Madras High Court
Mr.Ke.Gnanavelraja vs Internet Service Providers ... on 19 September, 2017
Author: Anita Sumanth
Bench: Anita Sumanth
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 19.09.2017
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE.ANITA SUMANTH
C.S.NO. 80 Of 2017
Application No. 5604 & 794 of 2017
Original Application No. 121 of 2017
Mr.KE.Gnanavelraja
S/o. K.Eswaran,
Proprietor - M/s. Aadnah Arts
Block No.144, Door No. 13/6, 2nd Floor,
Thanikachalam Road, T.Nagar,
Chennai- 600 017. ..... Plaintiff
Vs
1 Internet service Providers Association of India (ISPAI),
612A, Chiranjiv Tower,
43, Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110019.
2 Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Chief Regulatory affairs,
Corp.Off Airtel Centre,
Tower A, 6th floor, ' A' Wing, Plot No.16, Udyog Vihar, Ph-IV,
Gurgaon 122016.
3 Reliance Communiations Infrastructure Ltd.
President, Reliance Cetnre, A-Wing, Maharaja Ranjeet
Singh Marg,
New delhi-110002.
4 Tata Communications Internet Services Ltd.
Tower 'C' Ist floor, Plot No.C21 & C36, 'G' Block,
Bandra-Kurla complex, Bandra (E),
Mumbai - 400098.
5 Tata communications Ltd.
REGULATORY HEAD, VSB BANGLA SAHIB RD,
NEW DELHI - 110001.
6 TATA INTERNET SERVICE LTD.
COMPANY SECY & LEGAL MGR
TECHNOPOLIS KNOWLEDGE PARK
MAHAKALI CAVES ROAD CHAKALA,
ANDHERI (E), MUMBAI - 400093.
7 TATA TELESERVICES (MAHARASHTRA) LTD.
(HUGHES TELE.COM (I) LTD.
(HUGHES BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE)
HEMANT MAPLE, NO.2-A, OLD ISHWAR NAGAR
MAIN MATHURA RD
NEW DELHI - 110065.
8 TATANET SERVICES LTD.
DIRECTOR
MIDC ELETROCNIC ZONE MAHAPE
NAVI MUMBAI- 400071.
9 VODAFONE ESSAR GUJARAT LTD
601, SAAKAR II, ELLISBRIDGE
AHMEDBAD-380006 (GUJ)
10 DISHNET WIRELESS LTD.
NATIONAL HEAD-REGULATORY
REGD. OFF : AIRCELL LIMITED
SPENCER PLAZA 5TH FLOOR
769 ANNA SALAI
CHENNAI-600002.
11 ABT LTD.
180 RACE COURSE ROAD
COIMBATORE-641018 (TAMILNADU).
12 ADVANCED FINANCIAL SERVICES PVT LTD.
46 AVENUE 4 STREET NO.1
BANJARA HILLS, HYDERABAD (A.P) - 500034.
13 ADYA TECH ONE SERVIES PVT LTD.
NEHRU PLACE,OPP JAGAT CINEMA,
BEGUM BRIDGE,
MEERUT (U.P)
14 AEROWAY NETWORK PVT LTD.
506, LANDMARK COMPLEX, 3RD FLOOR,
VISWAMANAVA DOUBEL ROAD,
KUVEMPUNAGAR, MYSORE-23.
KARNATAKA.
15 ALLIANCE BROADBAND SERVICE PVT LTD
R-89, CIT ROAD, 2ND FLOOR,
KOLKATA-700 014.
16 ANKHNET INFORMATION PVT LTD
II FLOOR, KHOSLA NIVAS, 57 SUBASH ROAD,
VILE PARLE EAST MUMBAI
17 BLAZNET LTD.
20 PARAKKUND SOCIETY, PART I, SATELLITE ROAD,
AHMEDBAD-15.
