Madras High Court
Zee Entertainment Enterprises ... vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on 29 September, 2023
C.S.No.201 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 29.09.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA
C.S (Comm. Div.) No.201 of 2023
and
O.A.No.710 and 711 of 2023
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited,
18th Floor, A Wing, Marathon Futurex,
N.M.Joshi Marg, Lower Parel,
Mumbai 400 013
and also branch office at
No. 33B, Olympia Platina, 2nd Floor,
SIDCO Indutrial Estate,
Chennai 600 032.
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 Door Sanchar Sadan,
9. CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003.
3. Bharti Airtel Limited,
Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road,
New Delhi – 110 070.
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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 – 400 001.
6. Vodafone India Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No.18,
Sector-11, Gandhinagar Gujarat 382 011.
7. Idea Cellular Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No.18,
Sector 11, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat – 382 011.
8. Tata Teleservices Ltd,
10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati,
New Delhi 110 001.
9. GTPL Hathway Ltd.
202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand
Shopping Centre, Opp.Swaminarayan Temple,
Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad – 380 004.
10. Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited,
Office 3A, 3rd Floor,
LBS Marg, Bhandup(West),
Mumbai – 400 078.
11. BG. Broad band India Private Limited,
Plot No.54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area,
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Off. Andheri Kurla Road,
Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 059.
12. Sify Technologies Limited,
2nd Floor, 'TIDEL PARK',
No.4, Canal Bank Road,
Chennai – 600 113.
13. Siti Broad band Services Pvt. Ltd,
B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area,
New Delhi North West
DL 110033 IN
14. You Broad band & Cable India Ltd,
2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre,
Near Gujarat Gas Circle,
Adajan-Hazaria Road,
Surat – 395009.
15.Asianet Satellite Communications,
2A, II floor, Leela Infopark,
Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 581.
16. Data Infosys Limited,
Station Road, Durgapura,
Jaipur 302018.
17. Readylink internet Services Limited,
Galaxy, Plot no 7, Sakhthi Colony,
RK Puram, Ganapathy,
Coimbatore – 641 006.
18. Nettlinx Limited,
5-9-22, 3rd floor,
My Home Sarovar Plaza,
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Secretariat Road, Saifabad,
Hyderabad – 500004.
19. City Online Services Limited,
701, 7th Floor,
Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet,
Hyderabad – 500 038.
20. Pioneer eLabs Limited,
Pioneer Towers, 17th Floor,
Plot No.16, Survey No.64,
Software Unit Layout,
APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur,
Hyderabad – 500080.
21.AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd.,
13th floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House,
13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi-110 001.
22. Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited,
Flat no.A3, 3rd floor, office block,
Samrat Complex, Saifabad,
Hyderabad – 500 004.
23.MyNet Services India Private Limited,
#12, I floor, IV cross,
Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam,
Erode – 638 006.
24. LimrasEronet Broad band Services Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor
#156, Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010
25. RS Broad band Service India Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor,
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Old # 156, New # 205,
Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.
26. Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd.
Plot No.21-22, 3rd Floor,
Udyog Vihar, Phase IV,
Gurgaon – 122 015.
27. EsselShyam Communications Ltd.
1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor,
89 Nehru Place New Delhi – 110 019, India.
28. Five Network Solution (I) Ltd.,
22/2, Plot No.275-B,
Gurunanak School Compond,
Sion (West), Mumbai 400022, India.
29. Atria Convergence Technologies Limited,
No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street,
New Colony, T.Nagar,
Chennai – 600 017.
30. Action Lane,
No. 16, No. 1A Kalpana Apartments,
1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board,
Adyar, Chenai – 600 020.
31. Jak Communications Pvt. Ltd.,
No. 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue,
Anna Nagar East,
Chennai – 600 102.
32. C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd.,
Old No.284, New No.204,
Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah,
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Chennai – 600 014.
33. Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt. Ltd.,
No. 9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop,
Chetpet, Chennai – 600 031. ...Defendants
Plaint filed under Order VII Rule 1 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908
and Order IV Rule 1 of Madras High Court Original Side Rules, 1956
read with Sections 51,52, 55 & 62 of the Copy Right Act, 1957 and
the Copy Right (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the
Commercial Courts Act, Commercial Division praying to grant a
judgment and decree on the following terms.
a)A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 29
from infringing the cinematographic film “Gadar 2” and said Work
be directed to block all website/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 “Gadar 2” in any manner,
thereby restraining the unauthorised copying, transmission,
communicate 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;
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b) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 30-33
from infringing the cinematographic film “Gadar 2” 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 copyrighted
cinematographic film “Gadar 2” 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 “Gadar 2” 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
“Gadar 2” 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.S.Deepak
for M/s.P.K.Law Firm
For Respondents : D1 to D11, 13 to 16, 20,
21, 23, 26 to 29- Not ready in notice
D12, 17 to 19, 22,
24, 25, 30 to 33 – Served
– No Appearance.
JUDGEMENT
The learned counsel for the plaintiff seeks permission of this Court
to withdraw this Suit. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.
2. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the
plaintiff, this Suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently,
connected O.A.Nos.710 and 711 of 2023 are closed.
29.09.2023
Internet : Yes/No
Index :Yes/No
Speaking / Non-Speaking
mac/srn
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P.T. ASHA, J,
mac/srn
C.S (Comm. Div.) No.201 of 2023
and
O.A.Nos.710 and 711 of 2023
29.09.2023
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