Madras High Court
Super Cassettes Industries Pvt. Ltd vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on 21 December, 2024
Author: Abdul Quddhose
Bench: Abdul Quddhose
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.219 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATUE AT MADRAS
DATED: 21.12.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.219 of 2024
Super Cassettes Industries Pvt. Ltd.
Plot No. B-14, T-Towers, Opp. Citi Mall,
New Link Road, Andheri (W),
Mumbai - 400053
Also a branch office at
No.101, Santhome High Rd,
Santhome, Mylapore,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600004
Rep. by its Authorised Signatory
Mr. Rahul Ramashraya Dubey ...Plaintiff
Vs
1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
Bharat Sanchar Bhavan,
Harish Chandra Mathur Lane,
Janpath, New Delhi-110 001.
2. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
5th Floor, Mahanagar Door Sanchar Sadan,
9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003
3. Bharti Airtel Limited
Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road,
Vasant Kunj, Phase II,
New Delhi 110 070
4. Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited,
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802, 8th fl?or, Interface-11,
Link Road, Malad West,
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 064
5. Tata Communication Limited
Tower 4, 4th to 8th Floor,
Equinox Business Park, LBS Marg,
Kurla (W) Mumbai 400070
6. Vodafone India Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No. 18,
Sector-11, Gandhinagar
Gujarat 382011.
7. Idea Cellular Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No. 18,
Sector 11, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat-382 011.
8. Tata Teleservices Ltd,
10th Floor, Tower 1, Jeevan Bharati,
124 Connaught Circus
New Delhi 110001.
9. GTPL Hathway Ltd.
202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand
Shopping Centre, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple,
Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad - 380004
10. Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited,
Office 3A, 3rd Floor "Corpora",
LBS Marg, Bhandup(West),
Mumbai 400 078.
11. BG Broadband India Private Limited,
Plot No. 54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area,
Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 059
12. Sify Technologies Limited,
2nd Floor, TIDEL PARK',
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No. 4, Canal Bank Road,
Chennai 600 113.
13. Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd B-10,
Lawrence Road, Industrial Area,
New Delhi North West
DL 110033 IN
14. You Broadband & Cable India Ltd,
2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre,
Near Gujarat Gas Circle,
Adajan-Hazaria Road, Surat 395009
15. Asianet Satellite Communications,
2A, II floor, Leelalnfopark, Technopark
Limited, Kazhakkoottam,
Thiruvananthapuram Kerala - 695581.
16. Data Infosys Limited,
Station Road, Durgapura,
Jaipur 302018.
17. Readylink internet Services Limited,
Galaxy, Plot no 7, Sakhthi Colony,
RK Puram, Ganpathy,
Coimbatore-641006.
18. Nettlinx Limited,
5-9-22, 3rd floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza,
Secretariat Road, Saifabad,
Hyderabad-500004
19. City Online Services Limited,
701, 7th Floor, Aditya Trade Center,
Ameerpet,
Hyderabad-500 038.
20. Pioneer elabs Limited,
Pioneer Towers, 17th Floor,
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Plot No. 16, Survey No.64,
Software Unit Layout, APIlk,
i-Tech City, Madhapur,
Hyderabad: 500080.
21. AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd.,
13th floor, 1305-06,
Mohan Dev House,
13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi-110001.
22. Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited,
Flat no. A3, 3rd floor, office block,
Samrat Complex, Saifabad,
Hyderabad-500004
23. Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
9th Floor Maker Chambers IV,
222, Nariman Point, Mumbai -400021.
24. Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor #156,
Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010
25. RS Broadband Service India Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor, Old # 156, New # 205,
Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai 600010.
26. Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd.
Plot No. 21-22, 3rd Floor
UdyogVihar, Phase IV,
Gurgaon 122 015.
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 (1) Ltd.
A/301-303, Everest Grande, Mahakali Caves Road,
Andheri East, Mumbai 400 093.
29. Atria Convergence Technologies Limited
No. 17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street New Colony,
T. Nagar Chennai-600017.
30. Action Lane
No 16, No 1A Kalpana Apartments,
1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board
Adyar, Chennai - 600020
31. Jak Communications Pvt Ltd
No 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue,
Anna Nagar East, Chennai 600102,
32. C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd.
old No. 284, New No. 204,
Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah,
Chennai 600 014.
33. Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd
No 9 A/5, Club Road,
Near Mittai Shop,
Chetpet, Chennai - 600031. ...Defendants
Prayer: This suit is filed under Order IV Rule 1 of the Original Side Rules
read with Order VII Rule 1 of CPC read with Sections 134 read with
Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957, and Section 7 of
the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, seeking for
a) permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 29 from
infringing the cinematographic film "BHOOL BHULAIYAA 3" and said
Work be directed to block all websites/web pages and future websites
(including their prefix and suffix) and those Non- Compliant websites
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mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to Plaintiff's
copyright protected cinematographic film "BHOOL BHULAIYAA 3" 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;
a) permanent injunction restraining the defendants 30 to 33 or any other
person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film "BHOOL
BHULAIYAA 3" 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 "BHOOL BHULAIYAA
3" 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 "BHOOL
BHULAIYAA 3" 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 "BHOOL BHULAIYAA 3"
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
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whatsoever; and
c. for costs of the suit.
For Plaintiff : Mr.T.Pandiyan
for M/s.P.K.Law Firm
For D3 : Mr.P.J.Rishikesh
For D8 : Mr.A.M.Amutha Ganesh
JUDGMENT
The learned counsel for the plaintiff seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the suit. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the court bundle. Recording the said endorsement, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No Costs. Connected applications are closed.
21.12.2024 rkm ABDUL QUDDHOSE,J.
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