18 BROADLANE NETWORKS PVT. LTD.
DIRECTOR, B1, SAROJ ARCADE, PATKAR ROAD, NEAR
MADHUBAN CINEMA,
DOMBIVALI (E),
THANE (MAHARASHTRA) - 421 201
19 BT GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INDIA PVT. LTD.
DIRECTOR 11TH FLOOR, EROS CORPROATE TOWER,
OPP INTER-NATIONAL TRADE TOWER,
NEHRU PLACE, NEW DELHI.
20 CAPTURE NETWORK SYSTEMS PVT LTD.
B/217/ROLEX SHOPING CENTRE
STATION ROAD, GOREGAON (W)
MUMBAI - 62. TELE NO. 022-28754693.
21 CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING,
C- DAC (Electronics Research and Development Centre of India
(ER&DC) HEAD (Information Services)
ANUSANDHAN BHAWAN, C-56/1, INSTITUTIONAL AREA,
SECTOR 62, NOIDA - 201307, Gautam Budh Nagar, UP
22 CHANDRA NET PVT LTD.
401, PARSHWA TOWER,
NEAR PAKVAN II, S.G. HIGHWAY, BODOAKDEV,
AHMEDBAD - 380054. Gujarat.
23 CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL DESIGN CO.LTD.
Regd.Off: 25, COMMUNITY CENTRE, EAST OF KAILASH
NEW DELHI - 110065.
24 CITY ONLINE SERVICES LTD.
701, 7TH FLOOR, ADITYA TRADE CENTER AMEERPET,
HYDERABAD- 500 038.
25 CJ ONLINE PVT. LTD.
DIRECTOR C-109, INDL. AREA BULANDSHAHR ROAD
PB NO.95, GHAZIABAD-201001 (U.P.)
26 CJM CONSULTANCY SERVICE PVT.
DIRECTOR, 585, JAY PEE COMPLEX, BANK STREET,
MURNIRKA, NEW DELHI-110067. Tele No. 42398398 - 103,
27 COMPUCOM (I) PVT LTD.
5A, TILAK MARK C-SCHEME, JAIPUR-302005.
28 CONJOINEX TECHNOLOGIES
PVT LTTD. SCO-91-92-93 SECTOR 34-A,
CHANDIGARH - 1600034.
29 DATE INFOSYS LTD.
DIRECTOR, STATION ROAD, DURGAPURA,
JAIPUR - 302018.
30 DELDSL INTERNET PVT LTD.
101, TOWER 'D' GLOBAL BUSINESS PARK,
MAHRUALI-GURGAON ROAD,
GURGAON-122002.
31 DEN NETWORKS LTD.
236, OKHLA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,
PHASE-III,
NEW DELHI-110 020.
32 DIGITAL 2VIRTUAL ISP PVT LTD.
5TH FLOOR, AMIN CHAMBERS,
85/B SAMPATRAO COLONY,
ALKAPURI, VADODARA - 390 007.
33 DREAM PLUS MULTI SERVICES PVT LTD.
C/O.PARIS PAIR HEALTH CLUB, JAMAI ROAD,
PATNA -80001 (Bihar).
34 DREAMZCRAFT INFO SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.
10/91 MOHIT NAGAR GMS ROAD P.O. NEW FOREST,
DEHRADUM-248006 (Uttarkhand)
35 EQUANT NETWORK SERVICES INDIA PVT LTD.
REGULATORY COUNSEL, 7TH FLOOR,
TOWER C, INFINITY TOWER,
CYBER CITY, SECTOR-25,
GURGAON - 122002.
36 Ernet India
Electronics Niketan, 6,
CGO Complex Lodi Road,
New Delhi-110003.
37 Eronet Broadband Service India Pvt.Ltd.
No.30/31, Uzhavan Street, Uzhavan Nagar,
Surampatti. P.O. Erode- 638009.
38 Essel Shyam Communications Ltd
C-138, Naraina Industrial Area, Naraina,
New Delhi-110028.
39 F/X Wireless Technology Service Pvt. Ltd.
C/o.Paris Pair Health Club,
Jamai Road,
Patna-800001 (Bihar)
40 Fast Lynx Internet Service Pvt. Ltd.
Opp.SBI Gurudev Nagar Branch
Near Sehenshah Palace,
Ferozpur Road
Ludhiana (Punjab)
41 Five Network Solution (India) Ltd.
Managing Director, 22/2, Plot No.275-B,
Near Guru Nanak School, Sion (West),
Mumbai-400022.
