Applause Entertainment Private Limited Vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

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C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 13.08.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY

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C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.167 of 2025 and O.A.Nos.653 & 654 of 2025

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Applause Entertainment Private Limited 37, G-3, TT Krishnamachari Rd., CIT Colony, Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018 Rep. by its Authorized Signatory Mr. Devendra Bhandari ... Plaintiff

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-vs-

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

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

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9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003.

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

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4.Aircel Cellular Limited 5th Floor, Spencer Plaza, 769 Anna Salai, Chennai 600002

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

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6.Tata Communication Limited Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai, Maharastra 400001

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

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8.Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Navi Mumbai 400709

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

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10.Syscon Infoway Pvt Ltd 402, fourth floor, skyline icon, Andheri Kurla Road, Behind Mittal Ind. estate, Andheri east, Mumbai400059

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11.Gtpl Hathway Ltd 202, 2nd Floor ,Sahajanand Shopping

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Center, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad 380004

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

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

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15.Siti Broadband Services Pvt Ltd B10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West DL 110035 IN

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16.You Broadband And Cable India Ltd

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2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, AdajanHazaria Road, Surat 395009

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17.Asianet Satellite Communications 2A, II floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695581

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18.Data Infosys Limited Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 302018

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19.Readylink Internet Services Limited

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Galaxy, Plot no 7, Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore - 641006

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20.Opto Network Private Limited B-86, Sector-14 Noida-201301 Uttar Pradesh India

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21.Nettlinx Limited 5-9-22, 3rd floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004

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

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23.Pioneer Elabs Limited Pioneer Towers, 7th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad 500080

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24.At And T Global Network Service India Pvt Ltd 13th floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi110 001

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25.Nextgen Communications Limited Thachil Complex, No 10, 3rd floor,

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Raja Annamalai Road, Saibaba Mission Post, Coimbatore 641011, Tamilnadu, India

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

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27.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited Flat no. A3, 3rd floor, office block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004

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28.Mynet Services India Private Limited 12, I floor, IV cross, Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam Erode-638006

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29.Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd 9th Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021, India

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

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31.Rs Broadband Service India Private Limited Doshi Towers, First Floor, Old 156, New 205, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600010

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

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33.Pulse Telesystems Private Limited 51/52, Real Towers, 3rd Floor Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004

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34.Essel Shyam Communications Ltd 1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor, 89 Nehru Place New Delhi110019 India

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35.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd 22/2, Plot No 275-B, Gurunanak School Compound, Sion (West), Mumbai 400022. India

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36.Atria Convergence Technologies Limited Indian Express Building, No.1, 2nd Floor, Queens Road, Bengaluru 560 001, Karnataka Also at No. 17 / 68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street New Colony, T. Nagar Chennai 600017

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37.Action Lane

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No 16, No 1A Kalpana Apartments, 1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board Adyar, Chennai – 600020

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38.Jak Communications Pvt Ltd

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No 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai - 600102

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

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40.Thamizhaga Cable Tv Communication Pvt Ltd No 9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop, Chetpet, Chennai 600031

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

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... Defendants

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PRAYER: Plaint filed under Order VII Rule I of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 And Order IV Rule 1 of the Original Side Rules, 1956 Read with Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, prayed for Judgment and Decree:-

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(a) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 36 from

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infringing the Plaintiff's copyright in the said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” and 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 said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” in any manner, thereby restraining the unauthorized 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 / mirror / redirect websites or alphanumeric websites in writing;

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(b) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 37 – 41 from infringing the Plaintiff's copyright in the said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” by themselves, their partners / proprietor / directors, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or anyone

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claiming through them or under them from infringing the plaintiff's copyrighted said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” 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 or exhibiting or playing and / or in any manner whatsoever from communicating the said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” without a proper license from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the plaintiff's copyrighted said Show / Series “THE HUNT THE RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE / ASSASSINS” 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;

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(c) For costs of the suit.

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For Plaintiff : Ms.Shruthi Srinivasan for M/s.Arun C.Mohan

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