Dismissed

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

Madras HC9 Jul 2021CS/191/2021

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What is this about?

The Madras High Court dismissed a civil suit filed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited for permanent injunction against multiple telecom and cable defendants for copyright infringement. The suit was dismissed as withdrawn following a memo filed by the plaintiff, and connected interim applications were closed.

What did the court decide?

The suit was dismissed as withdrawn; connected original applications were closed.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., Vs Bharat Sanchar… — Intellectual Property | Madras HC (2021)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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(ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION)

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FRIDAY, THE 09TH DAY OF JULY, 2021

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THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN

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C.S.No.191 of 2021 and O.A. Nos.310 & 311 of 2021

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Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, Registered Office at 18^th Floor, A Wing, Marathon Futurex, N.M.Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013. and branch office at No.33B, Olympia Platina 1^st & 2^nd Floor, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 600 032. Represented by its Constituted Attorney Ms.N.Dhanya

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... Plaintiff

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-Versus-

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi 110 001.

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Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd., 5th Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan,

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9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003.

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Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Cresent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi 110 070.

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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Aircel Cellular Limited,

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5th Floor, Spencer Plaza,

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769 Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.

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Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, 05/806, 8^th Floor, Windsor, Off.CST Road, Kalina, Santacruz(East), Mumbai - 400 098.

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Tata Communication Limited, Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 001.

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Vodafone India Limtied, Suman Tower, Plot No.18, Sector-11, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat – 382011.

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

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

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Tata Teleservices Ltd, 10^th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati, 124, Connaught Circus New Delhi 110001.

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Syscon Infoway Pvt. Ltd. A4, Borivali Neelkamal Co-op.Soc. Road No. 10, Daulat Nagar, Borivali East, Mumbai 400066.

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GTPL Hathway Ltd. 202, 2^nd Floor, Sahajanand,

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Shopping Center, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad – 380004.

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

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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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Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor, "TIDEL PARK', No.4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai 600 113.

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Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West DL 110035 IN

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You Broadband & Cable India Ltd., 2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan-Hazaria Road, Surat 395009.

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Asianet Satellite Communications, 2A, II Floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695 581.

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Data Infosys Limited, Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 302 018.

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Readylink internet Services Limtied, Galaxy, Plot No.7, Sakthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganapathy, Coimbatore 641 006.

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 21. Opto Network Private Limited, B-86, Sector -14, Noida-201 301 Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Nettlinx Limited,

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

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

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

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

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Nextgen Communications Limited, Thachil Complex, No 10, 3^rd Floor, Raja Annamalai Road, Saibaba Mission Post, Coimbatore – 641011, Tamilnadu, India.

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Virgo Global Media Limited, Plot No.5, Mithila Nagar, Road No.10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034.

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

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 29. My Net Services India Private Limited, #12, I Floor, IV Cross, Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam, Erode 638 006.

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Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.,

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9th Floor, Maker Chambers-IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021, India.

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

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RS Broadband Service India Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor, Old # 156, New # 205, Poonamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.

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Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd. Plot No.21-22, 3rd Floor, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon 122 015.

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Pulse Telesystems Private Limited, 51/52, Real Towers, 3rd Floor Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004.

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

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

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Atria Convergence Technologies Private Limited, Indian Express Building,

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ No.1, 2nd Floor, Queen's Road, Bengaluru 560 001, Karnataka Also at

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No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street, New Colony, T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017.

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Action Lane, No.16, No 1A, Kalpana Apartments, 1^st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020.

