$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 28^th April, 2023 + CS(COMM) 57/2017, I.A. 15601/2017 (for directions u/S 151 of CPC)

SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED ..... Plaintiff Through: Mr.Ankur Sangal and Ms.Trisha Nag, Advocates.

versus ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED ..... Defendant Through: Ms.Petal Chandhok and Ms.Rupali Gupta, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral)

I.A. 5070/2023 (O-XIV R-5 of CPC)

1. The present application has been filed on behalf of the plaintiff under Order XIV Rule 5 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) to frame an additional issue.

2. Notice in the application was issued on 15^th March, 2023 and reply has been filed on behalf of the defendant.

3. Following issues were framed on 28^th November, 2019:

“i) Whether the defendant is infringing the copyright of the plaintiff in the plaintiff’s songs, including the underlying literary and musical works contained therein? (OPP)

ii) Whether the defendant is stopped from challenging the Signature Not Verified rights of the plaintiff in the sound recordings and underlying literary and musical works of the cinematograph films forming the subject matter of the present su