Madras High Court
Platoon One Films Private Limited vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on 8 December, 2022
Author: C.Saravanan
Bench: C.Saravanan
C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.217 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 08.12.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN
C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.217 of 2022
and
O.A.Nos.669 & 670 of 2022
Platoon One Films Private Limited,
Represented by its Authorised Signatory,
Shiladitya Bora
511, 514 Standford Plaza,
Andheri West, Mumbai,
Maharashtra - 400 053.
Also a branch office at
152, Eldams Road, Vannia Teynampet,
Venus Colony, Teynampet,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 018. ... Plaintiff
Vs
1.Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
Bharat Sanchar Bhavan,
Harish Chandra Mathur Lane,
Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001.
2.Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited,
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 Road,
Vasant Kunj, Phase II,
New Delhi - 110 070.
4.Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited,
05/806, 8th Floor, Windsor,
Off. to CST Road,
Kalina Santacruz (East),
Mumbai - 400 098.
5.Tata Communication Limited,
Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai,
Maharastra - 400 001.
6.Vodafone India Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No.18,
Sector-11, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat - 382 011.
7.Idea Cellular Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No.18,
Sector-11, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat -382 011.
8.Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited,
Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City,
Navi Mumbai - 400 709.
9.Tata Teleservices Limited,
10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati,
124, Connaught Circus,
New Delhi - 110 001.
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10.GTPL Hathway Limited,
202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand,
Shopping Centre,
Opposite to Swaminarayan Temple,
Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad - 380 004.
11.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited,
Office, 3A, 3rd Floor,
LBS Marg, Bhandup(West),
Mumbai - 400 078.
12.BG Broadband India Private Limited,
Plot No.54, Marol Industrial Co-operative Area,
Off. to Andheri Kurla Road,
Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 059.
13.Sify Technologies Limited,
2nd Floor, 'TIDEL PARK',
No.4, Canal Tank Road,
Chennai - 600 113.
14.Siti Broadband Services Private Limited,
B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area,
New Delhi, North West,
DL 110035 IN.
15.You Broadband & Cable India Limited,
2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre,
Near Gujarat Gas Circle,
Adajan-Hazaria Road,
Surat - 395 009.
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16.Asianet Satellite Communications,
2A, II Floor, Leela Infopark,
Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695 581.
17.Data Infosys Limited,
Station Road, Durgapura,
Jaipur - 302 018.
18.Readylink Internet Services Limited,
Galaxy, Plot No.7, Sakhthi Colony,
RK Puram, Ganpathy,
Coimbatore - 641 006.
19.Opto Network Private Limited,
B-86, Sector-14,
Noida-201 301,
Uttar Pradesh, India.
20.Nettlinx Limited,
5-9-22, 3rd Floor,
My Home Sarovar Plaza,
Secretariat Road, Saifabad,
Hyderabad - 500 004.
21.City Online Services Limited,
701, 7th Floor,
Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet,
Hyderabad - 500 038.
22.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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23.AT&T Global Network Service India Private Limited,
13th Floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House,
13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi - 110 001.
24.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited,
Flat No.A3, 3rd Floor, Office Block,
Samrat Complex, Saifabad,
Hyderabad - 500 004.
25.MyNet Services India Private Limited,
#12, I Floor, IV Cross,
Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam,
Erode - 638 006.
26.Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited,
9th Floor, Maker Chambers-IV,
222, Nariman Point,
Mumbai - 400 021, India.
27.LimrasEronet Broadband Services Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor,
#156, Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010.
28.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor,
Old # 156, New # 205,
Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010.
29.Spectra ISP Networks Private Limited,
Plot No.21-22, 3rd Floor,
Udyog Vihar, Phase IV,
Gurgaon - 122 015.
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30.Pulse Telesystems Private Limited,
51/52, Real Towers,
3rd Floor, Royapettah High Road,
Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.
31.EsselShyam Communications Limited,
1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor,
89, Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110 019 India.
32.Five Network Solution (I) Limited,
22/2, Plot No.275-B,
Gurunanak School Compound,
Sion (West), Mumbai - 400 022, India.
33.Atria Convergence Technologies Limited,
No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street,
New Colony, T.Nagar,
Chennai - 600 017.
34.Action Lane,
No.16, No.1A Kalpana Apartments,
1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board,
Adyar, Chennai - 600 020.
35.Jak Communications Private Limited,
No.4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue,
Anna Nagar East,
Chennai - 600 102.
36.C32 Cable Net Private Limited,
Old No.284, New No.204,
Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah,
Chennai - 600 014.
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37.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Private Limited,
No.9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop,
Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031.
38.Ashok Kumar,
Unknown Person.
39.Ashok Kumar,
Unknown Person.
40.Ashok Kumar,
Unknown Person.
41.Ashok Kumar,
Unknown Person.
42.Ashok Kumar,
Unknown Person.
43.Ashok Kumar,
Unknown Person.
44.Ashok Kumar,
Unknown Person. ... Defendants
Prayer: This Civil Suit is filed under Order VII Rule 1 of C.P.C, 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, prayed for a
Judgment and Decree:-
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a) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 33
from infringing the cinematographic film "Aye Zindagi Life Finds A
Way" and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages and
furture websites (including their prefix and suffix) and those Non-
Complaint websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate
to Plaintiff's copyright protected cinematographic film "Aye Zindagi Life
Finds A Way" 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;
b) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 34 to 37
from infringing the cinematographic film "Aye Zindagi Life Finds A
Way" by 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 "Aye Zindagi Life Finds A Way" 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 "Aye Zindagi Life Finds
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A Way" 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 'Aye Zindagi Life Finds A Way" 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) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendant Nos.38 to
44, restraining them from infringing the cinematographic film "Aye
Zindagi Life Finds A Way" and/or the said Works 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 licensed
rights/copyrighted cinematographic film "Aye Zindagi Life Finds A
Way" and/or the said Works, in any manner whatsoever, without a proper
license from the Plaintiff;
d) for costs of the suit.
For Plaintiff : Mr.S.Deepak
For Defendants : No appearance
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JUDGMENT
The learned Counsel for the plaintiff seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this suit and he has also made the following endorsement to that effect:
“I am withdrawing this suit.”
2. In view of the endorsement made by the learned Counsel for the plaintiff, this Civil Suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs.
Consequently, connected Original Applications are closed.
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arb C.S.(Comm.Div.)No.217 of 2022 and O.A.Nos.669 & 670 of 2022 08.12.2022 11/11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis