JUDGMENT :-

(Prayer: Civil Suit has been filed under Order 7, Rule 1 of C.P.C. read with Order 4, Rule 1 of O.S. Rules, praying to pass Judgment and Decree against the Defendants-

(a) Directing the 1st Defendant to pay to the Plaintiff a sum of Rs.1,00,00,000 with subsequent Interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date of Plaint till the date of realization.

(b) Permanent Injunction restraining the Defendants from releasing the Tamil feature colour film Vaalu till the 1st Defendant pays and discharges the said sum of Rs.1,00,00,000 with Interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date of Plaint till the date of realization.

(c) Directing the Defendants to pay to the Plaintiff the Costs of the Suit).

1. When the matter was taken up for hearing on 10.11.2021, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Plaintiff raised a fundamental issue with regard to continuation of the Suit before the Commercial Division on the ground that the dispute in question may not satisfy the requirement of Section 2(1)(c)(i) of 'the Commercial Courts Act, 2015' [hereinafter 'said Act' for the sake of convenience and clarity]. In view of the same, this Court passed the following Order on 10.11.2021