Delhi High Court - Orders
Yash Raj Films Pvt Ltd vs Indian Performing Right Society Ltd And ... on 20 May, 2021
Author: Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Bench: Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, Amit Bansal
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ RFA 238/2021, CM Nos. 16758/2021 (for interim relief) &
16759/2021 (for exemption)
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
Through: Mr.Mustafa Doctor, Sr. Adv. with
Ms.Gayatri Roy, Mr.Amit
Panigrahi,Ms.Anushka Sachdev and
Ms.Arpita Sengupta, Advs.
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY LTD
AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr.Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr.Munish
Mehra, Ms.Sonal Chhablani,
Ms.Deepshikha Sarkar, Ms.Pallavi
Sondhi, Ms.Namrata Dubey, Advs.
for R-1.
Mr.Sagar Chandra and Ms.Sakshi
Pande, Advs. for R-2
Mr.Ankur Sangal, Ms.Sucheta Roy
and Ms.Imon Roy, Advs. for
Saregama India Ltd.
Mr.Neel Mason, Adv. for R-8.
AND
+ RFA 239/2021
YASH RAJ FIMLS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
Through: Mr.Mustafa Doctor, Sr. Adv. with
Ms.Gayatri Roy, Mr.Amit
Panigrahi,Ms.Anushka Sachdev and
Ms.Arpita Sengupta, Advs.
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY
LIMITED AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr.Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr.Munish
Mehra, Ms.Sonal Chhablani,
Ms.Deepshikha Sarkar, Ms.Pallavi
Sondhi, Ms.Namrata Dubey, Advs.
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for R-1.
Mr.Abhishek Malhotra, Ms.Shilpa
Gamnani, Mr.Gurmukh Choudhri and
Mr.Atmaja Tripathi, Advs. for R-2.
Mr.Ankur Sangal, Ms.Sucheta Roy
and Ms.Imon Roy, Advs. for
Saregama India Ltd.
AND
+ RFA 240/2021, CM Nos. 16771/2021 (for interim relief) &
16772/2021 (for exemption)
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
Through: Mr.Mustafa Doctor, Sr. Adv. with
Ms.Gayatri Roy, Mr.Amit
Panigrahi,Ms.Anushka Sachdev and
Ms.Arpita Sengupta, Advs.
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY
LTD AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr.Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr.Munish
Mehra, Ms.Sonal Chhablani,
Ms.Deepshikha Sarkar, Ms.Pallavi
Sondhi, Ms.Namrata Dubey, Advs.
for R-1.
Mr.Abhishek Malhotra, Ms.Shilpa
Gamnani, Mr.Gurmukh Choudhri and
Mr.Atmaja Tripathi, Advs. for R-2.
Mr.Ankur Sangal, Ms.Sucheta Roy
and Ms.Imon Roy, Advs. for
Saregama India Ltd.
AND
+ RFA 241/2021, CM Nos. 16719/2021 (for interim relief) &
16720/2021 (for exemption).
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
Through: Mr.Mustafa Doctor, Sr. Adv. with
Ms.Gayatri Roy, Mr.Amit
Panigrahi,Ms.Anushka Sachdev and
Ms.Arpita Sengupta, Advs.
versus
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INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY
LTD AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr.Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr.Munish
Mehra, Ms.Sonal Chhablani,
Ms.Deepshikha Sarkar, Ms.Pallavi
Sondhi, Ms.Namrata Dubey, Advs.
for R-1.
Mr.Abhishek Malhotra, Ms.Shilpa
Gamnani, Mr.Gurmukh Choudhri and
Mr.Atmaja Tripathi, Advs. for R-2.
Mr.Ankur Sangal, Ms.Sucheta Roy
and Ms.Imon Roy, Advs. for
Saregama India Ltd.
AND
+ RFA 242/2021, CM Nos. 16709/2021 (for interim relief) &
16710/2021 (for exemption).
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
Through: Mr.Mustafa Doctor, Sr. Adv. with
Ms.Gayatri Roy, Mr.Amit
Panigrahi,Ms.Anushka Sachdev and
Ms.Arpita Sengupta, Advs.
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY
LIMTED AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr.Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr.Munish
Mehra, Ms.Sonal Chhablani,
Ms.Deepshikha Sarkar, Ms.Pallavi
Sondhi, Ms.Namrata Dubey, Advs.
for R-1.
Mr.Abhishek Malhotra, Ms.Shilpa
Gamnani, Mr.Gurmukh Choudhri and
Mr.Atmaja Tripathi, Advs. for R-2.
Mr.Ankur Sangal, Ms.Sucheta Roy
and Ms.Imon Roy, Advs. for
Saregama India Ltd.
AND
+ RFA 243/2021, CM Nos. 16765/2021 (for interim relief) &
16766/2021 (for exemption).
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YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
Through: Mr.Mustafa Doctor, Sr. Adv. with
Ms.Gayatri Roy, Mr.Amit
Panigrahi,Ms.Anushka Sachdev and
Ms.Arpita Sengupta, Advs.
