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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
MR. JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J
Thiagarajan Kumararaja – Appellant
Versus
East West Dream Works Entertainment LLP – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.)
This suit is one in which both parties to the dispute blame each other of having committed breach of contract.
2. The plaintiff and the first defendant had entered into a Film Investment Agreement dated 06.10.2017, under which certain sums of money were to be invested by the first defendant for the production of the Tamil film by name, "THE SUPER DELUXE" by the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims that a total sum of Rs.4,00,00,000/- ought to have been invested by the first defendant as per the Film Investment Agreement dated 06.10.2017, but the first defendant invested only Rs.2,35,00,000/- due to which the plaintiff claims that he suffered losses.
3. The plaintiff also claims that being an investment agreement, the first defendant is only entitled for investment returns as per the terms and conditions of the Film Investment Agreement dated 06.10.2017. According to the plaintiff, whatever income was received by the plaintiff through sale of Tamil Nadu Theatrical Rights for the film "THE SUPER DELUXE", the plaintiff had given the returns to the first defendant as per the terms and conditions of the Film Investment Agreement dated 06.10.2017.
4. According to th
The court ruled that the first defendant was not obligated to invest the full amount under the Film Investment Agreement, and both parties failed to meet their burden of proof.
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