Dismissed

Dharma Productions Pvt.Ltd. v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Madras HC24 Jul 2020CS/80/2020

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What is this about?

The High Court of Judicature at Madras disposed of a civil suit filed by Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd. for permanent injunction regarding copyright infringement of the film 'Bhoot'. Upon receipt of a request from the plaintiff's counsel to withdraw the suit, the Court dismissed the civil suit as withdrawn and closed connected original applications.

What did the court decide?

Civil suit C.S.No.80 of 2020 and connected original applications dismissed as withdrawn; no order as to costs granted.

Dharma Productions Pvt.Ltd. Vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam… — Intellectual Property | Madras HC (2020)

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C.S.No.80 of 2020

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 24.07.2020

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN

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C.S.No.80 of 2020
and
OA.Nos.126 & 127 of 2020
Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd.
201 & 202, 2 nd Floor, Supreme Chambers,
Off Veera Desai Road, 17/18 Shah Industrial Estate,
Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 053, India,
Represented by its Authorised Signatory,
Mr.Apoorva Mehta ...Plaintiff
Vs.
1.Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
Bharat Sanchar Bhavan,
Harish Chandra Mathur Lane,
Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001.
2. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd,
5 th Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan,
9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003.
3.Bharti Airtel Limited,
Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road,
Vasant Kunj, Phase II,
New Delhi 110 070.

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4.Aircel Cellular Limited,

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5^th Floor, Spencer Plaza, 769 Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.

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5.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited,

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4^th Floor, “Rahejas”, Main Avenue, Santacruz(W), Mumbai 400 054.

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6.Tata Communication Limited Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Fort Mumbai, Maharastra 400 001.

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7.Vodafone India Limited, Peninsula Corporate Park, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013.

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8.Idea Cellular Limited

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Suman Tower, Plot No.18, Sector 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382 011.

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9.Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Navi Mumbai 400 709.

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10.Tata Teleservice Ltd,

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2A, Old Ishwar Nagar, Main Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 065.

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C.S.No.80 of 2020

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11.Syscon Infoway Pvt. Ltd.

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402, Fourth Floor, Skyline icon, Andheri Kurla Road, Behind Mittal ind. Estate, Andheri East, Mumbai 400 059.

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12.GTPL Hathway Ltd. 202, 2^nd Floor, Sahajanand Shopping Center, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad 380 004.

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13.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited Office 3A, 3^rd Floor, Corpora, LBS Marg, Bhandap (West), Mumbai 400 078.

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14.BG Broadband India Private Limited Plot No.54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area, Off Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 059.

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15.Sify Technologies Limited,

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2^nd Floor, 'TIDEL PARK',

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No.4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai 600 113.

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16.Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd.,

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B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West DL 110035 IN.

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17.You Broadband & Cable India Ltd., 2^nd and 3^rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan-Hazaria Road, Surat 395 009.

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18.Asianet Satellite Communications,

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2A, II Floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakoottam Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695 581.

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19.Data Infosys Limited, Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 30.

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20.Readylink Internet Services Limited,

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Galaxy, Plot No.7, Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore 641 006.

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21.Opto Network Private Limited B-86, Sector-14 Noida-201301 Uttar Pradesh India.

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22.Nettlinx Limited, 5-9-22, 3^rd Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500 004.

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23.City Online Services Limited, 701, 7^th Floor, Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet, Hyderabad 500 038.

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24.Pioneer eLabs Limited, Pioneer Towers, 7^th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIK, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad: 500 080.

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25.AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd., 13^th Floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi 110 001.

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26.Nextgen Communications Limited, Thachil Complex, No.10, 3^rd Floor, Raja Annamalai Road, Saibaba Mission Post, Coimbatore 641 011, Tamil Nadu, India.

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27.Virgo Global Media Limited, 101, Achyuth Mazar, H.No.:7-1-621/48, S.R.Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 038.

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28.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited, Flat No.A3, 3^rd Floor, Office Block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad 500 004.

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29.MyNet Services India Private Limited #12, I Floor, IV Cross, Gandhipuram, Pallipayalaym Erode 638 006.

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30.Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, 9^th Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021, India.

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31.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor, # 156, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.

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32.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited, No.18/7, First Floor, Postal Colony 2^nd Street, West Mambalam, Chennai 600 033, Tamil Nadu.

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33.Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd.,

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Plot No.21-22, 3^rd Floor, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon 122 015.

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34.Pulse Telesystems Private Limited,

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51/52, Real Towers, 3^rd Floor Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004.

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35.Essel Shyam Communications Ltd. 1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11^th Floor, 89 Nehru Place New Delhi 110 019, India.

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36.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd., 22/2, Plot No.275-B, Gurunanak School Compound, Sion (West), Mumbai 400 022. India.

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37.Atria Convergence Technologies Private Limited, Indian Express Building, No.1, 2^nd Floor, Queen's Road, Bengaluru – 560 001, Karnataka, Also at No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street, New Colony, T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017.

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38.Action Lane,

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No.16, No.1A Kalpana Apartments, 1^st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board, Adyar,

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Chennai 600 020.

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39.Jak Communications Pvt Ltd. No.4 J Block, Near 6^th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai 600 102.

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40.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd., Old No.284, New No.204, Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai 600 014.

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41.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd., No.9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop, Chetpet, Chennai 600 031.

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42.Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision Pvt Ltd. No.149/80 Vijaya Theatre Complex, Behind Kasi Theatre, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Jafferkhanpet, Chennai 600 083.

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...Defendants

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PRAYER: Civil Suit is filed under Order VII Rule of 1 of CPC and Order IV Rule 1 of OS Rules, 1956, r/w Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copy Right Act, 1957 and the Copy Right (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, No.4 of 2016 – Suit for Permanent Injunction for the Infringement of Copy Right:-

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(a) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 37 from infringing the cinematographic film “Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship” and said work 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 cinematographic film “Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship” 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 in writing;

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(b) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 38-42 from infringing the cinematographic film “Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship” 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 “Bhoot- Part One: The Haunted Ship” 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 uploading or downloading or exhibiting or playing and / or in any manner whatsoever from communicating the cinematographic film “Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship” and said work without a proper license fro the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the plaintiff's copyrighted cinematographic film “Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship” 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:

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(c ) for costs of the suit; and

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For Plaintiff : Mr.Arun C. Mohan For Defendants : Mr.A.M.Venkatakrishnan for D30 : M/s.Shivakumar & Suresh for 37

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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

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ORDER

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The learned counsel for the plaintiff Mr.Arun C. Mohan has

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addressed a letter to the Registrar (Judicial) Original Side, Commercial
Division, Madras High Court, Chennai, through E-Mail, wherein, it has
been requested to permit him to withdraw the Civil Suit in C.S.No.80 of
2020.
2. In accordance with the said letter given by the learned counsel for
the plaintiff for withdrawal, the Civil Suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No
order as to costs. Consequently, connected Original Applications are also
closed.
24.07.2020
Speaking / Non-speaking Order
Index : Yes/No
dna
C.S.No.80 of 2020
and
OA.Nos.126 & 127 of 2020