Karnataka High Court
Disqus,Inc vs Shri Sudhir Reddy on 24 June, 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE 2022
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI
WRIT PETITION NO.7844 OF 2018 (GM-CPC)
BETWEEN:
DISQUS,INC.,
301 HOWARD STREET,
SUITE 300 SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA - 94 105.
UNITED STATES.
REPRESENTED BY ITS
AUTHORISED SIGNATORY
JAMES WAGGONER,
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS.
...PETITIONER
(BY SRI. A. MURALI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. SHRI. SUDHIR REDDY,
AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS,
S/O SHRI. G. NARAYANA REDDY,
R/AT K.T. ROAD, T.DASARAHALLI,
BENGALURU - 560 057.
2. M/S. GOOGLE INC.,
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA-94043,
USA.
3. M/S. WWW.GULTE.COM,
DOMAIN ID:1540161786_DOMAIN_COM_VRSN
REPRESENTED BY ADMIN & REGISTRANT:
PRASAD, MADHAPUR, HYDERABAD - 500 081.
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MOBILE: 09946969111,
[email protected],
[email protected].
4. M/S. THE INDIAN EXPRESS
ONLINE MEDIA (PVT.) LTD.,
THE EXPRESS BUILDING,
B1/B, SECTOR 10,
NOIDA, UP 201301, INDIA.
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S-7, GREEN PARK MAIN MARKET,
NEW DELHI - 110 016, INDIA.
PHONE: 91-11-26530001-3,
FAX: 91-1126530027.
6. M/S. THE ASIAN AGE-MUMBAI,
SIGMA HOUSE, PLOT NO.43,
GROUND FLOOR, R.A. KIDWAI MARG,
NEAR WADALA STATION,
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PHONE:+912224195301
FAX:+91 22 24195347.
7. M/S. THE ASIAN AGE-KOLKATA,
7TH FLOOR, KANKARLA ESTATE,
6, LITTLE RUSSELL STREET,
KOLKATA - 700 071.
PHONE: 91-33-22890676/77.
8. THE INDIA TODAY GROUP MEDIAPLEX,
FC-8, SECTOR-16A, FILM CITY,
NOIDA - 201 301.
TE:+91-120-4807100.
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SMT. LATHA DASARI,
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3-4-48, NARAYANAGUDA, HYDERABAD - 500 029.
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EMAIL: [email protected]
[email protected].
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NORTHCLIFFE HOUSE, 2 DERRY STREET,
LONDON, W8 5TT,
UNITED KINGDOM.
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DOMAIN ID: D7803929-AFIN
REGISTRANT ID: CR 153433778
PREM SUNIL KUMAR & V J CHETHAN,
M/S. IMMACULATE BROADCASTING
CONSORITUM WORLD NEW PVT. LTD.,
NO.74/A-4, BDA FLATS, STREET 2:
NEELASANDRA, BANGALORE - 560 047.
KARNATAKA, INDIA.
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[email protected],
[email protected].
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EMAIL: [email protected],
ABUSE [email protected].
13. M/S WWW.IBTIMES.CO.IN,
DOMAIN ID: D2147408-AFIN,
REGISTRANT ID: DI 40953985,
IB TIMES INDIA PVT. LTD.,
248, 3RD FLOOR, DEFENCE COLONY,
80 FT ROAD, INDIRA NAGAR,
BANGALORE - 560 008.
KARNATAKA , INDIA,
PHONE: +91 974419999.
EMAIL: [email protected].
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ILA CHOUDHARY,
THE SEN TIMES GROUP HIG-21 & 22,
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UTTARA PRADESH.
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UNITED STATES.
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EMAIL: [email protected].
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[email protected],
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21. M/S. WWW.MATHRUBHUMI.COM,
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BAIJU M.,
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PUBLISHING COMPANY,
MATHRUBHUMI BUILDINGS,
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DOMAIN ID: D8773148-AFIN,
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[email protected].
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PO BOX:99, WHOISPROXY.RU,
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[email protected].
26. M/S. WWW.TIMESOFINDIA.COM,
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ANILKUMAR MP,
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28. M/S. FIKROKHABAR.IN,
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[email protected].
29. M/S. WW.SKALONDON.COM,
GLOBAL DOMAIN PRIVACY VIA ZANCHI 22,
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EMAIL:[email protected].
30. M/S. WWW.THEQUINT.COM,
DOMAINID:1802247487_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN,
RAGHAV BAHL,
QUINTILLION MEDIA PVT. LTD.,
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NOIDA - 201 301, UP, INDIA.
PHONE: +91-1204751818,
EMAIL:[email protected],
[email protected].
31. M/S. WWW.NEWSCRUCH.IN,
DOMAIN ID:D8719090-AFIN,
PADMA N B,
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EMAIL:[email protected].
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32. M/S. WWW.WORLDNOW.IN,
DOMAIN ED: D5116797-AFIN,
DR.SUDHANSHU,
ORGANIZATION: GYANVIHAR
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EMAIL:[email protected].
33. M/S. WWW.BRITISHSOUTHINDIANS.CO.UK,
1ST FLOOR, ARTIST HOUSE,
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C/O DYNADOT, PO BOX-701,
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35. M/S. WWW.NEWSCOMMANDO.COM,
DOMAIN ID:1585069689_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN,
PARVEZ SHAIK, SF2, AYYAPA TOWERS,
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ANDHRA PRADESH.
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[email protected].
36. M/S. ETV NETWORK,
SP-3 BUILDING, RAMOJI FILM CITY,
HYDERABAD - 501 512.
REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR/
GROUP EDITOR.
...RESPONDENTS
(NOTICE TO R2 TO R36 D/W V/O DATED 16.03.2018)
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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH
THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 07.10.2017 ANNEXED AS
ANNEXURE-A PASSED BY THE XLI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL
JUDGE [CCH-42] BENGALORE IN O.S.NO.4276/2015
SUDHIR REDDY. V. GOOGLE INC., AND OTHERS THERE BY
REJECTING THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITONER
UNDER SEC 151 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 1908
AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS
THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petition as not pressed.
2. Memo is placed on record.
3. Accordingly, writ petition is dismissed as not pressed.
SD/-
JUDGE GRD