Madras High Court
Applause Entertainment Private ... vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on 28 October, 2024
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 28.10.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No. 127 of 2024
and O.A.Nos.488 & 489 of 2024
Applause Entertainment Private Limited,
37, G-3, TT Krishanmachari Rd.,
CIT Colony, Alwarpet,
Chennai – 600 018.
Rep. by its Authorised Signatory
Vignesh Menon K.P. … Plaintiff
-vs-
1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
Bharat Sanchar Bhavan,
Harish Chandra Mathur Lane,
Janpath, New Delhi-1 10 001.
2. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
5th Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan,
9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003
3.Bharti Airtel Limited
Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road,
Vasant Kunj, Phase II,
New Delhi – 110 070
4. Aircel Cellular Limited,
5th Floor, Spencer Plaza,
769 Anna Salai,
Chennai – 600002.
5. Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited,
05/806, 8th Floor, Windsor
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Off. CST Road, Kalina
Santacruz (East), Mumbai – 400 098
6. Tata Communication Limited
Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai,
Maharastra 400001
7. Idea Cellular Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No. 18,
Sector l1, 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 l 10001.
10.Syscon Infoway Pvt. Ltd.
402, fourth floor, skyline icon,
Andheri Kurla Road, Behind Mittal Ind. estate,
Andheri east, Mumbai-400059.
11. GTPL Hathway Ltd.
202, 2nd Floor , Sahajanand
Shopping Center, Opp.
Swaminarayan Temple,
Shahibaugh,
Ahmedabad -380004
12.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited,
Office 3A, 3rd Floor,
LBS Marg, Bhandup(West),
Mumbai – 400 078.
13.BG Broadband India Private Limited,
Plot No. 54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area,
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Off. Andheri Kurla Road,
Andheri (East),
Mumbai 400 059.
14.Sify Technologies Limited,
2nd Floor, TIDEL PARK,
No. 4, Canal Bank Road,
Chennai -600 113.
15.Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd
B- 10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area,
New Delhi North West
DL 110035 IN
16. You Broadband & Cable India Ltd,
2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre,
Near Gujarat Gas Circle,
Adajan-Hazaria Road,
Surat-395009
17.Asianet Satellite Communications,
2A, II Nloor, Leela Infopark,
Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695581.
18. Data Infosys Limited,
Station Road, Durgapura,
Jaipur 302018.
19. Readylink internet Services Limited,
Galaxy, Plot no 7, Sakhthi Colony,
RK Puram, Ganpathy,
Coimbatore - 641006.
20.Opto Network Private Limited
B-86, Sector-14
Noida-201301
Uttar Pradesh
India
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21. Nettlinx Limited,
5-9-22, 3rd floor,
My Home Sarovar Plaza,
Secretariat Road, Saifabad,
Hyderabad-500004
22. City Online Services Limited,
701, 7th Floor,
Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet,
Hyderabad-500 O38.
23. Pioneer eLabs Limited,
Pioneer Towers, 7th Floor,
Plot No. 16, Survey No.64,
Software Unit Layout,
APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur,
Hyderabad: 500080
24.AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd.,
13th floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House,
13, Tolstoy Marg,
New Delhi- 110 001.
25.Nextgen Communications Limited
Thachil Complex,
No 10, 3rd floor, Raja Annamnalai Road,
Coimbatore - 64 1011, Tamilnadu, India.
Saibaba Mission Post, Coimbatore – 641 011, Tamil Nadu, India.
26.Virgo Global Media Limited,
Plot No.5, Mithila Nagar,
Road No. 10, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500 034.
27.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited,
Flat no. A3, 3rd floor, office block,
Samrat Complex, Saifabad,
Hyderabad-500004
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28.MyNet Services India Private Limited,
#12, I floor, IV cross,
Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam
Erode-638006.
29.Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd,
9th Floor, Maker Chamnbers - IV,
222, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400021, India
30.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor
#156, Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010
31. RS Broadband Service India Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor,
Old # 156. New # 205,
Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai 600010
32. Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd.
Plot No. 21-22, 3rd Floor
Udyog Vihar, Phase IV,
Gurgaon- 122 015.
33. Pulse Telesystems Private Limited,
51/52, Real Towers,
CI 3rd Floor Royapettah High Road,
Mylapore, Chennai 600004.
34. Essel Shyam Communications Ltd.
1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor,
89 Nehru Place New Delhi-110019 India
35. Five Network Solution () Ltd.
22/2, Plot No 275-B,
Gurunanak School Compound,
Sion (West), Mumbai 400022.
India.
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36. Atria Convergence Technologies Limited
Indian Express Building,
No. l, 2nd Floor,
Queen's Road, Bengaluru – 560 001,
Karnataka
Also at
No. 17/ 68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street
New Colony, T. Nagar
Chennai 600017.
37. Action Lane
No l6, No lA Kalpana Apartments,
lst Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board
Adyar,
Chennai – 600020
38. Jak Communications Pvt Ltd
No 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue,
Anna Nagar East,
Chennai - 600102,
39.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd.
old No. 284, New No. 204,
Salai, Royapettah,
Shanmugam
Chennai - 600 014.
40.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd
No 9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop,
Chetpet,
Chennai – 600031
41.Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision Pvt Ltd
No 149/80 Vijaya Theatre Complex,
Behind Kasi Theatre,
Pillaiyar Koil Street,
Jafferkhanpet,
Chennai – 600 083. … Defendants
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PRAYER: Civil Suit (Commercial Division) filed under Order VII Rule 1 of
C.P.C. Read with Section 6 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, prays for a
judgment and decree as against the defendants herein:-
(a) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants
1 to 36 from infringing the cinematographic film "Sharmajee
Ki Beti" 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 “Sharmajee Ki Beti” 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 writting;
(b) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants
37 – 41 from infringing the cinematorgraphic film
"Sharmajee Ki Beti" by themselves, their partners/
proprietor/ directors, heirs, representatives, servants or
anyone claiming through them or under them infringing the
plaintiff's copyrighted cinematographic film “Sharmajee Ki
Beti” 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 or
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exhibiting or playing and/ or in any manner whatsoever from
communicating the cinematographic film “Sharmajee Ki
Beti” without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any
other manner which would violate/ infringe the plaintiff's
copyrighted cinematographic film “Sharmajee Ki Beti”
through different mediums inclding but not limited to CD,
DVD, Bly-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; and
(d) Pass such other orders as this Court may deem fir and
proper in the circumstances of the case.
For Plaintiff : Ms.Shruthi Srinivasan
For Defendants : Service Awaited – D1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 15,
10, 15, 21, 23 to 25, 27, 33, 34 & 41
: Unserved – D8, 12, 20, 26 & 35
: Ms.Amutha Ganesh for D9
: No appearance – D3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 16
to 19, 22, 28 to 32 & 36 to 40
JUDGMENT
When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel
appearing for the plaintiff sought permission of this Court to withdraw the suit
and had also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.
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2. Recording the said submissions made by the learned counsel for the
plaintiff and also in view of the endorsement made, this suit is dismissed as
withdrawn. Consequently, connected miscellaneous applications are also closed.
28.10.2024
Index :Yes/No
Speaking Order/ Non-Speaking Order
Gba
K.KUMARESH BABU, J.
Gba
C.S. (Com.Div.) No.127 of 2024
and O.A.Nos.488 & 489 of 2024
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