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

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

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

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Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision Pvt Ltd, No 149/80, Vijaya Theatre Complex, Behind Kasi Theatre, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Jafferkhanpet, Chennai – 600083. ... Defendants

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Civil suit praying that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to grant a judgment and decree on the following terms:-

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ (including their prefix and suffix) and those Non-Compliant websites

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mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to Plaintiffs copyright

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protected cinematographic film “Radhe - Your Most Wanted Bhai” 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 “Radhe -Your Most Wanted Bhai” by themselves, their partners/proprietor/directors, heirs representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or any one claiming through them or under them from infringing the Plaintiff's copyrighted cinematographic film “Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai” 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 Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai” and said work without a proper license from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate/infringe the Plaintiff's copyrighted https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ cinematographic film “Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai” through different

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mediums including but not limited to CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, VCD, cable

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T.V, Direct to home services, internet services, multimedia messaging

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services, pen drives, hard drives, tapes, DAS, satellite, Conditional Access

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Systems or in any other medium/ manner whatsoever;

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c) for costs of the suit;

O.A. No.310 of 2021-

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Action Lane, No.16, No 1A, Kalpana Apartments, 1^st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020.

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

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

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Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd, No 9A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop,

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Chetpet, Chennai 600 031.

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Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision Pvt Ltd, No 149/80, Vijaya Theatre Complex, Behind Kasi Theatre, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Jafferkhanpet, Chennai – 600083. ... Respondents 1-5/Defendants 38 to 42 Original Application praying that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to

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grant an order of ad interim injunction restraining the respondents 1 - 5 / Defendants 38 - 42 from infringing the cinematographic film “RADHE – YOUR MOST WANTED BHAI” by themselves, their

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partners/proprietor/directors, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or any one claiming through them or under them from infringing the applicant's copyrighted cinematographic film “RADHE – YOUR MOST WANTED BHAI” by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing camcording or allowing others to transmit, communicate or make available or distributing or duplicating or displaying

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or releasing or showing or uploading or downloading or exhibiting or playing and/or in any manner whatsoever from communicating the cinematographic film “RADHE – YOUR MOST WANTED BHAI” and said work without a proper license from the applicants or in any other manner which would violate/infringe the applicant's copyrighted cinematographic film “RADHE – YOUR MOST WANTED BHAI” through

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different mediums including but not limited to CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ VCD, cable TV, Direct to home services, internet services, multimedia

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messaging services, pen drives, hard drives, tapes, DAS, satellite,

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Conditional Access Systems or in any other medium/manner whatsoever,

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pending disposal of the suit.

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O.A.No. 311 of 2021:-

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... ApplicantPlaintiff

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-Versus-

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi 110 001.

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Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd., 5th Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan,

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9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003.

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Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Cresent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi 110 070.

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Aircel Cellular Limited, 5th Floor, Spencer Plaza, 769 Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 5. Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, 4th Floor, "Rahejas", Main Avenue, Santacruz(W),

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Mumbai - 400 054.

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Tata Communication Limited, Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 001.

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Vodafone India Limtied, Suman Tower, Plot No.18, Sector-11, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat – 382011.

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

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

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Tata Teleservices Ltd, 10^th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati, 124, Connaught Circus New Delhi 110001.

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Syscon Infoway Pvt. Ltd. A4, Borivali Neelkamal Co-op.Soc. Road No. 10, Daulat Nagar, Borivali East, Mumbai 400066.

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GTPL Hathway Ltd. 202, 2^nd Floor, Sahajanand, Shopping Center, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad – 380004.

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Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited, Office 3A, 3^rd Floor, LBS Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai 400 078. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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BG Broadband India Private Limited,

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Plot No.54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area, Off Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri(East), Mumbai 400 059.

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Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor, "TIDEL PARK', No.4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai 600 113.

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Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West DL 110035 IN

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You Broadband & Cable India Ltd.,

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2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan-Hazaria Road, Surat 395009.

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Asianet Satellite Communications, 2A, II Floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695 581.

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Data Infosys Limited, Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 302 018.

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Readylink internet Services Limtied, Galaxy, Plot No.7, Sakthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganapathy, Coimbatore 641 006.

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Opto Network Private Limited, B-86, Sector -14, Noida-201 301 Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Nettlinx Limited, 5-9-22, 3rd Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza,

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad 500 004.

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City Online Services Limited,

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701, 7th Floor, Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet, Hyderabad 500 038.

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

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

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Nextgen Communications Limited, Thachil Complex, No 10, 3^rd Floor, Raja Annamalai Road, Saibaba Mission Post, Coimbatore – 641011, Tamilnadu, India.

