Madras High Court
Zee Entertainment Enterprises ... vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on 28 February, 2022
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.99 of 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 28.02.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR
RAMAMOORTHY
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.99 of 2021
and O.A.No.748, 749 of 2021
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
18th Floor, A Wing, Marathon Futurex,
N.M.Joshi Marg, Lower Parel
Mumbai 400013
Represented by its Power Agent
Mr.Akshay Mahadik ... 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.
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4.Aircel Cellular Limited,
5th Floor, Spencer Plaza,
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 400001.
7.Vodafone India Limited,
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 Limited,
Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City,
Navi Mumbai 400 079.
10.Tata Teleservices Ltd.,
10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati,
124 Connaught Circus, New Delhi 110001.
11.Syscon Infoway Pvt. Ltd.,
A4, Borivali Neelkamal Co-op. Soc.
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Road No.10, Daulat Nagar,
Borivali East, Mumbai 400066.
12.GTPL Hathway Ltd.,
202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand
Shopping Center, Opp.
Swaminarayan Temple,
Shahibaugh,
Ahmedabad - 380004.
13.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited,
Office 3A, 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. Ltd.,
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 - 395 009.
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18.Asianet Satellite Communications,
2A, II floor, Leela Infopark,
Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695 581.
19.Data Infosys Limited,
Station Road, Durgapura,
Jaipur 30.
20.Readylink internet Services Limited,
Galaxy, Plot no.7, Sakhthi Colony,
RK Puram, Ganapathy,
Coimbatore - 641 006.
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 Limited,
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,
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APIIK, i-Tech City, Madhapur,
Hyderabad: 500 080.
25.AT & T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd.,
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 - 500 034.
28.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited,
Flat no.A3, 3rd floor, Office block,
Samrat Complex, Saifabad,
Hyderabad - 500 004.
29.MyNet Services India Private Limited,
#12, I floor, IV cross,
Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam,
Erode - 638 006.
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,
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#156, Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010.
32.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor,
Old # 156, New # 205,
Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai 600010.
33.Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd.,
Plot No.21-22, 3rd Floor,
Udyog Vihar, Phase IV,
Gurgaon - 122 015.
34.Pulse Telesystems Private Limited,
51/52, Read 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) Ltd.,
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
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New Colony, T.Nagar,
Chennai 600 017.
38.Action Lane,
No.16, No.1A Kalpana Appartments,
1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar 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: 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,
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Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts
Act, No.4 of 2016, prayed for Judgment and Decree:-
(a) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 37 from
infringing the cinematographic film "Antim: The Final Truth" 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 "Antim: The Final Truth" 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 "Antim: The Final Truth" by
themselves, their partners/proprietor/directors, heirs, representatives,
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successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or anyone
claiming through them or under them from infringing the plaintiff's
copyrighted cinematographic film "Antim: The Final Truth" 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 "Antim: The Final Truth" and said Work
without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which
would violate / infringe the plaintiff's copyrighted cinematographic film
"Antim: The Final Truth" 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.
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For Plaintiff : Mr.T.Pandiyan
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JUDGMENT
The learned counsel for the plaintiff seeks permission to withdraw the
suit. He has made an endorsement on the plaint to the above effect.
2. Accordingly, C.S.(Comm.) No.99 of 2021 is dismissed as
withdrawn. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected
applications O.A.Nos.748, 749 of 2021 are also closed.
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Index : Yes / No
Internet : Yes / No
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