The Single Judge allowed an application filed under Clause 14 of the Letters Patent to join the cause of action for recovery of royalties with the claim for copyright infringement in an underlying suit.
Leave granted to join the cause of action of recovery of royalties with the claim for copyright infringement.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
(ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION)
WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2020
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN
A.No.3424 of 2019
in
C.S.No. 299 of 2019
Star Music
A Partnership Firm represented by its Partner
Mr.Poonam Chand
New No.14, Old No.46/1
Kannadasan Street, T.Nagar,
Chennai 600 017. :Applicant/Plaintiff
Vs.
Thenandal Studios Ltd.,
No.15, Old No.8, Lake Area
5th Street, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034.
Also at:
No.8, Eighty Feet Road,
Saligramam, Devar Thottam,
Chennai 600 093. : Respondent/Defendant
A.No.3424 of 2019:
Application praying that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to grant leave
under clause 14 of the Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at
Madras and join the causes of action of copyright infringement and
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ recovery of royalties due in the above suit.
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This Application coming on this day before this court for hearing, the Court made the following order:
This application has been filed under Clause 14 of the Letters Patent
of the High Court to join the causes of action of copyright infringement and
recovery of royalties due.
2. Since this Court is vested with the jurisdiction to determine the
claim for infringement, consequential claim will have to be necessarily
adjudicated.
3. With the above observation, this application is allowed.
Sd./-C.V.K.J
09.12.2020
//Certified to be true copy//
Dated at Madras this the day of 2020.
COURT OFFICER(O.S.)
From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies
of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.
JJ 14/12/2020
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the cause of action for recovery of royalties arising from copyright infringement can be joined with the infringement claim under Clause 14 of the Letters Patent.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Star Music A Partnership Firm
Thenandal Studios Ltd.
C.V. Kartikeyan
As recorded by the court registry
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