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Virgo Global Media Limited, Plot No.5, Mithila Nagar, Road No.10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034.

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

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My Net Services India Private Limited, #12, I Floor, IV Cross, Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam, Erode 638 006.

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Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.,

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9th Floor, Maker Chambers-IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021, India.

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor,

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156, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010.

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RS Broadband Service India Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor, Old # 156, New # 205, Poonamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.

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Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd. Plot No.21-22, 3rd Floor, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon 122 015.

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Pulse Telesystems Private Limited, 51/52, Real Towers, 3rd Floor Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004.

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

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

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

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Original Application praying that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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grant an order of interim injunction restraining the Respondents 1 to 37 /

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Defendants 1 to 37 from infringing the cinematographic film “RADHE – YOUR MOST WANTED BHAI” and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages including websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to Plaintiff's copyright protected cinematographic film “RADHE – YOUR MOST WANTED BHAI” 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, pending disposal of the suit.

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This civil suit alongwith Original Applications coming on this day before this court for hearing in the presence of Mr.Arun C Mohan, Advocate for the Plaintiff in C.S.No.191 of 2021 and for the Applicant in O.A.Nos. 310 & 311 of 2021, and Shivakumar, Advocate for the respondent in C.S.No.191 of 2021 and for the respondent in O.A.Nos. 310 & 311 of 2021, and upon reading the plaint filed in C.S.No.191 of 2021, and the memo dated 08.07.2021 filed herein and the order herein dated 01.06.2021, It is ordered as follows:

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That the Suit in C.S.No.191 of 2021 be and is hereby dismissed as withdrawn.

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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That the connected O.A.Nos. 310 and 311 of 2021 do stand closed.

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That there shall be no order as to costs of this suit.

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WITNESS THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIB BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE, HIGH COURT AT MADRAS AFORESAID, THIS THE 09^th DAY OF JULY 2021.

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Sd./-

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ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (COMM.CASES) //Certified to be true copy//

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Dated at Madras this the day of 2021.

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COURT OFFICER(O.S.) From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

16.08.2021

C.S.No.191 of 2021 AND

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O.A. Nos.310 & 311 of 2021

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ORDER

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DATED: 09.07.2021

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THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN

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FOR APPROVAL: 18.08.2021

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APPROVED ON: 19.08.2021

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 09.07.2021

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN

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C.S.No.191 of 2021 and

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O.A.Nos.310 & 311 of 2021

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Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited Registered office at 18th Floor A Wing Marathon Futurex, N.M.Joshi Marg, Lower Parel Membai – 400 013 and Branch Office at No.33 B, Olympia Platina 1^st & 2^nd Floor, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032 Represented by its Constituted Attorney Ms.N.Dhanya

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.... Plaintiff

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi- 110 001.

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Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd 5th Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan 9 CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003.

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Bharti Airtel Limited

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi - 110 070.

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Aircel Cellular Limited,

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5^th Floor, Spencer Plaza, 769 Anna Salai, Chennai - 600002

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Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, 05/806, 8th Floor, Windsor Off.CST Road, Kalina Santacruz (East) Mumbai - 400 098.

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Tata Communication Ltd. Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai, Maharastra 400 001.

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Vodafone India Limited Suman Tower, Plot No.18, Sector – 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382 011.

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Idea Cellular Limited Suman Tower, Plot No.18, Sector 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 382 011.

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

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Tata Teleservices Ltd. 10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharathi 124 Connaught Circus, New Delhi 110 001.

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Syscon Infoway Pvt Ltd. A4, Borivali Neelkamal Co-Op Soc. Road No.10, Daulat Nagar, Borivali East Mumbai - 400 066.

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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GTPL Hathway Ltd.

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202, 2^nd Floor, Sahajanand Shopping Center Opp. Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh Ahmedabad - 380 004.

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Tikona Digital Networks Private Ltd. Office 3A, 3^rd Floor, Lbs Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai - 400 078.

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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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Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor, TIDEL PARK' No.4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai 600 113.

