Mukta Gupta, J.

Plaintiff filed the present suit inter alia seeking a decree of permanent injunction restraining the defendants, their officers, servants, agents and representatives from recording, distributing, broadcasting or otherwise publishing or in any other way exploiting any films, sound recordings, music, lyrics, in the plaintiff's repertoire or doing any other act that would lead to infringement of Plaintiff's copyright; an order for rendition of accounts and delivery of the infringing articles, damages and costs.

2. In the suit the plaintiff pleaded that it was established as a private limited company in 1983 and became a deemed public limited company under the Companies Act in the year 1988-89. Plaintiff is engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing audio cassettes, video cassettes (blank and recorded), compact discs (CDs), televisions, two-in-ones, tape recorders, CD players, fans, mineral water, etc. Plaintiff is a repertoire of the cinematograph films and sound recording is one of its most precious assets. Plaintiff acquired copyright in all the literary, musical and other works which it commissions and manages, through assignments from the author