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY
LTD AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr.Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr.Munish
Mehra, Ms.Sonal Chhablani,
Ms.Deepshikha Sarkar, Ms.Pallavi
Sondhi, Ms.Namrata Dubey, Advs.
for R-1.
Mr.Abhishek Malhotra, Ms.Shilpa
Gamnani, Mr.Gurmukh Choudhri and
Mr.Atmaja Tripathi, Advs. for R-2.
Mr.Ankur Sangal, Ms.Sucheta Roy
and Ms.Imon Roy, Advs. for
Saregama India Ltd.
AND
+ RFA 244/2021, CM Nos. 16776/2021 (for interim relief) &
16777/2021 (for exemption).
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
Through: Mr.Mustafa Doctor, Sr. Adv. with
Ms.Gayatri Roy, Mr.Amit
Panigrahi,Ms.Anushka Sachdev and
Ms.Arpita Sengupta, Advs.
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY
LIMITED AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr.Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr.Munish
Mehra, Ms.Sonal Chhablani,
Ms.Deepshikha Sarkar, Ms.Pallavi
Sondhi, Ms.Namrata Dubey, Advs.
for R-1.
Mr.Abhishek Malhotra, Ms.Shilpa
Gamnani, Mr.Gurmukh Choudhri and
Mr.Atmaja Tripathi, Advs. for R-2.
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Mr.Ankur Sangal, Ms.Sucheta Roy
and Ms.Imon Roy, Advs. for
Saregama India Ltd.
AND
+ RFA 245/2021, CM Nos. 16717/2021 (for interim relief) &
16718/2021 (for exemption).
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
Through: Mr.Mustafa Doctor, Sr. Adv. with
Ms.Gayatri Roy, Mr.Amit
Panigrahi,Ms.Anushka Sachdev and
Ms.Arpita Sengupta, Advs.
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY
LTD AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr.Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr.Munish
Mehra, Ms.Sonal Chhablani,
Ms.Deepshikha Sarkar, Ms.Pallavi
Sondhi, Ms.Namrata Dubey, Advs.
for R-1.
Mr.Abhishek Malhotra, Ms.Shilpa
Gamnani, Mr.Gurmukh Choudhri and
Mr.Atmaja Tripathi, Advs. for R-2.
Mr.Ankur Sangal, Ms.Sucheta Roy
and Ms.Imon Roy, Advs. for
Saregama India Ltd.
Mr.Neel Mason, Adv. for R-7.
AND
+ RFA 246/2021, CM Nos. 16721/2021 (for interim relief) &
16722/2021 (for exemption).
YASH RAJ FILMS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
Through: Mr.Mustafa Doctor, Sr. Adv. with
Ms.Gayatri Roy, Mr.Amit
Panigrahi,Ms.Anushka Sachdev and
Ms.Arpita Sengupta, Advs.
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY
LTD AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr.Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr.Munish
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Mehra, Ms.Sonal Chhablani,
Ms.Deepshikha Sarkar, Ms.Pallavi
Sondhi, Ms.Namrata Dubey, Advs.
for R-1.
Mr.Abhishek Malhotra, Ms.Shilpa
Gamnani, Mr.Gurmukh Choudhri and
Mr.Atmaja Tripathi, Advs. for R-2.
Mr.Neel Mason, Adv. for R-3.
AND
+ RFA 247/2021, CM Nos. 16763/2021 (for interim relief) &
16764/2021 (for exemption).
YASH RAJ FIMLS PVT LTD ..... Appellant
Through: Mr.Mustafa Doctor, Sr. Adv. with
Ms.Gayatri Roy, Mr.Amit
Panigrahi,Ms.Anushka Sachdev and
Ms.Arpita Sengupta, Advs.
versus
INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY
LIMITED AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr.Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr.Munish
Mehra, Ms.Sonal Chhablani,
Ms.Deepshikha Sarkar, Ms.Pallavi
Sondhi, Ms.Namrata Dubey, Advs.
for R-1.
Mr.Abhishek Malhotra, Ms.Shilpa
Gamnani, Mr.Gurmukh Choudhri and
Mr.Atmaja Tripathi, Advs. for R-2.
Mr.Ankur Sangal, Ms.Sucheta Roy
and Ms.Imon Roy, Advs. for
Saregama India Ltd.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL
ORDER
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1. The legal issue inter alia involved in these appeals against the order of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) is the same as was adjudicated by one of us (Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J.) sitting singly in Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. Vs. Entertainment Network (India) Ltd. 2021 SCC OnLine Del 1.
2. It is thus felt that it would not be appropriate for this Bench to hear these appeals.
3. The counsel for the respondent no.1 Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. (IPRS) appearing on advance notice, states that another bunch of appeals arising from the same order of the IPAB is listed before the Bench of Hon'ble the Chief Justice on 25th May, 2021 and these appeals be also listed before the same Bench.
4. Subject to the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice, list before a Bench of which one of us (Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J.) is not a member, on 25th May, 2021.
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