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C.S(COMM DIV) No. 59 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 09-06-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU
C.S(COMM. DIV.) No. 59 of 2026 and O.A.Nos.151 and 152 of 2026
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited 18th Floor, A Wing, Marathon Futurex N.M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel Mumbai 400013 And also branch office at No. 33B, Olympia Platina, 2nd Floor, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Chennai 600032 Represented by its Power Agent Mr.Akshay Mahadik
..Plaintiff(s)
Vs
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Park, LBS Marg, Kurla West Mumbai –400070.
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Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695581.
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Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600010.
No 16, No 1A Kalpana Apartments, 1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board Adyar, Chennai – 600020.
old No. 284, New No. 204, ShanmugamSalai, Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014.
..Defendants(s)
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
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of the Commercial Courts Act 2015 seeking the following reliefs:
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 “DO DEEWANE SEHER MEIN” 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 Plaintiffs copyright protected cinematographic film “DO DEEWANE SEHER MEIN” 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) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 30 to 33 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film “DO DEEWANE SEHER MEIN” 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 “ DO DEEWANE SEHER MEIN” 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 “DO DEEWANE SEHER MEIN” 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 “DO DEEWANE SEHER MEIN” through different mediums including but not limited to CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, VCD, cable TV,
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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.
For Plaintiff(s): Mr.S.Deepak for M/s.P.K.Law Firm For Defendant(s): Mr.A.M.Amutha Ganesh for D8, Mr.R.Babu for D33, Mr.P.J.Rishikesh for D3, No appearance for D1, D2, D4 to 7, D9 to D32
JUDGMENT
The learned counsel for the plaintiff had made an endorsement in the suit
that the issue involved in the lis, no longer requires adjudication and seeks withdrawal of the suit.
entitled to refund of Court fee as per the extant Rules. Consequently the connected applications in O.A.Nos.151 and 152 of 2026 are also dismissed as withdrawn. No costs.
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Index: Yes/No Neutral Citation: Yes/No rap
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K.KUMARESH BABU, J.
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Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
Bharti Airtel Limited
Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited
Tata Communication Limited
K.Kumareswara Babu
K.Kumareswara Babu
As recorded by the court registry
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