M. Sundar, J.

1. We propose to dispose of both these writ petitions by this common order as they arise out of the same set of facts and prayers are also the same.

2 Bare minimum facts which are absolutely essential (sans unnecessary details and particulars) for appreciating this order are set out infra under the caption 'Facts in a Nutshell'.

3. Facts in a Nutshell:

3(a) For several years, outside the print media, Akashvani was the only source of news and entertainment. Thereafter, it was Akashvani and Doordarshan for some time. This business of news and entertainment has undergone enormous development and growth over a period of time and particularly in the last one score and half a decade. While this growth is 'visible and tangible' in every sense of the expression, there was also a simultaneous spurt in awareness and growth of another arena which was intangible and not so 'visible' in that sense of the term that is more appropriate in the context of this factual matrix. That arena is Intellectual Property Rights, which has now come to stay as a branch of law christen