The plaintiff filed a suit for permanent injunction regarding copyright infringement. The plaintiff sought permission to withdraw the suit, which was granted by the court without any order as to costs.
Permission to withdraw the suit was granted. The suit was dismissed.
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C.S(COMM.DIV) No. 131 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20-07-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU
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Super Cassettes Industries Pvt Ltd Plot No.B-14, T-Towers, Opp. Citi Mall, New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 053 Also a branch office at No.101, Santhome High Rd, Santhome, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 004. Rep. by its Authorised Signatory Mr.Manoj Dembla ..Plaintiff
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5-9-22, 3rd Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500 004
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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30.Action Lane,
No 16, No 1A Kalpana Apartments, 1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020.
..Respondents
PRAYER : Plaint filed under Order VII Rule I of Civil Procedure 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 – Suit for permanent injunction for the infringement of Copyright, prays to grant a judgment and decree on the following terms:
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 “ PATI PATNI AUR WOH DO” and said work be directed to block all websites / web pages and future websites (including their prefix and suffix) and those Non-Compliant websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to plaintiff's
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copyright protected cinematographic film “PATI PATNI AUR WOH DO” 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. A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 30 to 33 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film “PATI PATNI AUR WOH DO” 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 “PATI PATNI AUR WOH DO” 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 “PATI PATNI AUR WOH DO” 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 “PATI PATNI AUR WOH DO” 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; and
d. pass such further or other orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and thereby render justice.
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For Plaintiff : Mr.T.Pandiyan for M/s.P.K.Law Firm
For Defendants : No appearance
J U D G M E N T
When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the
plaintiff would seek permission of this Court to withdraw this suit. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.
counsel for the plaintiff, this Civil Suit stands dismissed as withdrawn. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Connected original applications are closed.
20-07-2026
Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No
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To
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharat Sanchar Bhavan Harish Chandra mathur, Lane, Janpath, New Delhi-110 001.
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K.KUMARESH BABU, J.
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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
K.Kumares Babu
As recorded by the court registry
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