Ani Media Pvt. Ltd. v. Press Trust of India Ltd. & Anr.

Delhi HC3 Mar 2026CS(COMM)/543/2024

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What is this about?

ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. Press Trust of India Ltd. & Anr.; CS(COMM) 543/2024; Delhi High Court; Justice Jyoti Singh; order dated 25.04.2026; copyright infringement injunction suit; settlement/compromise; Settlement Agreement dated 20.11.2025; withdrawal of suit; Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC; Section 151 CPC; I.A. 4522/2026; I.A. 32334/2024; refund of court fees; Court Fees Act, 1870; suit disposed of as withdrawn.

What did the court decide?

Settlement recorded; leave granted to the Plaintiff to withdraw the suit; suit disposed of as withdrawn along with pending application I.A. 32334/2024; Plaintiff held entitled to refund of entire court fees in accordance with the Court Fees Act, 1870. ¶¶23

Ani Media Pvt. Ltd. Vs Press Trust of India Ltd. & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CS(COMM) 543/2024

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ANI MEDIA PVT. LTD. .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Akshit Mago and Ms. Ekssha Kashyap, Advocates.

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versus

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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA LTD. & ANR. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Sumit Nagpal, SPC with Ms. Kamna S. Nagpal, Mr. Tanmay Saini, Mr. Kunal K. and Mr. Sarthak Kapoor, Advocates.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

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O R D E R

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% 25.04.2026

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Matter is taken up today as 03.03.2026 was declared holiday vide Notification No. 64/G-4/Genl.-I/DHC dated 27.02.2026.

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I.A. 4522/2026

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This application is filed jointly on behalf of the Plaintiff and Defendant No. 1 under Order XXIII Rule 3 read with Section 151 CPC for recording of settlement between parties for grant of leave to the Plaintiff to withdraw the suit.

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This suit is instituted on behalf of the Plaintiff inter alia seeking a decree of permanent and mandatory injunction against Defendant No. 1 and all others acting on its behalf to take down certain infringing videos allegedly containing unauthorized reproduction of Plaintiff’s copyright content as also restraining the said Defendant and all others acting

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CS(COMM) 543/2024

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 29/04/2026 at 12:53:34

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on its behalf from posting, publishing, republishing, uploading, distributing, circulating or otherwise exploiting any original or copyright content of the Plaintiff as also damages, amongst other reliefs.

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During the pendency of the suit, parties have arrived at an amicable settlement incorporating the terms in a Settlement Agreement dated 20.11.2025 entered into between the Plaintiff and Defendant No. 1, copy of which is appended to the application.

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Court has perused the terms of settlement and finds the same to be lawful. Accordingly, this application is allowed and disposed of, recording the settlement between the parties.

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CS(COMM) 543/2024 & I.A. 32334/2024

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