42 Geocity Network Solutions Pvt.Ltd.
Director, Corp.Off. Somdutt Chambers-II,
No.9 Bikaji Cama Place,
New Delhi-110 066
43 Godrej Infotech Ltd.
General Manager, Plant 10,
Pirojshanagar Vikhroli
Mumbai-79
44 Gomati Cable Network Pvt. Ltd.
No.6 La Place Bunglows,
Harratganj Lucknow-226001.
45 GTL Ltd.
Sr.Manager-Network Media Opr
Global Vision ES II 412,
Janambhoomi Chambers, 29.
46 Guj Info Petro Ltd. (GIPL)
CEO, 3rd Floor, Info Tower-I, Info City,
Near Indroda Circle,
Airport Road,
Gandhinagar-382009
47 Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co.Ltd. (GNFC)
Sh.J.C.Bhatt P.O.
Narmadanagar-392015 Dist. Bharuch,
Gujarat
48 Gujarat Telelinki Pvt.Ltd.
No.202 Sahajanad Complex Opp.BAPS
Swaminarayan Temple,
shahibaug Ahmedabad-380004
49 Harisree Cable Net Pvt.Ltd
Gayatri Devi Rayman Complex Thalasery
Thiruvangad Post Kerala
50 Hathway Bhawani
M/D. 5th flr Sanjona Complex
Hemu Kalani Marg
Plot 11-A, Sindhi Society,
Chembur, Mumbai-71
51 HCL Comnet Systems & Services Ltd.
National Manager-Def. Projs. &
Reg A 10/11, Sector 3, Noida-201 301
Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.)
52 HCL Infinet Ltd.
GM (Regulations) E-4 Sector 11
Noida- 201301
Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P)
53 Home Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Gaurav Annex A-17 R.R.T. Road,
Mulund West,
Mumbai-400080
54 Honesty Net Solutions Pvt.Ltd.
No.905 Silicon Tower 14/15,
4th flr, Karia Estate,
Station Road,
Bhandup (West),
Mumbai-400078.
55 Hughes Communications India Ltd.
Area in-charge Regulatory,
Hughes Communications India Ltd.
Plot No.1, Sector 18, Electronic City,
Gurgaon-122015
56 ICAN Solutions Pvt.Ltd.
Deepankar Kumar, 40, 1st flr, Sai Chambers
Sec-11, CBD Belapur,
Navi Mumbai (MH)
57 IKF Technologies Ltd.
Manoj Rungta Rashmi Bldg.
Main Block 2nd floor Plot XI-16,
Block EP & GP,
Salt Lake Electronic Complex,
Sector-V,
Kolkatta-700 091
58 Indusind Media & Communication Ltd.
Pooran Mittal InCentre
No.49/50 MIDC 12th flr,
Andheri (E) Mumbai-400093
59 Infotel Broadband Services Ltd
D-7 Dhawandeep Bldg.
No.6 Jantar Mantar Road,
New Delhi-110001
60 Ishan Netsol Pvt.Ltd.
No.313 Shivam Complex,
Dr.Yagnik Road, Rajkot-360001
61 Karuturi Global Ltd.
No.95/1, Naranahalli Village,
Doddabelavangala Hobil,
Doddaballalpur Taluk.
Bangalore-561 203
62 Kerala State Electronic Development Corp. Ltd. (Keltron)
Keltron House, Vellayambalam,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala - 695033.
63 Khetan Cable Network Pvt. Ltd.
95-FH Sch.No.54, Vijay Nagar,
Indore-452010 (M.P.)
64 Konark Infocom Pvt.Ltd.
Ghaziabad SSA
SD-243, Pitampura,
New Delhi- 110 088.
65 Limras Eronet Broadband Services Pvt.Ltd.
No.164 Peters Road
Royapettah Chennai-14
66 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.
