JUDGMENT :

P. SOMARAJAN, J.

1. The dispute is pertaining to the ownership of copy right pertaining to cinematographs (32 Malayalam movies). It is the subject matter of an assignment under Ext.A1 dated 17/04/1996 in favour of the second defendant by the owner/producer of the movies, the first defendant/first counter petitioner, from whom the plaintiff/petitioner had obtained internet and internet related rights under Ext.A2 assignment deed dated 11/11/2006. While so, the original producer, the first defendant had assigned internet and internet related rights to the third defendant and they began to use the said right over the 32 movies scheduled in the plaint. Hence, the plaintiff approached the civil court for declaration of their right over the 32 cinematographs (Malayalam movies) and obtained an ad interim injunction against the defendants. The third defendant in turn contested the interim injunction application claiming that they have purchased internet and internet related rights from the original owner/producer, the first defendant subsequently. Initially, an ex parte ad interim injunction was granted. But on appearance of the defendant and after hearing both the parties, the in