Madras High Court
Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on 21 March, 2023
C.S.No.15 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 21.03.2023
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR
C.S(Comm. Div.).No.15 of 2023
and
O.A.Nos.50 and 51 of 2023
Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd.,
5, Shah Industrial Estate
Veera Desai Road, Andheri (West)
Mumbai 400 053, India
And also branch office at
768-769, Anna Salai,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 002
Represented by its Authorised Signatory
Mr.Dilip G.Patil ...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 Door Sanchar Sadan,
9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003.
3.Bharti Airtel Limited,
Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road,
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Vasant Kunj, Phase II,
New Delhi – 110 070.
4.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited,
05/806, 8th Floor, Windsor,
Off. CST Road, Kalina,
Santacruz (East)
Mumbai – 400 098.
5.Tata Communication Limited,
Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai,
Maharastra 400001.
6.Vodafone India Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No.18,
Sector -11, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat 382011.
7.Idea Cellular Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No.18,
Sector 11, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat- 382 011.
8. Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited,
Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City,
Navi Mumbai 400709.
9.Tata Teleservices Ltd,
10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati,
124 Connaught Circus,
New Delhi 110001.
10.GTPL Hathway Ltd.
202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand
Shopping Centre, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple,
Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad – 380004.
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11.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited,
Office 3A, 3rd Floor,
LBS Marg, Bhandup(West),
Mumbai -400 078.
12.BG Broadband India Private Limited,
Plot No.54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area,
Off.Andheri Kurla Road,
Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 059.
13.Sify Technologies Limited,
2nd Floor, 'TIDEL PARK',
No.4, Canal Bank Road,
Chennai – 600 113.
14.Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd.,
B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area,
New Delhi North West,
DL 110035 IN.
15.You Broadband and Cable India Ltd.,
2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre,
Near Gujarat Gas Circle,
Adajan-Hazaria Road,
Surat – 395009.
16.Asianet Satellite Communications,
2A, II Floor, Leela Infopark,
Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam,
Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala- 695 581.
17.Data Infosys Limited,
Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 302018.
18.Readylink Internet Services Limited,
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Galaxy, Plot No.7, Sakhthi Colony,
RK Puram, Ganpathy,
Coimbatore -641 006.
19. Opto Network Private Limited,
B-86, Sector 14,
Noida 201 301,
Uttar Pradesh, India.
20.Nettlinx Limited,
5-9-22, 3rd floor,
My Home Sarovar Plaza,
Secretariat Road, Saifabad,
Hyderabad – 500 004.
21.City Online Services Limited,
701, 7th Floor,
Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet,
Hyderabad – 500 038.
22.Pioneer eLabs Limited,
Pioneer Towers, 17th Floor,
Plot No.16, Survey No.64,
Software Unit Layout,
APIIK, i-Tech City, Madhapur,
Hyderabad – 500 080.
23.AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt.Ltd.,
13th Floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House,
13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi – 110 001.
24.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited,
Flat No.A3, 3rd floor, office block,
Samrat Complex, Saifabad,
Hyderabad – 500 004.
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25.MyNet Services India Private Limited,
#12, I floor, IV cross,
Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam,
Erode – 638 006.
26.Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd,
9th Floor, Maker Chambers – IV,
222, Nariman Point,
Mumbai – 400021, India.
27. LimrasEronet Broadband Services Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor,
# 156, Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.
28.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor,
Old # 156, New # 205,
Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.
29.Spectra ISP Networks Private Limited,
Plot No.21-22, 3rd Floor,
Udyog Vihar, Phase IV,
Gurgaon – 122 015.
30.Pulse Telesystems Private Limited,
51/52, Real Towers,
3rd Floor Royapettah High Road,
Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004.
31.EsselShyam Communications Ltd.
1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor,
89 Nehru Place New Delhi – 110 019, India.
32.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd.,
22/2, Plot No.275-B,
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Gurunanak School Compond,
Sion (West), Mumbai 400022, India.
33.Atria Convergence Technologies Limited,
No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street,
New Colony, T.Nagar,
Chennai – 600 017.
34.Action Lane,
No.16, No.1A Kalpana Apartments,
1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board,
Adyar, Chennai – 600 020.
35.Jak Communications Pvt Ltd.,
No.4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue,
Anna Nagar East,
Chennai – 600 102.
36.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd.,
Old No.284, New No.204,
Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah,
Chennai – 600 014.
37.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt. Ltd.,
No.9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop,
Chetpet, Chennai – 600031. ... Defendants
PRAYER: This Civil Suit is filed under Order VII Rule I of Civil Procedure
Code, 1908 and Order IV Rule I of O.S. 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, Act 2015, praying to pass
the judgment and decree:-
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a. A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 33 from
infringing the cinematographic film “Pathaan” and said work be directed to
block all websites/web pages and future websites (including their prefix and
suffix) and those Non-Compliant websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting
contents that relate to Plaintiff's copyright protected cinematographic film
“Pathaan” 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 34-37 from
infringing the cinematographic film “Pathaan” 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
“Pathaan” 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 “Pathaan” 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 “Pathaan”
through different mediums including but not limited to CD, DVD, Blu-ray
disc, VCD, cable TV, Direct to home services, internet services, multimedia
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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 : Mr.S.Deepak
for M/s.P.K.Law Firm
For Defendants : No appearance
JUDGMENT
The learned counsel for the plaintiff made an endorsement in the
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.50 and 51 of 2023 are closed.
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Index:Yes/No
Speaking Order: Yes/No
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S.SOUNTHAR, J.
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C.S(Comm. Div.).No.15 of 2023
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O.A.Nos.50 and 51 of 2023
21.03.2023
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