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CDJ 2026 MHC 1151
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| Case No : C.S(COMM DIV) No. 312 of 2025 & O.A. Nos. 1134 & 1135 of 2025 |
| Judges: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY |
| Parties : Reliance Industries Limited, Jio Studios (the Media & Entertainment division of Reliance Industries Limited), Rep. by its Power Agent, Dipti Kishan Kotak, Chennai Versus Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharat Sanchr Bhavan, New Delhi & Others |
| Appearing Advocates : For the Plaintiff: S. Deepak for M/s. P.K. Law Firm, Advocates. For the Respondents: -----. |
| Date of Judgment : 18-02-2026 |
| Head Note :- |
Copyrights Act, 1957 - Section 51, Section 52, Section 55 & Section 62 -
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| Summary :- |
1. Statutes / Acts / Rules Mentioned:
- Order VII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)
- Order IV Rule 1 of the Original Side Rules (OS Rules)
- Sections 51, 52, 55, 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957
- Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012
- Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015
2. Catch Words:
- Copyright infringement
- Permanent injunction
- Cinematographic film
- Withdrawal of suit
3. Summary:
The plaintiff filed a commercial suit seeking a permanent injunction to restrain defendants from infringing the copyright of the cinematographic film *DHURANDHAR*. The reliefs included blocking infringing websites and preventing unauthorized distribution, reproduction, or communication of the film. However, during the proceedings, the plaintiff’s counsel informed the court of instructions to withdraw the suit. Consequently, the court dismissed the suit as withdrawn without any order as to costs, and the connected applications were closed.
4. Conclusion:
Suit Dismissed |
| Judgment :- |
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(Prayer: Plaint filed under Order VII Rule 1 CPC Read With Order IV Rule 1 OS Rules Read With Sections 51, 52, 55, 62 of the Copyrights Act, 1957, and the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, praying to the judgment and decree as follows:
(a) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 29 or any other person or such other websites which are discovered by the Plaintiff after the release of the movie infringing the cinematographic film DHURANDHAR and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages and future websites including their prefx and suffix and those Non-Compliant websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to Plaintiff copyright protected cinematographic film DHURANDHAR 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/webpages in writing.
(b) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 30 - 33 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film ..DHURANDHAR 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 DHURANDHAR by 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 DHURANDHAR and said Work without a proper license from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the Plaintiffs copyrighted cinematographic fiim DHURANDHAR 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, sateliite, Conditional Access Systems or in any other medium / manner whatsoever.
` (c) for costs of the suit.)
1. Learned counsel for the plaintiff submits that he has been instructed to withdraw the suit. An endorsement has been made for the said purpose.
2. Therefore, C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.312 of 2025 is dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs. Consequently, the connected original applications are closed.
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