Madras High Court
Zee Entertainment Enterprises ... vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on 29 October, 2021
C.S.(Comm)No.52 of 2021 and
O.A.Nos.541 & 542 of 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 29.10.2021
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN
C.S.(Comm.Div.).No.52 of 2021
and O.A.Nos.541 & 542 of 2021
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited,
18th Floor, A Wing, Marathon Futurex,
N.M.Joshi Marg, Lower Parel,
Mumbai 400 013
Represented by its Power Agent
Mr.Akshay Mahadik .. Plaintiff
/versus/
1.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
Bharat Sanchar Bhawan,
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-110 003.
3.Bharti Airtel Limited,
Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road,
Vasant Kunj, Phase II,
New Delhi-110 070.
4.Aircel Cellular Limited,
5th Floor, Spencer Plaza,
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769 Anna Salai,
Chennai-600 002.
5.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited,
05/806, 8th Floor, Windsor,
Off.CST Road, Kalina,
Santacruz (East),
Mumbai-400 098.
6.Tata Communication Limited,
Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai,
Maharashtra 400 001.
7.Vodafone India Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No.18,
Sector 11, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat-382 011.
8.Idea Cellular Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No.18,
Sector 11, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat-382 011.
9.Reliance Communication Infrastructure Limited,
Dhirbhai Ambani Knowledge City,
Navi Mumbai 400 709.
10.Tata Teleservices Ltd.,
10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati,
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.
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O.A.Nos.541 & 542 of 2021
12.GTPL Hathway Ltd.,
202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand,
Shopping Center, Opp.
Swaminarayan Temple,
Shahibaugh,
Ahmedabad-380 004.
13.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited,
Office 3 A, 3rd Floor,
LBS Marg, Bhandup (West),
Mumbai-400 078.
14.BG Broadband India Private Limited,
Plot No.54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area,
Off Andheri Kurla 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.Limited,
B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area,
New Delhi North West,
DL-110035 IN
17.You Broadband & 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 Limited, Kazhakkoottam,
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Thiruvannanthapuram, Kerala-695581.
19.Data Infosys Limited,
Station Road, Durgapura,
Jaipur-302018.
20.Readylink Internet Services Limited,
Galaxy, Plot No.7, Sakhthi Colony,
RK Puram, Ganpathy,
Coimbatore-641006.
21.Opto Network Private Limited,
B-86, Sector-14,
Noida-201301,
Uttar Pradesh,
India.
22.Nettlinx Limited,
5-9-22, 3rd Floor,
My Home Sarovar Plaza,
Secretariat Road, Saifabad,
Hyderabad-500 004.
23.City Online Services Limted,
701, 7th Floor,
Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet,
Hyderabad-500 038.
24.Pioneer eLabs Limited,
Pioneer Towers, 7th Floor,
Plot No.16, Survey No.64,
Software Unit Layout,
APIIK, i-Tech City, Madhapur,
Hyderabad-500080.
25.AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt.Ltd.,
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13th Floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House,
13, Tolstoy Marg,
New Delhi-110 001.
26.Nextgen Communications Limited,
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-500034.
28.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited,
Flat No.A3, 3rd Floor, Office Block,
Samrat Complex, Saifabad,
Hyderabad-500004.
29.My Net Services India Private Limited,
#12, I Floor, IV Cross,
Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam,
Erode-638006.
30.Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.,
9th Floor, Maker Chambers-IV,
222, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021, India.
31.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor,
#156, Poonamallee High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.
32.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor,
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Old # 156, New # 205,
Poonamallee 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.Pulse Telesystems Private Limted,
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-110019, India.
36.Five Network Solution (I) Limited,
22/2, Plot No.275-B,
Gurunanak School Compound,
Sion (West), Mumbai 400022,
India.
37.Atria Convergence Technologies Limited
Indian Express Building,
No.1, 2nd Floor,
Queen's Road, Bengaluru-560 001,
Karnataka
also at
No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street,
New Colony, T.Nagar,
Chennai-600 017.
38.Action Lane,
No.16, No.1A Kalpana Apartments,
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O.A.Nos.541 & 542 of 2021
1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board,
Adyar,
Chennai-600 020.
39.Jak Communications Pvt.Ltd.,
No.4J 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.9A/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
This Civil Suit is filed under Order VII Rule 1 of Civil
Procedure Code 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of Original Side Rules 1956
read with Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copy Right Act, 1957 and the
Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial
Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of
High Courts Act, No.4 of 2016, prayed for:
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O.A.Nos.541 & 542 of 2021
(a) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 37
from infringing the cinematographic film “Thalaivii” 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 plaintiff's copyright protected
cinematographic film "Thalaivii" 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
writing;
(b) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 38-42
from infringing the cinematographic film “Thalaivii” 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 “Thalaivii” 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
“Thalaivii” and said Work without a proper license from the plaintiff or
in any other manner which would violate/infringe the plaintiff's
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O.A.Nos.541 & 542 of 2021
copyrighted cinematographic film “Thalaivii” 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.
For plaintiff : Mr.Venkatakrishnan
for M/s.P.K.Law firm
For Defendants : Mr.M.P.Mohandass for D1
JUDGMENT
The learned counsel for the plaintiff has filed a memo dated
28.10.2021 seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the suit.
2. Recording the same, the Civil Suit is dismissed as
withdrawn. Consequently, the connected original applications are also
dismissed. No costs.
29.10.2021
Index : yes/no
rpl
C.S.(Comm)No.52 of 2021 and
O.A.Nos.541 & 542 of 2021
Dr.G.JAYACHANDRAN,J.
rpl
C.S(Comm.Div.).No.52 of 2021
and O.A.Nos.541 & 542 of 2021
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