Delhi High Court - Orders
Sony Music Entertainment (India) Pvt. ... vs Entertainment Network (India) Limited ... on 19 September, 2023
Author: Rajiv Shakdher
Bench: Rajiv Shakdher
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ FAO(OS) (COMM) 185/2021 & CM APPL. 47427/2021
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (INDIA) PVT. LTD...Appellant
versus
ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK
(INDIA) LIMITED & ORS. ......Respondents
RFA 17/2021, CM Nos.1332/2021, 8563/2021 & 14132/2021
ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK INDIA LIMITED......Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMITED & ORS. ..... Respondents
RFA 18/2021, CM Nos1338/2021 & 1340/2021
DIGITAL RADIO MUMBAI
BROADCASTING LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMITED & ORS. ..... Respondents
RFA 19/2021, CM Nos.1348/2021 & 1350/2021
SOUTH ASIA FM LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMITED & ORS. ..... Respondents
RFA 20/2021, CM Nos.1500/2021 & 1502/2021
DB CORP LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMITED & ORS. ..... Respondents
RFA 25/2021, CM Nos.1884/2021 & 1886/2021
MUSIC BROADCAST LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
TIPS INDUSTRIES LTD & ORS. ..... Respondents
FAO(OS) (COMM) 185/2021 & connected matters page 1 of 7
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RFA 26/2021, CM Nos.1905/2021 & 1907/2021
RELIANCE BROADCAST NETWORK LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMITED & ANR. ..... Respondents
RFA 29/2021, CM Nos.1943/2021 & 1945/2021
NEXT RADIO LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMITED &ORS. ..... Respondents
RFA 30/2021, CM Nos.1988/2021 & 1990/2021
TV TODAY NETWORK LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY LIMITED... Respondent
RFA 32/2021, CM Nos.2090/2021 & 2092/2021
RAJASTHAN PATRIKA PRIVATE LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMITED & ORS. ..... Respondents
RFA 49/2021, CM Nos.3169/2021 & 3173/2021
SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED. Appellant
versus
RELIANCE BROADCAST NETWORK
LIMITED & ANR. ..... Respondents
RFA 50/2021, CM Nos.3229-31/2021
HT MEDIA LIMITED & ANR. ..... Appellants
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMITED & ORS. ..... Respondents
RFA 77/2021, CM Nos.5274/2021 & 5277/2021
PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
MUSIC BROADCAST LIMITED & ORS. ..... Respondents
FAO(OS) (COMM) 185/2021 & connected matters page 2 of 7
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RFA 129/2021
SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK INDIA LIMITED ... Respondent
RFA 132/2021
SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
DIGITAL RADIO (MUMBAI)
BROADCASTING LIMITED ..... Respondent
RFA 133/2021
SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
SOUTH ASIA FM LIMITED ..... Respondent
RFA 134/2021
SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
MUSIC BROADCAST LIMITED ..... Respondent
RFA 135/2021
SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
DB CORP LIMITED ..... Respondent
RFA 136/2021
SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
HT MEDIA LIMITED & ANR. ..... Respondents
RFA 137/2021
SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
RAJASTHAN PATRIKA PRIVATE LIMITED ..... Respondent
FAO(OS) (COMM) 185/2021 & connected matters page 3 of 7
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RFA 139/2021
SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED ..... Appellant
versus
NEXT RADIO LIMITED ..... Respondent
RFA 153/2021 & CM APPL. 8617/2021
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INDIA PVT. LTD.... Appellant
versus
ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK
(INDIA) LIMITED & ORS. ..... Respondents
RFA 238/2021, CM Nos.16758-59/2021 & 21235/2021
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LTD AND ORS ..... Respondents
RFA 239/2021
YASH RAJ FIMLS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMITED AND ORS ..... Respondents
RFA 240/2021 & CM Nos.16771-72/2021
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LTD AND ORS ..... Respondents
RFA 241/2021 & CM Nos.16719-20/2021
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LTD AND ORS ..... Respondents
RFA 242/2021 & CM Nos.16709-10/2021
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMTED AND ORS ..... Respondents
FAO(OS) (COMM) 185/2021 & connected matters page 4 of 7
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RFA 243/2021 & CM Nos.16765-66/2021
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LTD AND ORS ..... Respondents
RFA 244/2021 & CM Nos.16776-77/2021
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMITED AND ORS ..... Respondents
RFA 245/2021 & CM Nos.16717-18/2021
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LTD AND ORS ..... Respondents
RFA 246/2021 & CM Nos.16721-22/2021
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LTD AND ORS ..... Respondents
RFA 247/2021 & CM Nos.16763-64/2021
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT
SOCIETY LIMITED AND ORS ..... Respondents
RFA(OS) 5/2021, CM Nos.1359/2021 & 13332-33/2021
THE INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY LTD... Appellant
versus
ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK (INDIA) LTD ..... Respondent
RFA(OS) 6/2021, CM Nos.1362/2021 & 11688/2021
THE INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY LTD... Appellant
versus
CRI EVENTS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. ..... Respondents
FAO(OS) (COMM) 185/2021 & connected matters page 5 of 7
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CA (COMM.IPD-CR) 1/2021, I.A.Nos.11708/2021 & 11711-
13/2021
TIPS INDUSTRIES LTD. ..... Appellant
versus
ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK
(INDIA) LTD. & ORS. ..... Respondents
Present : Mr Amit Jamsandekar, Mr Manu Krishnan, Mr Swanand Tarde
and Mr Soorya Bala, Ads. Advs. for Sony.
