Copyright suit over infringing URLs on a messaging platform. Defendant stated metadata was unavailable and handles could not be reinstated; the court bound defendant to the take-down mechanism in paragraph 25, required action on complaints within 36 hours, deleted the John Doe defendant and decreed the suit.
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Through: Ms. Swapnil Gaur, Advocate
versus
TELEGRAM FZ LLC & ANR. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Madhav Khosla, Adv. for D-1
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA
O R D E R
% 22.12.2025
I.A. 13842/2025
CS(COMM) 386/2025
“25. Upon being provided the said material, the defendant no.1 shall take down the URLs which are infringing the plaintiff’s copyrighted content. In respect of the URLs for which the defendant no.1 is of the view that the plaintiff has not provided sufficient supporting material, the defendant no,1 shall inform the
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plaintiff. Thereupon, the plaintiff shall be at liberty to approach this Court to obtain reliefs.”
MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J
DECEMBER 22, 2025/ hp
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether defendant no.1 could reinstate the plaintiff's handles/channels given unavailability of metadata.
How the suit should be disposed of in terms of the mechanism in paragraph 25 of the order dated 28.04.2025.
MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA
As recorded by the court registry
A suit of a commercial nature above the specified value, governed by the Commercial Courts Act 2015.
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