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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CS(COMM) 1179/2025

BUNCH MICROTECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD .....Plaintiff

Through: Mr. Bhavya Kohli & Mr. Sanskar

Aggarwal, Advs.

versus

TELEGRAM FZ LLC & ANR. .....Defendants

Through: Mr. Madhav Khosla, Adv. for D-1.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 24.12.2025

1. Learned counsel for the plaintiff and defendant no. 1 states that,

pursuant to the meeting held between the parties, they have agreed on the

following SOP:

a. For all complaints please provide proof that the plaintiff is authorised to act on

behalf of the content owner/complainant in question;

b. For complaints regarding infringement of copyright, please provide material to

demonstrate ownership of copyright by the complainant;

c. For complaints regarding infringement of trademark/brand name please provide

material to demonstrate that the trademark/ brand name is owned by the

complainant;

d. For all complaints please provide the URL pertaining to the specific post in

respect of which infringement is alleged;

e. For all complaints please provide screenshots of the allegedly infringing

content is available on Telegram’s platform.

f. For individual creators without a corporate or trademark registration, please

share proof of identity and GST registration of the creator or brand.”

2. The parties state that the SOP is also duly recorded in the email dated

22.12.2025.

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3. Learned counsel for the defendant no. 1 states that all complaints

received are usually responded to by the grievance officers within 48 hours,

and 15 days is the maximum outer limit as permitted by the 2021 IT Rules.

3.1. He states that it is always the endeavour of defendant no. 1 to act on

the complaint at its earliest.

4. The Court has heard the learned counsel for the parties and has

perused the SOP terms.

5. In view of the aforesaid SOP developed between the parties and their

mutual consent, the suit is disposed of, binding defendant no. 1 to the SOP

recorded in this order.

6. Having heard the parties, it is clarified that the plaintiff will raise a

separate email for each grievance of infringement to defendant no. 1 so that

the individual complaint can be separately tracked by defendant no. 1. It is

clarified that the Plaintiff will not raise one combined email for all its

clients.

7. Defendant no. 2 is an unknown identity and is hereby deleted from

array of parties.

8. The amended memo of parties be filed within 10 days.

9. Accordingly, the suit stands disposed of in favour of the Plaintiff in

terms of this order.

10. The registry is directed to draw up a decree in terms of this order.

Refund of Court fees

11. Learned counsel for the plaintiff prays that in view of the early

amicable settlement of disputes between the parties, he seeks a partial refund

of Court fees.

12. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, the registry is directed to refund

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50% Court Fee in favour of plaintiff within four (4) weeks, in accordance

with law. The said direction has been passed having regard to Section 16A

of the Court Fees Act, 1870.

13. It is clarified that, in the event the Plaintiff approaches this Court for

execution of the decree, the Plaintiff shall be liable to re-deposit the

refunded court fees.

14. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

15. All future dates stand cancelled.

16. The digitally signed copy of this order, duly uploaded on the official

website of the Delhi High Court, www.delhihighcourt.nic.in, shall be treated

as a certified copy of the order for the p