Mr Harsh Kaushik, Mr Harsh Prakash and Ms Devangini Rai, Advs. for
appellant in CA (COMM.IPD-CR) 1/2021.
Mr Neel Mason,, Ms Ekta Sharma, Mr Saransh Saini and Mr Ujjawal
Bhargava, Advs. for Eros International Films Pvt. Ltd. and Super Cassettes
Industries Pvt. Ltd. in RFA 25/2021, RFA 26/2021, RFA 32/2021, RFA
238/2021, RFA 245/2021 and RFA 246/2021.
Mr Sagar Chandra, Mr Srijan Uppal and Ms Kriti Ramudamu, Advs. for
appellant in RFA 25/2021 and for R-1 in RFA 77/2021, RFA 134/2021 and
for R-2 in RFA 238/2021.
Mr Saikrishna Rajagopal with Mr Himanshu Bagai, Mr Munish Mehra, Mr
Kushal Gupta, Ms Deepshikha Sarkar and Mr Mohd. Umar, Advs. for Indian
Performing Rights Society.
Mr Ankita Tiwari and Ms Gayatri Roy, Advs for Yashraj Films.
Ms Nishtha Chaturvedi, Advocate for appellant in RFA 246/2021.
Mr Abhishek Malhotra and Mr Harsh B. Buch, Advs. for appellant in RFA
17/2021, RFA 18/2021, RFA 19/2021, RFA 20/2021, RFA 26/2021, RFA
30/2021, RFA 32/2021, RFA 50/2021, RFA 116/2021.
Mr Ashish Verma and Mr Arnav Sanyal, Advs. for respondent in RFA(OS)
5/2021.
Mr Geetanjali Visvanathan, Adv. for R-6 in RFA 243/2021 & RFA
244/2021 and R-5 in RFA 50/2021 & RFA 29/2021..
Mr Harsh Kaushik, Mr Harsh Prakash and Ms Devangini Rai, Advs. for R-3
in RFA 77/2021, RFA 153/2021, RFA17/2021, RFA20/2021, R-1 in RFA
25/2021, R-3 in RFA 32/2021, R-4 in RFA 50/2021, R-3 in RFA 29/2021,
R-4 in RFA 238/2021, R-5 in RFA 239/2021, R-4 in RFA 240/2021, R-4 in
RFA 241/2021, R-5 in RFA 243/2021, R-5 in RFA 244/2021 and R-8 in
RFA 245/2021.
FAO(OS) (COMM) 185/2021 & connected matters page 6 of 7
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Mr Harsh Kaushik, Mr S. S Ahluwalia, Advs. along with Mr Harsh Prakash,
Ms Astha Pandey and Mr Mohit Bangwal, Advs. for R-4 i.e. Tips Industries
Ltd. in FAO (OS) (COMM) 185/2021.
Mr Akhil Saxena, Advocate for R-4 in RFA 18/2021, R-6 in RFA 50/2021,
R-5 in RFA 242/2021, R-7 in RFA 243/2021, R-7 in RFA 244/2021, R-6 in
RFA 245/2021 and R-6 in RFA 247/2021.
Mr Ankur Sangal, Ms Sucheta Roy, Mr Shashwat Rakshit and Mr Shaurya
Pandey, Advs. for PPL, Saregama.
Mr Waseem Shuaib Ahmed, Mr Sambhav Jain and Ms Ipshita Dutta, Advs.
for R-4 in RFA 18/2021, R-6 in RFA 29/2021, R-6 in RFA 32/2021, R-6 in
RFA 50/2021, R-5 in RFA 242/2021, R-7 in RFA 243/2021, R-7 in RFA
244/2021, R-6 in RFA 245/2021 & RFA 247/2021.
Mr Abhishek Malhotra and Mr Harsh B. Buch, Advs. for respondents in
FAO (OS) (COMM) 185/2021, RFA 49/2021, RFA 129/2021, RFA
132/2021, RFA 133/2021, RFA 135/2021, RFA 136/2021, RFA 137/2021,
RFA 139/2021, RFA 153/2021, RFA(OS) 5/2021, RFA(OS) 6/2021 and CA
(COMM.IPD-CR) 1/2021 & R-2 in RFA 239/2021, RFA 240/2021, RFA
241/2021, RFA 240/2021, RFA243/2021, RFA 244/2021, RFA 245/2021,
RFA 246/2021, RFA 247/2021.
Mr Vaibhav Vutts, Ms Aamna Hasan and Ms Anupriya Shyam, Advs. for
R-2 in RFA 25/2021, R-9 in RFA 30/2021 & R-5 in RFA 238/2021.
Mr Hardeep Singh Anand, Adv. for intervenor in RFA 17/2021.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER
HON'BLE MS JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU
ORDER
% 19.09.2023 [Physical Court hearing/ Hybrid hearing (as per request)]
1. The Hon'ble Division Bench could not assemble today.
2. List the above-captioned matters on 07.11.2023.
By Order (COURT MASTER) SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 / tr FAO(OS) (COMM) 185/2021 & connected matters page 7 of 7 This is a digitally signed order.
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