Suit filed for permanent injunction regarding copyright infringement was dismissed as withdrawn by the plaintiff's counsel with an endorsement.
Suit dismissed as withdrawn. No costs.
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C.S.No.6 of 1999
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 29.09.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN
C.S.No.6 of 1999
and
O.A.No.9 of 1999
A.P.International
708 Shivalya 'A' Block
198 Ethiraj Salai
Egmore, Chennai 105
rep. by Partner Arjundas Pokardas
... Plaintiff
.Vs.
1.M/s.Gayathri Films
11-A Jubilee Road
Chennai – 600 033
rep. by its Partner
Chitra Lakshmanan
2.M/s.Gemini Colour Lab
No.2 Vembuli Amman Koil Street
Chennai – 600 078.
... Defendants
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Plaint filed under Order VII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure read with Section 55 of the Copyright Act and Order IV Rule 1 of the Original Side Rules praying for a decree and judgment on the following terms :
a) Permanent injunction restraining the first defendant, its men, agents or servants or anyone claiming through them from in any manner infringing the copyrights assigned to the plaintiff under its agreement with the first defendant dated 20.05.1997 and 22.08.1998 in respect of the Tamil feature film “Chinna Rajaa” either by releasing the film without first giving the plaintiff the prints for exploitation as per the agreed terms or in any other manner;
b) Permanent injunction restraining the second defendant from releasing to anyone other than the plaintiff, any prints of the Tamil feature film “Chinna Rajaa” produced by the first defendant for overseas theatrical exploitation excluding India and for exploitation over terrestrial TV, Satellite TV, Cable TV, Cable Pay TV and Satellite Pay TV, direct to user, laser disc, video, compact disc video, digital video disc and multimedia including Doordarshan India terrestrial TV and
c) direct the defendants to pay the costs of the suit.
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For Plaintiff : Mr.K.R.Gokul Sundar for Mr.C.Seethapathy For Defendants : Mr.C.Ramesh
J U D G M E N T Mr.K.R.Gokul Sundar, learned counsel representing Mr.C.Seethapathy, learned counsel for the plaintiff would submit that he has instructions to withdraw the suit. He has also made an endorsement to that effect. 2. Recording the said submission and endorsement made by the counsel for the plaintiff, this suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, the connected application is closed.
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List of the witnesses examined on the side of the plaintiff : Nil
List of Exhibits marked on the side of the plaintiff : Nil
List of the witnesses examined on the side of the defendants: Nil
List of Exhibits marked on the side of the defendants: Nil
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R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.
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3 provisions across 3 enactments
A.P. International
M/s. Gayathri Films
M/s. Gemini Colour Lab
R.Subramanian
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
