Madras High Court
Applause Entertainment Private ... vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on 19 February, 2025
Author: Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
Bench: Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.8 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 19.02.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.8 of 2025
and O.A.Nos.16 & 17 of 2025
Applause Entertainment Private Limited
37, G-3, TT Krishnamachari Rd.,
CIT Colony, Alwarpet,
Chennai 600 018
Rep. by its Authorised Signatory
Mr.Devendra Bhandari ... 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 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,
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5th Floor, Spencer Plaza,
769, Anna Salai,
Chennai - 600 002.
5.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited,
4th Floor, "Rahejas",
Main Avenue, Santacruz (W),
Mumbai - 400 054.
6.Tata Communication Limited,
Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai,
Maharashtra 400001.
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 400 079.
9.Tata Teleservices Ltd.,
2A Old Ishwar Nagar,
Main Mathura Nagar,
New Delhi 110065.
10.Syscon Infoway Pvt. Ltd.,
402, fourth floor, skyline icon,
Andheri Kurla Road, Behind Mittal ind. estate,
Andheri east, Mumbai - 400 059.
11.GTPL Hathway Ltd.,
202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand
Shopping Center, Opp.
Swaminarayan Temple,
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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,
711, Sakar 2, Ashram Rd,
Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad,
Gujarat 380 009.
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 - 395 009.
17.Asianet Satellite Communications,
2A, II floor, Leela Infopark,
Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695 581.
18.Data Infosys Limited,
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Station Road, Durgapura,
Jaipur 30.
19.Readylink internet Services Limited,
Galaxy, Plot no.7, Sakhthi Colony,
RK Puram, Ganapathy,
Coimbatore - 641 006.
20.Opto Network Private Limited,
B-86, Sector - 14,
Noida - 201301,
Uttar Pradesh,
India.
21.Nettlinx Limited,
5-9-22, 3rd floor,
My Home Sarovar Plaza,
Secretariat Road, Saifabad,
Hyderabad - 500 004.
22.City Online Services Limited,
701, 7th Floor,
Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet,
Hyderabad - 500 038.
23.Pioneer eLabs Limited,
Pioneer Towers, 7th Floor,
Plot No.16, Survey No.64,
Software Unit Layout,
APIIK, i-Tech City, Madhapur,
Hyderabad: 500 080.
24.AT & T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd.,
13th floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House,
13, Tolstoy Marg,
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New Delhi - 110 001.
25.Nextgen Communications Limited,
Thachil Complex,
No.10, 3rd floor, Raja Annamalai Road,
Saibaba Mission Post,
Coimbatore - 641 011, Tamilnadu, India.
26.Virgo Global Media Limited,
101, Achyuth Mazar, H.No.:7-1-621/48,
S.R.Nagar, Hyderabad,
Telangana 500 038.
27.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited,
Flat no.A3, 3rd floor, Office block,
Samrat Complex, Saifabad,
Hyderabad - 500 004.
28.MyNet Services India Private Limited,
#12, I floor, IV cross,
Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam,
Erode - 638 006.
29.Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.,
9th Floor, Maker Chambers - IV,
222, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021, 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,
No.18/7, First Floor, Postal Colony 2nd Street,
West Mambalam,
Chennai 600 033,
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Tamil Nadu.
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, Read Towers,
3rd Floor Royapettah High Road,
Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.
34.Essel Shyam Communications Ltd.,
1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor,
89, Nehru Place New Delhi - 110019, India.
35.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd.,
22/2, Plot No.275 - B,
Gurunanak School Compound,
Sion (West), Mumbai 400022.
India.
36.Atria Convergence Technologies Limited,
Indian Express Building,
No.1, 2nd Floor,
Queen's Road, Bengaluru - 560 001,
Karnataka.
Also at
No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street
New Colony, T.Nagar,
Chennai 600 017.
37.Action Lane,
No.16, No.1A Kalpana Appartments,
1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board,
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Adyar, Chennai - 600 020.
38.Jak Communications Pvt. Ltd.,
No.4, J Block, Near 6th Avenue,
Anna Nagar East,
Chennai - 600 102.
39.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd.,
Old No.284, New No.204,
Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah,
Chennai - 600 014.
40.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt. Ltd.,
No.9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop,
Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031.
41.Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision Pvt. Ltd.,
No.149/80 Vijaya Theatre Complex,
Behind Kasi Theatre,
Pillaiyar Koil Street,
Jafferkhanpet,
Chennai - 600 083. ... Defendants
PRAYER: Civil Suit (Commercial Division) filed under Order VII Rule 1
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 And Order IV Rule 1 of O.S.Rules, 1956 Read
With Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copyrights Act, 1957 and the
Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts
Act, 2015, praying to grant a judgment and decree on the following terms:-
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(a) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 36 from
infringing the plaintiff's copyright in the said show / series "BLACK
WARRANT" and be directed to block all websites / web pages and future
websites (including their prefix and suffix) and those Non-Complaint
websites mentioned in Schedule - A hosting contents that relate to Plaintiff's
copyright protected said show / series "BLACK WARRANT" 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/mirror/redirect websites or alphanumeric websites in
writing;
(b) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 37-41 from
infringing the plaintiff's copyright in the said show / series "BLACK
WARRANT" 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 said show / series "BLACK WARRANT" by
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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
exhibiting or playing and/or in any manner whatsoever from communicating
the said show / series "BLACK WARRANT" and said Work without a
proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate
/ infringe the plaintiff's copyrighted said show / series "BLACK
WARRANT" 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 : Ms.Swabhhi Tyagi, Ms.Shruthi Srinivasan
for Mr.Arun C.Mohan
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JUDGMENT
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Learned counsel for the plaintiff submits that she has been instructed
to withdraw the suit. An endorsement has been made for the said purpose.
2. Therefore, C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.8 of 2025 is dismissed as
withdrawn without any order as to costs. Consequently, O.A.Nos.16 and 17
of 2025 are closed.
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Index : Yes / No
Internet : Yes / No
Neutral Citation: Yes / No
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SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J
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and O.A.Nos.16 & 17 of 2025
19.02.2025
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