Madras High Court
Viacom 18 Media Private Limited vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on 24 July, 2023
Author: P.T. Asha
Bench: P.T. Asha
C.S (Comm Div). No. 231 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 24.07.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA
C.S (Comm Div). No. 231 of 2022
&
O.A.Nos. 746 & 747 of 2022
1.Viacom 18 Media Private Limited
Zion Bizworld, Subhash Road — ‘A’,
Vile Parle(East),Mumbai — 400 057,
Maharashtra, India
And also branch office at
Suit 410,411 Apeejay Business Centre,
Apeejay House, 39/12 Haddows Road
Chennai 600 006
Represented by its power agent
Ms. Krishma Shah
2.Endemol Shine IP BV
MediArena 2, 1114 BC,
Amsterday – Duivendrecht,
The Netherlands
Also at:
Hallmark Business Plaza, 12th Floor,
Sant Dnyaneshwar Nagar, Bandra East,
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051
represented by its Special Power of Attorney Holder,
Mr. Rishi Negi ... plaintiffs
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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.Aircel Cellular Limited,
5th Floor, Spencer Plaza,
769 Anna Salai,
Chennai – 600002.
5.Tata Communication Limited
10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharathi, 124 Connaught
Circus,
New Delhi 110001.
6.Vodafone India Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No.18,
Sector-11, Gandhinagar
Gujarat 382011
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7.Idea Cellular Limited,
Suman Tower, Plot No. 18,
Sector 11, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat — 382 011.
8.Siliguri Internet & Cable TV Pvt., Ltd.,
7, Dinabandhu Mitra Sarani
Subhash Pally, Siliguri – 734 001.
9.Tata Teleservices Ltd,
2 A, Old Ishwar Nagar,
Main Mathura Road,
New Delhi 110065.
10. Syscon Infoway Pvt. Ltd.,
A4 Borivali Neelkamal Co-op. Soc,
Borivali East,
Mumbai – 400 066.
11.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited,
Office 3A, 3rd Floor,
LBS Marg, Bhandup(West),
Mumbai - 400 078.
12. You Broadband & Cable India Ltd,
Plot No.54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area,
Off Andheri Kurla Road,
Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400059.
13.Sify Technologies Limited,
2nd Floor, ‘TIDEL PARK’,
No. 4, Canal Bank Road,
Chennai — 600 113.
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14.Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd
B - 10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area,
New Delhi North West
DL 110035 IN
15.Asianet Satellite Communications,
2A, Il floor, Leela Infopark,
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.Opto Network Private Limited
B-86, Sector-14
Noida-201301
Uttar Pradesh, India
19.Nettlinx Limited,
5-9-22, 3rd floor,
My Home Sarovar Plaza,
Secretariat Road, Saifabad,
Hyderabad-500004
20.City Online Services Limited,
701, 7th Floor,
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Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet,
Hyderabad-500 038.
21.Pioneer eLabs Limited,
Pioneer Towers,
17th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64,
Software Unit Layout,
APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur,
Hyderabad: 500080.
22.AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd.,
13th floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House,
13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi-110 001.
23.Nextgen Communications Limited
Thachil Complex,
No 10, 3rd floor, Raja Annamalai Road,
Saibaba Mission Post,
Coimbatore — 641011, Tamilnadu, India.
24.Virgo Global Media Limited,
Plot No.5, Mithil Nagar, Road No.10, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad 500 034.
25.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited,
Flat no. A3, 3rd floor, office block,
Samrat Complex, Saifabad,
Hyderabad-500004
26.MyNet Services India Private Limited,
#12, I floor, IV cross,
Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam
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Erode-638006.
27.Digital Network Associates Pvt., Ltd.,
1st Floor, Shop no14, Rooprajat Nagar
Opp-Cidco Colony Boisar – Tarapur Road
Boisar – West, Palghar – 401 501.
28.LimrasEronet Broadband Services Private Limited
Doshi Towers, First Floor
#156, Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010
29.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited,
Doshi Towers, First Floor,
Old # 156, New # 205,
Poonamalle High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai 600010.
30.Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd.
Plot No. 21-22, 3rd Floor
Udyog Vihar, Phase IV,
Gurgaon - 122 015.
31.Pulse Telesystems Private Limited,
51/52, Real Towers,
3rd Floor Royapettah High Road,
Mylapore, Chennai - 600004.
32. EsselShyam Communications Ltd.,
1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor,
89 Nehru Place New Delhi-110019 India
33.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd.
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22/2, Plot No 275-B,
Gurunanak School Compond,
Sion (West), Mumbai 400022, India.
34.Action Lane
No 16, No 1A Kalpana Apartments
1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board
Adyar, Chennai - 600020
35.Jak Communications Pvt Ltd
No 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue
Anna Nagar East,
Chennai – 600102,
36.C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd.
old No. 284, New No. 204,
Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah,
Chennai — 600 014.
37. Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd
No 9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop,
Chetpet, Chennai — 600031
38.Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision Pvt., Ltd.,
No 149/80 Vijaya Theatre Complex,
Behind Kasi Theatre
Pillaiyar Koil Street,
Jaferkhanpet,
Chennai – 600083
39. Ashok Kumar.
40. Ashok Kumar.
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41. Ashok Kumar.
42. Ashok Kumar.
43. Ashok Kumar.
44. Ashok Kumar.
45. Ashok Kumar. ... defendants
Prayer: Plaint filed under Order VII Rule 1 of CPC read with Order
IV Rule 1 of the Original Side Rules and Section 51, 52, 55 and 62
(1) of the Copyright Act and the Copyright (Amendment) Act and
Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, for
a. A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 33
from infringing the Programs and/or the said Works by being
directed to block all websites/web pages and future websites
(including their prefix and suffix) and those rogue websites
mentioned in Schedule-A including alpha numeric/ mirror websites
hosting contents that relate to Plaintiffs licensed rights/copyright
protected Programs and/ or the Works in any manner, thereby
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restraining the unauthorised broadcasting, telecasting, transmitting /
communicating to public / making available any episode, footage,
clip, audio-video, audio only copying, uploading, downloading,
exhibiting or playing and/or in any manner communicating in and /or
through their services immediate of receipt of details of such
infringing websites/webpages in writing;
b. A permanent injunction restraining the Defendaftts 34 to 38
from infringing the Programs 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/ copyrights in the Programs and/or the said Works by copying,
recording, reproducing or allowing camcording or allowing others for
transmitting, communicating or making available any episodes,
footage, clip, audiovideo, audio only, coping, uploading, making
available or distributing or duplicating or displaying or showing or
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uploading or downloading or exhibiting or playing and/or in any
manner whatsoever from communicating the Programs and/or said
Works without a proper license from the Plaintiff or in any other
manner which would violate/infringe the Plaintiffs licensed rights/
copyrighted Programs ‘and/ or the said Works 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. 39 to
45, restraining them from infringing the Programs and/or the said
Works by themselves, thei partners/ proprietor/ directors, heirs,
TSPFESENtatives successors in business, assigns, distributors,
Agents servants or anyone claiming through them or Under them
from infringing the Plaintiff's licengey rights/copyrighted Programs
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and/or the said Works, jp any manner whatsoever, without a proper
license from the Plaintiffs;
d. for costs of the suit; and
e. pass such further or other orders as this Hon’ble Court may
deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and thereby
render justice.
For Plaintiff : Mr. S.Deepak
For Defendants : No Appearance.
ORDER
The learned counsel for the plaintiffs has made an endorsement stating that he is withdrawing the suit. Recording the same, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, the connected applications are closed. No costs.
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