Madras High Court
Lyca Productions Private Limited vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on 7 June, 2023
C.S.No.114 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 07.06.2023
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR
C.S(Comm. Div.)No.114 of 2023
and
O.A.Nos.433 and 434 of 2023
Lyca Productions Private Limited,
Represented by its Director,
Mr.Neelakantnarayanpur (M-79 years),
Having office at Block B,
4th Floor, 55,
Vijayaraghavan Road, T.Nagar,
Chennai – 600 017. ...Plaintiff
Vs.
1.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
Bharat Sanchar Bhavan,
Harish Chandra Mathur Lane,
Janpath, New Delhi-110 001.
2.Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited,
5th Floor, Mahanagar Door Sanchar Sadan,
9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003.
3. Bharati Airtel Limited
Bharati Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road,
Vasant Kunj, Phase II,
New Delhi-110 070
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4. Vodafone India Limited (formerly Idea Cellular Limited),
Suman Tower, Plot No.18,
Sector-11, Gandhinagar
Gujarat 382011.
5. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.,
9th Floor, Maker Chambers -IV,
222, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021.
6.Atria Convergence Technologies Private Limited,
Indian Express Building, 2nd and 3rd Floor,
No.1, Queen's Road, Bengaluru – 560 001.
7.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited,
4th Floor, “Rahejas” Main Avenue,
Santacruz West, Mumbai – 400 054.
8. Tata Docomo,
2A, Old Ishwar Nagar,
Main Mathura Road,
New Delhi – 110 065.
9. Asianet Satellite Communications,
2A, II Floor, Leela Infopark,
Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam,
Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala- 695 581.
10.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited,
Office 3A, 3rd Floor,
LBS Marg, Bhandup(West),
Mumbai -400 078.
11.You Broadband and Cable India Ltd.,
Plot No.54, Marol Co-operative Industrial Estate,
Makwana, Andheri East, Mumbai - 400 059.
12. Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited,
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Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City,
Navi Mumbai 400709.
13. Rail Tel Corporation of India Ltd.,
6th Floor, Block III, Delhi Technology Park,
Shastri Park, Delhi – 110 053.
14. Shyam Spectra Pvt. Ltd.,
A-60, Naraina Industrial Area,
Phase -I, New Delhi – 110 028.
15.Sify Technologies Limited,
2nd Floor, 'TIDEL PARK',
No.4, Canal Bank Road,Taramani,
Chennai – 600 113.
16.AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt.Ltd.,
13th Floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House,
13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi – 110 001.
17.Peak Air Pvt Ltd.,
No.36/567 G, Ananthapuri Building,
P.F. Road, Kaloor, Cochin – 682 017
18. Knet Solutions Pvt Ltd. (Cherrinet),
No.141, Prakash Towers, Ground Floor, OMR,
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai – 600 041.
19. Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited,
No.18/7, 1st floor, Postal Colony,
III Street, West Mambalam, Chennai - 600 033.
20. SITI Networks Limited,
Unit No.38, 1st Floor,
A Wing Madhu Industrial Estate,
P.B.Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 013.
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21.Andhra Pradesh State Fiber Net Limited,
3rd Floor, NTR Administrative Block,
Pandit Nehru Bus Station, ND -65, Vijayawada,
Andhra Pradesh -520001.
22. Raaj Internet (I) Private Limited,
Old No.12, New No.27,
Singanna Chetty Street, Chintadripet,
Chennai - 600 002.
23. Joister Infoserve Private Limited,
Shop No.4, Borivali Neelkamalco, Daulat Nagar,
RD No.10, Borivali East, Mumbai – 400 066.
24. GTPL Hathway Ltd.,
202, 2nd floor, Sahajanand, Shopping Center,
Opp. Swaminarayan Temple,
Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad – 380 004.
25. Readylink Internet Services Limited,
Galaxy, Plot No.7, Sakhthi Colony,
RK Puram, Ganpathy,
Coimbatore -641 006.
26. Nettlinx Limited,
5-9-22, 3rd floor,
My Home Sarovar Plaza,
Secretariat Road, Saifabad,
Hyderabad – 500 004.
27. Excitel Broadband Private Limited,
Plot No.48, 2nd Floor, Okhla Industrial Estates,
Phase III,
New Delhi – 110 020
28. Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited,
Flat No.A3, 3rd Floor, Office Block,
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Samrat Complex, Saifabad,
Hyderabad – 500 004.
29. Dawn Supports Private Limited,
39/4916/D3, Divans Tower, Karimpatta Cross Road,
Pallimukku, Kochi, Ernakulam -682 016.
30. Thalainagar Digital Cables (p) Ltd.,
No.16, South Park Street,
Venkatapuram, Ambattur, Chennai – 600 053.
31. Cable cast New Media Pvt. Ltd.,
26/1, 1st Floor, 3rd Cross Street,
Kasturibai Nagar, Adyar Chennai – 600 020.
32.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd.
Old No.284, New No.204,
Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah,
Chennai – 600 014.
33. Team 5 Network,
13 M, Block AM Garden,
Mandaveli, Chennai – 600 028.
34.SND Satellite Vision,
New No.40/83/1, Muttiah Street Vellala,
Teynampet, Chennai – 600 086.
35. Kerala Communicators Cable Limited,
No.47/64, 12th A Cross, Vyalikavil,
Malleshwaram, Bengaluru – 560 003.
36.Asianet Digital Network Private Ltd.,
2A, 2nd Floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited,
Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 581
37.DEN Networks Ltd.,
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236, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-III,
New Delhi – 110 020.
38. Starvision Cable TV Network,
Krishnapriya Buildings, Kidangoor South,
Kottayam- 686 583. ... Defendants
PRAYER: This Civil Suit is filed under Order VII Rule 1 of Civil Procedure
Code, 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of O.S. Rules, 1956 read with Sections 51,
52, 55, 61(1) and 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright
(Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act
2015,Commercial Division – suit for permanent injunction for the
infringement of copyright; praying to pass the judgment and decree:-
a. A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 29 from
infringing the cinematographic film “Ponniyin Selvan: II” and said work be
directed to block all websites/web pages including websites mentioned in
Schedule hosting contents that relate to Plaintiff's copyright protected
cinematographic film “Ponniyin Selvan: II” 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 30-38 from
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infringing the cinematographic film “Ponniyin Selvan: II” 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
“Ponniyin Selvan: II” by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing Cam
cording or allowing others to transmit, communicate or make available or
distributing or duplicating or displaying or releasing or showing or uploading
or downloading exhibiting or playing and/or in any manner whatsoever from
communicating the cinematographic film “Ponniyin Selvan: II” 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
“Ponniyin Selvan: II” 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 : M/s.Preetha Natarajan
for Mr.Vijayan Subramanian
JUDGMENT
The learned counsel for the plaintiff made an endorsement in the
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plaint, seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the suit. In view of the
endorsement made by the learned counsel, leave is granted. The suit is
dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently,
Original Application Nos.433 and 434 of 2023 are closed.
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Index:Yes/No
Speaking Order: Yes/No
S.SOUNTHAR, J.
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C.S(Comm. Div.)No.114 of 2023
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07.06.2023
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