Dismissed

Reliance Industries Limited v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and 32 others

Madras HC15 Jun 2026C.S(COMM DIV)/90/2026

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What is this about?

Copyright infringement suit over the cinematographic film 'Dhurandhar:The Revenge' seeking website-blocking and anti-piracy injunctions against ISPs and cable operators. The plaintiff sought to withdraw the suit with an endorsement; the Court dismissed it as withdrawn, with no costs.

What did the court decide?

Suit dismissed as withdrawn on the plaintiff's endorsement; no costs; connected applications closed.

Reliance Industries Limited Vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam… — Intellectual Property | Madras HC (2026)

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C.S(COMM DIV) No. 90 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 15-06-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU

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C.S(COMM DIV) No. 90 of 2026 and O.A.Nos.242 & 243 of 2026

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Reliance Industries Limited Jio Studios (the Media and Entertainment division of Reliance Industries Limited) registered Address -3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Pint, Mumbai-400021 Branch Address- A1 Tower, 5th Floor, No.89, Dr.Radha Krishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600004 Rep. by its Power Agent Ms.Dipti Kishan Kotak

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..Plaintiff

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi-110001.

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Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd 5th Floor, Mahanagar Door Sanchar Sadan, 9, CGO Complex, LodhiRoad, New Delhi – 110003.

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Bharti Airtel Limited Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, VasantKunj, Phase II, New Delhi - 110 070

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Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited 802, 8^th floor, Interface-11, Link Road, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400 064

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5. Tata Communication Limited

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Tower 4, 4th to 8th Floor, Equinox Business Park, LBS Marg, Kurla West Mumbai-400070

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Vodafone India Limited, Suman Tower, Plot No.18, Sector-11, Gandhinagar Gujarat 382011

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

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

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GTPL Hathway Ltd 202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand Shopping Centre, Opp.Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad - 380004

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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. AndheriKurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 059.

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12.Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor, TIDEL PARK, 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 and Cable India Ltd,

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

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15.Asianet Satellite Communications, 2A, II floor, LeelaInfopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695581.

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

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17.Readylink internet Services Limited, Galaxy, Plot no 7, Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore - 641006.

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18.Nettlinx Limited,

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

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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- 500080

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21.AT and 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-500004

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23.My Net Service India Private Limited 12, I floor, IV Cross, Gandhipuram,

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Pallipalayam, Erode

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24.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor 156, Poonamalle 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 600010.

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26.Spectra ISP Networks Pvt Ltd Plot No. 21-22, 3rd Floor 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-110019 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- 600017.

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30.Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited 9th Floor Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai -400021.

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31.Action Lane No 16, No 1A Kalpana Apartments, 1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board Adyar, Chennai - 600020

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32.Jak Communications Pvt Ltd No 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai - 600102,

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33.C32 Cable Net Pvt Ltd old No. 284, New No. 204, ShanmugamSalai,

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Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014.

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

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..Respondents

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This Civil Suit filed under Order VII Rule 1 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, praying to:

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a) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 30 or any other person or such other websites which are discovered by the Plaintiff after the release of the movie infringing the cinematographic film “ Dhurandhar:The Revenge” 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’ copyright protected cinematographic film “Dhurandar:The Revenge” 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/webpages in writing;

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b) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 31 to 34 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film “ Dhurandhar:The Revenge” 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 “Dhurandhar:The Revenge” by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing camcording or allowing others

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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 “Dhurandar:The Revenge” 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 “Dhurandar:The Revenge” 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; and

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d) pass such further or other orders as this Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and thereby render justice.

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For Plaintiff : Mr.S.Deepak for M/s.P.K.Law Firm For Respondents : No appearance

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Judgment

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Learned counsel for the plaintiff seeks permission of this Court to

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withdraw the suit and he has also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.

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Recording the submission and the endorsement made by the learned

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counsel for the plaintiff, this suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Connected applications are closed.

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15-06-2026

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C.S(COMM DIV) No. 90 of 2026

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K.KUMARESH BABU J.

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15-06-2026

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