Sr.Vice President (RA), 7th floor,
Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan,
Old Minto Road New Delhi-02
67 Manipal Ecommerce Ltd.
(Munipal Control Data Electronic Commerce Ltd)
N-701 Manipal Centre
No.47 Dickenson Road,
Bangalore, Karnataka-560 042
68 Maple Online Pvt. Ltd.
G-35, Akash Ganga Complex,
Main Road P.O. Mango,
Jamshedpur-631 012 (Jharkhand)
69 Meghbela Cable & Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd.
No.35B/1B Raja Naba Krishna Street
Kolkata (W.B.)-700005
70 Micky Online Pvt.Ltd.
Head Off. 211-B 2nd flr Parsnath Plaza-I
Delhi Road Moradabad-244001
71 Multinet (Udaipur) Pvt.Ltd.
No.311 Midtown Business Centre Station Road,
Udaiyapole Udaipur-313 001 (Rajasthan)
72 Natioanl Stock Exchange of India Ld.
Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (E), Mumbai-400 051
73 Nelco Ltd.
Div.Mgr-Opr
Plot No.EL-6 Electronics Zone
MIDC, TTC Industrial Area,
Mahape, Navi Mumbai-400710 (Mah.)
74 Metmagic Solutions Pvt.Ltd.
Mehra Industrial Estate,
Asha Usha Compound LSB Marg.
Vikhroli (West) Mumbai-400079
75 Nettlinx Ltd.
Chandra Sekhar Pogula 5-9-22 3rd flr My
Home Sarovar Plaza Secretariat Road
Saifabad Hyderabad-500004 (A.P.)
76 Noida Software Technology
Park Ltd. Head-ISP-D B-22-25 Pkt-C
Surajpur Ind Area Greater Noida Gautam
Budh Nagar U.P.201306
77 North East
Sreeram Dhayalen 117/1 2nd Main Road Pai
Layout Doorvani Nagar Post Bangalore-560016
78 Oasis Cable Pvt. Ltd.
Civil Lines Batra Complex IInd flr
Roorkee Dist.Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
79 Ortel Communication Ltd.
Corp.Off.C-1 Chandrashekharpur Behind R.M.
R.C. Near BDA Colony,
Bhubeshwar-751016 Orissa
80 Pacific Internet (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Sr.Manager-Accounts Regd.105 Sumer Kendra
Pandurag Budhkar Marg. Worli Mumbai-400018
81 Pan India Network Infravest
Pvt.Ltd. Associate VP-Technical Operations
135 Continental Bldg. Dr.Annie Besant Road
Worli Mumbai-400 018
82 Pioneer eLabs Ltd.
Pioneer Towers 7th flr Plot No.16 Survey
No.64 Beside Vennenberg IT Park Software
Unit Layout APIIC Hi-Tech City Madhapur
Hyderabad-500 080
83 Power Grid Corporation of
India Ltd. Babu Varghese GM (Telecom) Corp.
Off: Saudamini Plot No.2 Sector-29
Gurgaon-122001
84 Primenet Global Ltd.
Centrer Manager Business Park No.25/2
Shivaji Marg Mazafgarh Road New Delhi-
110015
85 Pulse Telesystems Pvt.Ltd.
No.51/52 Real Towers Royapettah High Road
Mylapore Chennai-600004
86 Quadrant Televentures Ltd. (HFCL Infotel Ltd.)
Manager Regulatory Affairs,
B-71 Industrial Focal Point Phase-VII,
MOHALI-160055
87 Quest Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
Director 302, Rajput Complex
Opp Ava Bai Ground Halar Road
Valsad-396001.
88 Rajesh Multichannel Pvt.Ltd.
No.41/2 Parvati Sadan, Tilak Road,
Ghatkopar (E) Mumbai-400077
89 Rajesh Patel Net Services Pvt.
Ltd. No.10/5 M.G.Road Indore-452 001 (M.P)
90 Readylink Internet Services
Link Galaxy Plot No.7 Sakhthi Colony RK
Puram. Ganpathy Coimabatore-641 006 (T.N.)
