JUDGMENT

Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J. - Ia No.18527/2019 (of plaintiff u/O XXXIX R-1&2 CPC) & IA No.82/2020 (of D-1&2 u/O XXXIX R-4 CPC)

1. The plaintiff has instituted this suit "for permanent injunction against infringement of copyright, against disclosure of confidential information, damages and accounts of profit" against Priyanka Ghatak, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. and Mr. Shantonu Sen, pleading that:

(i) the plaintiff is a production house which creates varied content and has made numerous short films; the plaintiff has its own channel, on which it uploads many of its short films; the plaintiff is also working on a huge series based on new and thought provoking content;

(ii) defendant no.1 is a script writer of a serial (web series) comprising 8 episodes, to be streamed on internet streaming site of defendant no.2; the defendant no.2 is a major entertainment company engaged inter alia in film production, television broadcasting, radio sound recording production and various internet services; the defendant no.3 is a proforma defendant, impleaded in compliance with Section 61 of the Copyright Act, 1957;

(iii) the plaintiff acquired the rights for derivative exploitation by adap