Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd. Vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and 32 Others

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C.S(COMM DIV) No. 180 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 08-10-2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR

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C.S(COMM DIV) No. 180 of 2025 & O.A.Nos.718 & 719 of 2025

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Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd. 5, Shah Industrial Estate, Veera Desai Road, Andheri (West) Mumbai 400 053, India and also branch office at 768-769, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002, Tamil Nadu 600002 Represented by its Authorised Signatory Mr. Dilip G. Patil

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Appellant(s)

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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 Door Sanchar Sadan, 9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003.

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3.Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi – 100 070.

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4.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, 802, 8th Floor, Interface – 11, Link Road, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400 064.

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5.Tata Communication Limited, Tower 4, 4th to 8th Floor, Equinox Business Park, LBS Marg, Kurla (w) Mumbai 400 070.

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6.Vodafone India Limited, Suman Tower, Plot No.18, Sector – 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat – 382 011.

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

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8.Tata Teleservices Ltd. 10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati, 124 Connaught Circus New Delhi 110 001.

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9.GTPL Hathway Ltd. 202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand, Shopping Centre, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple, Sahibaugh, Ahmedabad – 380 004.

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10.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited, Office 3A, 3rd Floor “Corpora”, LBS Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai – 400 078.

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11.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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12.Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor, 'Tidel Park',

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No.4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai – 600 113.

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13.Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd B – 10 Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West DL 110033 IN

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14.You Broadband & Cable India Ltd, 2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan – Hazaria Road, Surat – 395 009.

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15.Asianet Satellite Communications, 2A, II floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 581.

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16.Data Infosys Limited, Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 302 018.

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17.Readylink internet Services Limited, Galaxy, Plot No 7 Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore – 641 006.

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18.Nettlinx Limited, 5-9-22, 3rd floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500 004.

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

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20.Pioneer eLabs Limited, Pioneer Towers, 17th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad: 500 080.

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21.AT & T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd., 13th Floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi – 110 001.

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22.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited, Flat No.A3, 3rd Floor, office block, Samrat Complex Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500 004.

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Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited 9th Floor Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021.

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24.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor, #156, Poonamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010.

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25.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor, Old # 156, New # 205, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.

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26.Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd. Plot No.21-22, 3rd Fllor UdyogVihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon – 122 015.

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27.Essel Shyam Communications Ltd. 1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor, 89 Nehru Place, New Delhi 110 019 India.

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28.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd. A/301-303, Everest Grande, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri East, Mumbai – 400 093,

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29.Atria Convergence Technologies Limited, No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street, New Colony, T.Nagar, Chennai – 600 017.

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30.Action Lane No.16, No 1A Kalpana Apartments, 1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020.

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31.Jak Communications Pvt. Ltd. No 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai – 600 102.

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32.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd. Old No.284, New No.204, ShanmugamSalai, Royapettah, Chennai – 600 014.

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33.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd No 9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop, Chetpet, Chennai – 600 031.

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Respondent(s)

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Prayer : This Civil Suit (Comm. Div.) has been filed under Order VII Rule I of Civil Proceduce Code, 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of O.S.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 seeking for:

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(a) a permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 29 or any other person or such other websites which are discovered by the plaintiff after the release of the movie from infringing the cinematographic film “SAIYAARA” and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages and future websites (including their prefix and suffix) and those NonCompliant websites mentioned in Schedule – A hosting contents that relate to Plaintiff's copyright protected cinematographic film “Saiyaara” 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 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film “SAIYAARA” 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 “SAIYAARA” 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 “SAIYAARA” 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 “SAIYAARA” 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,

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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 Appellant(s): Mr.S.Deepak(602/2021)

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ORDER