91 S&A Internet Services Pvt.Ltd.
Rishabh Aditya C-21&C-36 G-Block Bandra
Kurla Complex Mumbai-400098
92 S.S.Netcom Pvt.Ltd.
System Administrator & S.S.Chambers Near St.
Peter School Dhankheti Shillong Meghalaya-
793 003
93 Sab Industries Ltd.
(Sab Infotech) SCO 30-31 Sector 8-C Madhya
Marg Chandigarh
94 Sanchar Telenetwork Pvt.Ltd.
No.116 Madhavdarshan Waghawadi Road
Bhavnagar-364001 (Guj)
95 Sanyog Network Pvt.Ltd.
Collegetilla P/O. Agartata College
Agartala-799 004 (Tripura)
96 Sify Technologies Ltd.
Pr.Regulatory Officer (Corporate Affairs) No.
258 Okhla Industrial Area Okhla Ph-III
New Delhi-110020
97 Silicon Mountains (India) Ltd.
CHS Plot No.39 S.No.89/90 R.P.Nagar Paud
Road Kothurd Pune-411048
98 Software Technology Park India (STPI)
Director Electronics Niletan 6
CGO complex Lodhi Road New Delhi-110003
99 Southern Online Bio
Technologies Ltd. Flat No.A3 Office Block
Samrat Complex Saifabad Hyderabad-500 004
100 Specenet Internet Services
Pvt. Ltd. No.509 Jaina Tower- 1st Distt
Centre Janakpuri New Delhi-110 058
101 Spectra ISP Networks Pvt.Ltd.
President 42 Okhla Industrial Estate Phase
III New Delhi-110020
102 Spectrum Softech Solutions Pvt
Ltd.Chief Technology Officer Mahakavi G Road
Karikkamuri Kochi-682011 Kerala
103 Speed Online net Pvt.Ltd.
Director 2/5 Galaxy Commercial Cenre
Jawahar Road Rojkot-360 001
104 Star Broadband Services (i)
Pvt.Ltd. No.19/48 Malcha Marg Commercial
Complex Chanakyapuri New Delhi-110021
105 STN Communication &
Advertising Pvt.Ltd. Network Engineer GDSDS
Complex-3 Dr.B.Baruah Road Ulubari
Guwahati-781007 (Assam)
106 Swastik Netvision Television
Pvt.Ltd. Safaria Complex Gujarat Society
Paldi Ahmedabad-380007
107 Swiftmain Communications Ltd.
4E Century Plaza 560-562 Mount Road
Teynampet Chennai-18
108 Symbols Creations Pvt.Ltd.
001 IT Complex Behind Town Hall Dimapur
Nagaland
109 Syscon Infoway Pvt.Ltd.
No.136 Shiv Shakti Industrial Primises
Andheri Kurla Road Marol Andheri (East)
Mumbai-400059
110 Tikona Digital Networks Pvt.
Ltd. Nodal Officer & Head (Compliances) 3A
Corpora L.B.S. Marg Bhandup (West) Mumbai-
400078
111 Touch Net India Pvt.Ltd.
No.84 1st flr Sector-17 HUDA Market
Gurgaon-122001
112 Trans Virtual Pvt.Ltd.
1st flr Golden Woods Sunderpur R.G.B.Road
Guwahati-781005
113 Trikon Electronics Pvt.Ltd.
Director 101 1st flr Sarvesh Apt. Bhawani
Shankar Road Dadar West Mumbai-400 028
114 Tulip IT Services Ltd.
C-160 Okhla Industrial Area Ph-I. New
Delhi-20
115 United Telecom Ltd.
House No.896 Vijay Nagar Alto-torda
Porvorim Bardez Goa-403521
116 Urban Communications
Infrastructure Pvt.Ltd. No.D-404 NMSEZ Comm
Complex Plot No.6 Sector No.11D Navi
Mumbai Raigarh-400 702
117 Value healthcare Ltd.
No.101-A Neelam Centre Hind Cycle Road
Worli Mumbai-400 030
118 Vasai Cable Pvt.Ltd.
Director 154 Golder Park Commercial
Complex Sai Nagar Vasai Road (W)
119 Vcar Call Centres India Pvt.
Ltd. E-25 Sector-63 NOIDA-201301 Regd.Off.
