Petitioner sought permission to withdraw the suit. The court recorded the withdrawal and dismissed the suit.
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C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.191 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATUE AT MADRAS
DATED: 21.12.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
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Super Cassettes Industries Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. B-14, T-Towers, Opp. Citi Mall, New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai - 400053 Also a branch office at No.101, Santhome High Rd, Santhome, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600004 Rep. by its Authorised Signatory Ms. Mita Suresh Choudhary ...Plaintiff
Vs
4. Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited,
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802, 8th fl?or, Interface-11, Link Road, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 064
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No. 4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai 600 113.
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Plot No. 16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIlk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad: 500080.
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...Defendants
Prayer: This suit is filed under Order IV Rule 1 of the Original Side Rules read with Order VII Rule 1 of CPC read with Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957, and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, seeking for
a) permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 29 from infringing the cinematographic film "VICKY VIDYA KA WOH WALA VIDEO" and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages and future websites (including their prefix and suffix) and those Non5/8
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Compliant websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to Plaintiff's copyright protected cinematographic film "VICKY VIDYA KA WOH WALA VIDEO" 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;
b) permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 3033 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film "VICKY VIDYA KA WOH WALA VIDEO" 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 "VICKY VIDYA KA WOH WALA VIDEO" 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 "VICKY VIDYA KA WOH WALA VIDEO" 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 "VICKY VIDYA KA WOH WALA VIDEO" through different mediums including but not limited to CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, VCD, cable TV, Direct to home services,
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internet services, multimedia messaging services, pen drives, hard drives, tapes, DAS, satellite, Conditional Access Systems or in any other medium/manner whatsoever; and
c) costs of the suit.
For Plaintiff : Mr.T.Pandiyan for M/s.P.K.Law Firm For D3 : Mr.P.J.Rishikesh For D8 : Mr.A.M.Amutha Ganesh
JUDGMENT
The 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. Recording the said endorsement, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No Costs. Connected applications are closed.
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Super Cassettes Industries Pvt. Ltd.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
Bharti Airtel Limited
Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited
Tata Communication Limited
Abdul Quddose
As recorded by the court registry
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