Madras High Court
M/S Sun Tv Network Ltd vs M/S Reliance Big Entertainment ... on 1 September, 2021
C.S.No.341 of 2014
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 01.09.2021
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN
C.S.No.341 of 2014
M/s Sun TV Network Ltd.
Rep. by its Authorised Signatory, Mr.M.Jothi Basu
Murasoli Maran Towers,
73 MRC Nagar Main Road,
MRC Nagar, Chennai - 28. ...Plaintiff
Vs.
1.M/s Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Rep. by its Chief Financial Officer
Mr.Shibasish Sarkar
No:9A, Kumaran Colony Main Road,
Vadapalani, Chennai 600 026.
2. Vendhar TV
TRAC Media Pvt. Ltd.
By its Directors
Mr.Ravi Pachamuthu &
Mr.Sathyanarayana Pachamuthu
No:34, North Phase,
Kalaimagal Nagar, Behind Jaya TV,
Ekkatuthangal, Chennai 600 032. ...Defendants
Prayer: Plaint filed under Order IV, Rule 1 of O.S. Rules read with Sec 55 &
62 of the Copy Rights Act & VII Rule 1 of C.P.C, praying as follows:-
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a) Declaration that the plaintiff is the sole and exclusive copyright
holder for broadcasting the Tamil film “OSTHE” starring Silambarasan,
Githa Ramesh, Rich Gangopadhyay, Sonu Sood and others through satellite
Television Broadcast, Direct to Home Broadcast, direct satellite service,
internet video streaming through all forms, I.P. TV, broadband, telephone,
telephony, cell phone radio (all dimensions) VCD, DVD, video on demand,
movie on demand, video, High definition (HD), laser disc, blue ray, u-matic,
inflight, airborne, railborne, terrestrial television broadcast (all dimensions)
through cable/via cable TV, local delivery system, MMDS, paper view,
seaborne, all modes of public/private transportation, public service
broadcasting, private communication/broadcast, wire, wireless, 2D & 3D
formats/dimensions of the film or any other formats/dimensions which may
be in existence now or invented in future or through any other forms, means
and modes and any forms of communication like signs, signals, writing,
pictures, images and sounds of all kinds of transmission of electro magnetic
waves through space or through cables intended to be received by the
general public either directly or indirectly through the medium of relay
stations and all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall be
construed accordingly or any other systems without restriction of
geographical area and including all channels of Doordarshan, for a
perpetual period of 99 years.
b) consequential permanent injunction restraining the Defendants,
their men, representatives, agents and anybody on behalf of the Defendants
from in anyway exhibiting or exploiting the Tamil film “OSTHE” starring
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Silambarasan, Githa Ramesh, Rich Gangopadhyay, Sonu Sood and others
through satellite Television Broadcast Direct to Home broadcast, direct
satellite service, internet video streaming through all forms, I.P. TV,
broadband, telephone, telephony, cell phone radio (all dimensions) VCD,
DVD, video on demand, movie on demand, video, High definition (HD),
laser disc, blue ray, u-matic, inflight, airborne, railborne, terrestrial
television broadcast (all dimensions) through cable/via cable TV, local
delivery system, MMDS, paper view, seaborne, all modes of public/private
transportation, public service broadcasting, private
communication/broadcast, wire, wireless, 2D & 3D formats/dimensions of
the film or any other formats/dimensions which may be in existence now or
invented in future or through any other forms, means and modes and any
forms of communication like signs, signals, writing, pictures, images and
sounds of all kinds of transmission of electro magnetic waves through space
or through cables intended to be received by the general public either
directly or indirectly through the medium of relay stations and all its
grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall be construed
accordingly or any other systems without restriction of geographical area
and including all channels of Doordarshan for a perpetual period.
c) to pay cost
For Plaintiff : Mrs.M.Sneha
For Defendants : Mr.R.Rajarajan for D2
M/s. Nithyaesh & Vaibhav for D1
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JUDGMENT
Mrs.M.Sneha, learned counsel appearing for the plaintiff would
submit that the parties have settled the matter hence, the suit may be
dismissed as settled out of Court.
2.Recording the said statement, this suit is dismissed as settled out
of Court. No costs. Consequently, connected applications, if any, are
closed.
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List of witness examined on the side of the plaintiff:
Mr.M.Jyothi Basu
List of documents marked on the side of the plaintiff:
S.No. Description of Documents Exhibit
1 The Attested photocopy of the Authorization letter dated 14.11.2011. Ex.P1
2 The Attested photocopy of the Assignment Agreement dated Ex.P2
18.11.2011.
3 The Attested photocopy of the Cheque No.019835 dated 18.11.2011. Ex.P3
4 The Attested photocopy of the Lab letter dated 18.11.2011. Ex.P4
5 The Attested photocopy of the Censor certificate dated 21.11.2011 Ex.P5
6 The Attested photocopy of the Cheque No.021102 dated 06.12.2011. Ex.P6
7 The Attested photocopy of the Supplementary agreement dated Ex.P7
07.12.2011.
8 The original CD dated 22.05.2014. Ex.P8
List of witness and documents filed on the side of the defendants:
Nil
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