JUDGMENT :

S. Ravindra Bhat, J.

IA No. 1469/2008 (Under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC)

1. The plaintiff has sought permanent injunction against the defendants to restrain them from utilizing the footage of plaintiff, in the matches played, and to be played during the India-Australia test matches, 2020 series and the tri-series One day internationals involving Sri Lanka, India and Australia, without obtaining its prior permission and in violation of the plaintiff's terms and conditions and from utilizing the footage from the television for any television programme, except for regularly scheduled news bulletin, in excess of 30 seconds per bulletin and a total of two minutes per day and from carrying any advertisements before, during and after such footage. An ad-interim injunction to the same effect has also been sought.

2. The plaintiff, ESPN Star Sports is a general partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America. Its beneficial owners are Star Group Limited (50%) and ESPN, Inc (50%). The latter is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Group. The plaintiff has its office in Singapore; it is engaged in the production and the telecasting of sports channels under the