505 Chiranjiv Tower Nehru Place New Delhi-
110019
120 Wan and Lan Internet Pvt.Ltd
C-13 1st flr Satyam Shopping Centre M.G.
Road Ghatkkopar(E) Mumbai-400077
121 West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corpn.Ltd.
Webel Bhavan, Block EP & GP Sector V,
Salt Lake Electronics Complex,
Bidhannagar Kolkata- 700091
122 Wire and Wireless India Ltd.
Corp. Off: Essel House B-10 Lawrence Road
Industrial Area New Delhi-110035
123 Wish Net Pvt.Ltd.
No.86 Golaghata Road Kolkata-700048
124 World Phone Internet Services
(P) Ltd. C-153 Okhla Industrial Area Phase-
I New Delhi-110020
125 Yashash Cable Network Pvt.
Ltd. No.2713/4 Lakshmi Bldg. Adepampa Road
V.V.Mohalla Mysore-570002
126 You Broadband & Cable India
Ltd. Iqara Centre Nr.Gujarat gas circle
Adajan-Hazaria Road Surat-395009
127 Zylog Systems (India) Ltd.
No.155 Thiruvalluvar Salai Kumaran Nagar
Sholinganallur Chennai-119
128 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
Regulation Cell Harish Chandra Mathur Lane
Janpath New Delhip11001
129 Reliance Wimax Ltd.
Vice President Reliance Centre-Wing
Maharaa Raneet Singh Marg New Delhi-110002
130 Ashok Kumar
unknown person India
131 Ashok Kumar
unknown person India
132 Ashok Kumar
unknown person India
133 Ashok Kumar
unknown person India
Prayer:- Plaint filed under Order VII Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of OS Rules, 1956 read with Sections 51,52,55 and 62 of the Copyright Act,1957 and the Copy Right (Amendment) Act, 2012 and prays for (a) the defendants 1 to 133 and any other person/s and/or entitity/entities be directed to block all websites/web pages, including websites/ web pages, which are unauthorized, mentioned in the schedule hereto, hosting content/s that relate to plaintiff's copyright protected cinematograph film/motion picture "SI-III" in any manner thereby restraining unauthorised copying, communication, transmission and /or make available and/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 immediately on receipt of details of such infringing websites/web pages in writing from the plaintiff and/or its authorized representative/s; (b) an order of permanent injunction be passed restraining the defendants 1 to 144 by themselves, their partners, proprietor, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents or any one claiming through them from in any manner infringing the plaintiff's copyright in the cinematograph film/motion picture "SI-III" by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing camcording or communicating or allowing others to communicate or making available or distributing or duplicating or displaying or releasing or showing or uploaidng or downloading or exhibiting or playing and/or in any manner communicating the plaintiff's movie "SI-III" in any manner without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate/infringe the plaintiff's copyright in the said cinematograph film "SI-III"through different mediums including cable TV, Direct to home services, internet services, multimedia messaging services, pen drives, hard drives, tapes, conditional Access Systems or in any other like manner whatsoever through the rogue websites as detailed stated in the schedule to the plaint; (c) for costs of the suit.
For Plaintiff : Ms.Aishwarya
For Defendants : 1. Mr.N.P.Vijayakumar for D19
2.Mr. Shivakumar & Suresh for D7
3. Mr.Venkatasamy Baby for D98
` 4. Mr.Vishwa Ram for D15
5. Mr.Ravi for D59
6. Mr.S.R.Rajagopal for D84.
ORDER
Learned counsel appearing for the plaintiff seeks permission to withdraw this suit and makes an endorsement to this effect. Accordingly, this suit is dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, connected applications are closed. No Costs.
19.09.2017 msv Dr.Anita Sumanth,J.
msv C.S.NO. 80 Of 2017 A.No. 5604 & 794 of 2017 O.A.No. 121 of 2017 19.09.2017