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Siti Broadband Services Pvt Ltd., B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West, DL 110035 IN

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You Broadband And 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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Asianet Satellite Communications, 2A, II Floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Ltd., Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala - 695 581.

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Data Infosys Limited Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 30.

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 20. Readylink Internet Services Limited, Galaxy, Plot No 7, Sakthi Colony, Rk Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore - 641006.

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Opto Network Private Limited B-86, Sector – 14, Noida - 201 301. Uttar Pradesh, India

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Nettlinx Limited

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5-9-22, 3^rd Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500004.

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

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Pioneer elabs Ltd. Pioneer Towers 7th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIK i-Tech City Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500 080.

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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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Nextgen Communications Ltd Thachil Complex, No.10, 3rd Floor, Raja Annamalai Road, Saibaba Mission Post Coimbatore - 641 011, Tamilnadu, India

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Virgo Global Media Limited Plot No .5, Mithila Nagar, Road No.10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034.

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Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited Flat No.A3, 3rd Floor, Office Block,

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500 004.

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My Net Services India Pvt Limited

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No.12, I Floor, IV Cross, Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam, Erode - 638 006.

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Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.

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9^th Floor, Marker Chambers – IV, 222, Nariman Point Mumbai - 400 021, India.

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Limaras Eronet Broadband Services Private Ltd Doshi Towers First Floor

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#156, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010

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RS Broadband Service India Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor, Old #.156 New #.205, Poonamalle High Road, Kilapauk, Chennai 600010

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Spectra ISP Networks Pvt Ltd Plot No.21-22, 3^rd Floor, Udyog Vihar Phase IV Gurgaon - 122 015

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Pulse Telesystems Private Ltd 51/52, Real Towers, 3rd Floor Royapettah High Road, Mylapore Chennai 600 004

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

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Five Network Solution (I) Ltd 22/2 Plot No.275-B, Gurunanak School Compound,

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Sion (West), Mumbai 400 022, India.

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Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.,

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23 Indian Express Building, No.1, 2^nd Floor Queen's Road, Bengaluru - 560 001. Karnataka. Also At No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan St New Colony, T.Nagar, Chennai – 600 017. 38. Action Lane No.16, No.1A Kalpana Apartments 1st Street, Above Padmanada Nagar Electricity Board, Adyar, Chennai 600 020. 39. Jak Communications Pvt Ltd. No.4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai 600 102 40. C32 Cable Net Pvt Ltd. Old No.284, New No.2o4, Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014. 41. Thamizhaga Cable Tv Communication Pvt Ltd., No.9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop, Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031 42. Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision Pvt Ltd., No.149/80 Vijaya Theatre Complex Behind Kasi Theatre, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Jafferkhanpet Chennai - 600 083 ... Defendants

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Prayer :Civil Suit filed under Order VII Rule I of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of O.S. Rules, 1956 Read with Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright (Amendment) Act, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act No.4 of 2016 – Suit for Permanent Injunction for the Infringement of copyright - praying for the

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following: -

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a) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 37 from infringing the cinematographic film “Radhe - Your Most Wanted Bhai” and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages and future websites (including their prefix and suffix) and those Non-Compliant websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to Plaintiffs copyright protected cinematographic film “Radhe - Your Most Wanted Bhai” 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 “Radhe -Your Most Wanted Bhai” by themselves, their partners/proprietor/directors, heirs representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or any one claiming through them or under them from infringing the Plaintiff's copyrighted cinematographic film “Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai” 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ communicating the cinematographic film Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai”

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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 “Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai” through different mediums including but not limited to CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, VCD, cable T.V, 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;

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For Plaintiff : Mr.Arun C Mohan

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For Defendants : Mr.Shivakumar – For D-37

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J U D G M E N T

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In view of the memo dated 08.07.2021 filed by the plaintiff, the suit is

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dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. The connected applications are closed.

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Sd./-(G.J.J.,) 09.07.2021

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//Certified to be true copy// Dated at Madras this the day of 2021.

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COURT OFFICER(O.S.) From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

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