1. There is one plaintiff in the main suit. Likewise, there is one defendant in the main suit. Sole defendant in the main suit is the applicant herein. Obviously, sole plaintiff in the main suit is the lone respondent herein.

2. Parties in this application are referred to by their respective ranks in the main suit for the sake of convenience and clarity. In other words, the lone applicant herein is referred to as defendant and the lone respondent in this application is referred to as plaintiff.

3. Main suit has been filed alleging infringement of Copyright. In this view of the matter, when this suit was first listed before this Commercial Division on 15.12.2017 vide proceedings dated 15.12.2017, I had expressed my intention to exercise jurisdiction over this suit after examining the plaint and hearing the counsel. As those proceedings are relevant, I deem it appropriate to extract the same. Proceedings dated 15.12.2017 reads as under:

“Mrs. Aprajitha, learned counsel on record for the plaintiff, is before this Commercial Division.

2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the plaintiff that the suit will qualify to be heard by this Commercial Division as it pertains alleg