraining the Defendants
38-42 from infringing the cinematographic film “Venom: Let There Be
Carnage” 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 “Venom:
Let There Be Carnage” by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing
can-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 cinematographic film
“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” amd said work without a proper
license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate
/ infringe the plaintiff's copyrighted cinematographic film “Venom:
Let There Be Carnage” through different mediums including but not
limited to CD, DCD, Blu-ray disc, VCD, cable TV, Direct to home
services, internet services, multimedia messaging services, pen drives,
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hard drives, tapes, DAS Satellite, Conditional Access Sytemts or in any
other medium /manner whatsoever.
(c) for costs of the suit.
For Plaintiffs :M/s.P K Law Firm
Mr.T.Pandiyan
For Defendants :---
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JUDGMENT
This suit is dismissed as withdrawn in terms of the
endorsement made by the learned counsel for the plaintiff. There
shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected
applications are closed.
08.12.2021
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N.ANAND VENKATESH,J.
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