Spm Arts Llp vs Chakri Chigurupati
2023 Latest Caselaw 581 Mad

                                                                            O.S.A.No.160 of 2021

                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                               DATED : 10.01.2023

                                                     CORAM

                                THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN
                                                and
                          THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD

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                                              C.M.P.No.7099 of 2021
                     SPM Arts LLP
                     Represented by its Designated Partner
                     Sanjay Kumar Lalwani
                     Having its Office at
                     No.66B Seeyalam,
                     1st Street, F1, 1st Floor,
                     Villivakkam, Chennai 600 049.                    ...Appellant
                                                         Vs
                     1.Chakri Chigurupati

                     2.B.Kumar

                     3.Mohandas Pai

                     4.Qube Cinema Technologies Pvt. Ltd.,
                     No.1034, Dr.Rajkumar Road,
                     Rajajinagar 4th Block,
                     Bangalore – 560 010.

                     5.Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited,
                     Represented by its Director,
                     Having Regional Office at
                     No.39, 3rd Floor,

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                     United Mansions, MG Road,
                     Bangalore – 560 001.

                     6.Aditya Music (India) Private Limited,
                     Represented by its Director,
                     Having Registered Office at
                     3-5-1091/7, Venkateshwara Colony,
                     Narayanaguda, Hyderabad,
                     Telangana 500 029.                                    ... Respondents


                     PRAYER: Original Side Appeal filed under Section 13 (1) of the
                     Commercial Courts Act, 2015 read with Clause 15 of the Letters Patent to
                     set aside the fair and decretal order dated 15.03.2021 passed in Application
                     No.331 of 2021 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.35 of 2021 and the Original Side
                     Appeal be allowed with costs.


                                  For Appellant       : Mr.B.Aravind Srevatsa.
                                  For Respondents : Mr.S.Sivaraman for R1.
                                                  Ms.V.Keerthana for R3.
                                                  M/s.King & Patridge for R5.
                                                  No appearance for R6.

                                                       JUDGMENT

[Judgment of the Court was made by R.MAHADEVAN,J,]

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This Original Side Appeal has been filed to set aside the fair and

decreetal order dated 15.03.2021 passed in Application No.331 of 2021 in

C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.35 of 2021.

2. When this Original Side Appeal was taken up for hearing, the

learned counsel for both the parties submitted that subsequent to the filing

of this Appeal, the feature film 'Shadow' (Kannada) came to be released

both in theatres and in OTT (Over The Top) Platforms. Therefore, the

learned counsel for both the parties submitted that nothing survives for

further adjudication in this appeal.

3.Recording the above submission made by the learned counsel for

both the parties, this Original Side Appeal is closed leaving it open to the

parties to contest the Suit in the manner known to law. No costs.

Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is also closed.

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Dated:10.01.2023

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