Dismissed

Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd., v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Madras HC8 Nov 2023C.S(COMM DIV)/220/2023

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What is this about?

Plaintiff Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd. sought to withdraw a civil suit seeking injunction against respondent telecommunication companies for alleged copyright infringement of the film The Great Indian Family. The court granted permission to withdraw the suit.

What did the court decide?

Suit dismissed as withdrawn by the plaintiff; no costs awarded to any party.

Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd., Vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited — Madras HC (2023) — LawSathi Research

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C.S. (COMM.DIV.) No.220 of 2023

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED 08.11.2023

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

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C.S. (COMM.DIV.) No.220 of 2023

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Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd.,

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represented by its Authorised Signatory Dilip G.Patil

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.. Plaintiff

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/versus/

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1.Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharat Sanchar Bhavan,

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Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001.

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2.Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd., New Delhi 110 003.

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3.Bharti Airtel Limited, New Delhi - 110 070.

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4.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, Mumbai - 400 098.

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5.Tata Communication Limited, Maharastra 400 001.

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6.Vodafone India Limited, Gujarat 382 011.

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7.Idea Cellular Limited, Gujarat -382 011.

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8.Tata Teleservices Ltd., New Delhi 110 001.

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9.GTPL Hathway Ltd., Ahmedabad - 380 004.

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10.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited, Mumbai - 400 078.

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11.BG Broadband India Private Limited, Mumbai 400 059.

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12.Sify Technologies Limited, Chennai - 600 13.

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13.Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi North West.

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14.You Broadband & Cable India Ltd., Surat - 395009.

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15.Asianet Satellite Communications, Kerala - 695581.

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16.Data Infosys Limited, Jaipur 302 018.

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17.Readyling Internet Services Limited, Coimbatore - 641006.

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18.Nettlinx Limited, Hyderabad - 500004.

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19.City Online Services Limited, Hyderabad - 500 038.

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20.Pioneer eLabs Limited, Hyderabad 500 080.

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21.AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi - 110 001.

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22.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited, Hyderabad - 500 004. 23.MyNet Services India Private Limited, Erode - 638 006. 24.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited, Chennai - 600 010. 25.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited, Chennai 600 010. 26.Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon - 122 015. 27.Essel Shyam Communications Ltd., New Delhi - 110 019 India. 28.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd., Mumbai 400 022, India. 29.Atria Convergence Technologies Limited, Chennai - 600 017. 30.Action Lane, Chennai - 600 020. 31.Jak Communications Pvt. Ltd., Chennai - 600 102. 32.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd., Chennai - 600 014. 33.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt. Ltd., Chennai - 600 031. .. Defendants 3/6

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Prayer: Civil Suit has been filed under Order VII, Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of the Original Side Rules, 1956 read with Sections 51, 52, 55 & 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 to grant a judgment and decree on the following terms:

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a)a permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 29 from infringing the cinematographic film "The Great Indian Family" 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 "The Great Indian Family" 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/web pages in writing;

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b)a permanent injunction restraining the defendants 30 -33 from infringing the cinematographic film "The Great Indian Family" 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 copyrighted cinematographic film "The Great Indian Family" by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing Cam cording or allowing others to transmit, communicate or make available or distributing or duplicating or displaying or releasing or showing or uploading or downloading

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exhibiting or playing and/or in any manner whatsoever from communicating the cinematographic film "The Great Indian Family" and said work without a proper licence from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate/infringe the plaintiff's copyrighted cinematographic film "The Great Indian Family" 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; c)for costs of the suit.

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J U D G M E N T

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Learned counsel for the plaintiff seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the suit. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle. Accordingly, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs.

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

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