C Ramesh Kumar v. Jamshad Cethirakath Actor Arya and another
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court order dated 04.06.2025, A.No.2378 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm. Div.) SR No.75232 of 2025, Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J. Leave granted under Order XIV Rule 8 Original Side Rules, Clause 12 Letters Patent, Section 151 C.P.C. to C.Ramesh Kumar (R.K. Entertainment) to sue Venkat Boyanapalli (Niharika Entertainment) in a suit alleging infringement of film title “DD Returns” by “DD Next Level”; jurisdiction founded on part cause of action arising in Chennai and 1st defendant (Jamshad Cithirakath/Actor Arya, The Show People) residing within jurisdiction; 1st defendant’s objections on pre-institution mediation and non-joinder of producer Handmaid/Santhanam kept open; suit to be numbered if otherwise in order.
What did the court decide?
Leave granted to the applicant to institute the suit against the 2nd defendant before this Court; all contentions of the 1st defendant kept open; Registry directed to number the suit if otherwise in order.