Madras High Court
Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on 2 July, 2025
Author: Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
Bench: Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.96 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 02.07.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.96 of 2025
and O.A.Nos.371 & 372 of 2025
Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd.
201 & 202, 2nd Floor, Supreme Chambers,
Off Veera Desai Road, 17/18 Shah Industrial Estate,
Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 053, India
Branch Office at:
No.225, Opposite Spencers Plaza,
Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600 002
Represented by its Authorized Signatory
Ms.Rakhee Bajpai ... 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,
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Bharti Crescent 1, Nelson Mandela Road,
Vasant Kunj, Phase II,
New Delhi - 110 070.
4.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited,
802, 8th Floor, Interface – 11,
Link Road, Malad West,
Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400 064.
5.Tata Communication Limited,
Tower 4, 4th to 8th Floor,
Equinox Business Park, LBS Marg,
Kurla (W) Mumbai 400 070.
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.Tata Teleservices Ltd.,
10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati,
124 Connaught Circus,
New Delhi 110001.
9.GTPL Hathway Ltd.
202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand
Shopping Center, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple,
Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad - 380004.
10.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited
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Office 3A, 3rd Floor “Corpora”,
LBS Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai - 400 078.
11.BG Broadband India Private Limited,
Plot No.54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area,
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 Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd.,
B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area,
New Delhi North West
DL 110035 IN.
14.You Broadband & 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 30.
17.Readylink Internet Services Limited,
Galaxy, Plot no.7, Sakhthi Colony,
RK Puram, Ganapathy,
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Coimbatore - 641 006.
18.Nettlinx Limited,
5-9-22, 3rd floor,
My Home Sarovar Plaza,
Secretariat Road, Saifabad,
Hyderabad - 500 004.
19.City Online Services Limited,
701, 7th Floor,
Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet,
Hyderabad - 500 038.
20.Pioneer eLabs Limited,
Pioneer Towers, 7th Floor,
Plot No.16, Survey No.64,
Software Unit Layout,
APIIK, i-Tech City, Madhapur,
Hyderabad: 500 080.
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.Reliance JioInfocomm Limited
9th Floor Maker Chambers IV,
222, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021.
24.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited,
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Doshi Towers. First Floor,
#156, Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010.
25.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor,
Old # 156, New # 205,
Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai 600010.
26.Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd.,
Plot No.21-22, 3rd Floor,
Udyog Vihar, Phase IV,
Gurgaon - 122 015.
27.Essel Shyam Communications Ltd.,
1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor,
89, Nehru Place New Delhi - 110019, India.
28.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd.,
A/301-303, Everest Grande,
Mahakali Caves Road,
Andheri East, Mumbai 400 093.
29.Atria Convergence Technologies Limited,
No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street,
New Colony, T.Nagar,
Chennai 600017.
30.Action Lane,
No.16, No.1A Kalpana Apartments,
1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board,
Adyar, Chennai - 600 020.
31.Jak Communications Pvt Ltd.,
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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,
Chennai - 600 014.
33.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communications Pvt Ltd.
No.9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop,
Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031. ... Defendants
PRAYER: Plaint filed under Order VII Rule I of Civil Procedure Code,
1908 And Order IV Rule 1 of the Original Side 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,
prayed for Judgment and Decree:-
(a) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 29 or any
other person or such other websites which are discovered by the plaintiff
after the release of the movie infringing the cinematographic film
"AKAAL: THE UNCONQUERED" and said Work be directed to block
all websites / web pages and future websites (including their prefix and
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suffix) and those Non - Complaint websites mentioned in Schedule-A
hosting contents that relate to plaintiff's copyright protected
cinematographic film "AKAAL: THE UNCONQUERED" in any manner,
thereby restraining the unauthorized 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 – 33 or any
other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film "AKAAL:
THE UNCONQUERED" 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 "AKAAL: THE
UNCONQUERED" by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing
camcording or allowing others to transmit, communicate or make available
or distributing or duplicating or displaying or releasing or showing or
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uploading or downloading or exhibiting or playing and / or in any manner
whatsoever from communicating the cinematographic film "AKAAL: THE
UNCONQUERED" 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 "AKAAL: THE UNCONQUERED"
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 : Mr.G.Praveen Rajesh
for M/s.P.K.Law Firm
For Defendants : Mr.P.J.Rishikesh for D3
D6 to D8 – No Appearance
D1, D11, D13 to D15, D17 to D23,
D26 to D28 – summons served awaited
D12, D24, D25,
D29 to D33 – summon served
D16 – summon unserved
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JUDGMENT
Learned counsel for the plaintiff submits that he has been instructed
to withdraw the suit. He has made an endorsement for the said purpose.
2. Therefore, C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.96 of 2025 is dismissed as
withdrawn without any order as to costs. Consequently, the connected
applications are closed.
02.07.2025
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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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