Madras High Court
Mr.Manickam Narayanan vs M/S.Raj Television Network ... on 15 June, 2022
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.91 of 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 15.06.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR
RAMAMOORTHY
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.91 of 2021
and O.A.No.724 of 2021
Mr.Manickam Narayanan
Proprietor
M/s.7th Channel Communications
Having office at No.66,
Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai,
Chennai-600 004. ... Plaintiff
vs.
1. M/s.Raj Television Network Limited (Raj TV)
represented by its Managing Director
having registered office at No.32, Poes Road 2nd Street,
Teynampet, Chennai-600018.
2. Mr.M.Raajhendhran,
Managing Director
M/s.Raj Television Network Limited (Raj TV)
having registered office at No.32, Poes Road 2nd Street,
Teynampet, Chennai-600018.
3. Vasanth & Co Media Network Pvt Ltd., (Vasanth TV)
Represented by its Managing Director
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No.27, 37, Railway Border 1st Kaveri Nagar,
Saidapet, Chennai-600 015.
4. Mr.VinothKumar,
Managing Director (Vasanth TV)
Vasanth & Co Media Network Pvt Ltd.,
Having registered office at No.27, 37 Railway Border 1st Kaver Nagar,
Saidapet, Chennai-600 015.
... Defendants
PRAYER: Plaint filed under Order IV Rule 1 O.S Rules R/w. Section
2(1)(C)XVII R/w 1st proviso of Section 7 of Commercial Courts,
Commercial Appellate Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial
Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015 (Act 4 of 2016) R/w Section
13, 55 & 62 of the copyrights Act & Order VII Rule 1 of C.P.C, prayed for
Judgment and Decree:-
(a) Granting a permanent injunction restraining the Defendants, their
men, servants, agents and any persons claiming under them from infringing,
exhibiting or exploiting the broadcast Cinematograph Film “VALLAVAN
ORUVAN” or any part thereof through satellite Television Broadcast to
direct home broadcast, direct satellite service in all forms and formats
through cable/via cable TV, local delivery system, MMDS, Paper View,
Seaborne, all modes of public/private transportation, public service
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broadcasting, private communications/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 elector 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 other variations and cognate expressions
shall be construct accordingly or any other systems without restriction of
geographical area in Raj Tv (1st Defendant herein) or any other Tv Channel
owned and run by the 1st Defendants.
(b) Granting a Permanent injunction restraining the Defendants from
broadcasting, telecasting, displaying or featuring said cinematograph film
“VALLAVAN ORUVAN” without the consent of the Plaintiff.
(c) Direct the 1st Defendant to render true and proper accounts of
profit in respect of its infringing, telecasting and exploiting of the said
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Cinematograph Film.
(d) To pay sum of Rs.12,00,000/- for exploiting the said
Cinematograph Film thereby causing loss to the plaintiff.
(e) Directing the 1st Defendant to pay the Plaintiff the costs of this
suit.
For Plaintiff : Mr.Kaushik N.Sharma
For Defendants 1 and 2 : Mr.K.Harishankar
For Defendants 3 and 4 : Mr.Manoj Sreevalsan
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JUDGMENT
Learned counsel for the plaintiff states that he has been instructed to
withdraw the suit. An endorsement has been made to the said effect.
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2. By recording the same, C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.91 of 2021 is
dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs. Consequently,
O.A.No.724 of 2021 is also closed.
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Index : Yes / No
Internet : Yes / No
SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J
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