$~44 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 1306/2025 & I.As. 30663-67/2025 DAZN LIMITED & ANR. .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Siddharth Chopra, Mr. Yatinder Garg, Mr. Ishi Singh and Mr.

Priyansh Kohli, Advocates versus ABBONAMENTOIPTVITALIA.COM & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Abhi Udai Singh Gautam, Advocate for D-21 CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 08.12.2025 I.A. 30667/2025 (seeking exemption from filing court fee)

1. This is an application filed under Section 149 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (‘CPC’) seeking exemption from filing court fee at present. 2. The application is allowed subject to the court fee being deposited within one (1) week, failing which the consequences of Order VII Rule

11(b) CPC shall follow and the plaint shall stands rejected.

3. The application stands disposed of.

I.A. 30666/2025 (seeking exemption from pre-institution mediation)

4. This is an application filed under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 read with Section 151 CPC seeking exemption from instituting pre-litigation mediation.

5. Having regard to the fact that the present suit contemplates urgent interim relief and in light of the judgement of the Supreme Court in Yamini Manohar v. T.K.D. Keerthi, (2024) 5 SCC 815, exemption from the requirement of pre-

institution mediation is granted to the plaintiffs.

6. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

I.A. 30665/2025 (Under Order XI Rule 1(4) CPC)

7. This is an application seeking leave to file additional documents under Order XI Rule 1(4) of CPC [as amended by the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015 (‘Commercial Courts Act’)] read with Section 151 CPC, within thirty (30) days.

8. The Plaintiff, if it wishes to file additional documents, will file the same within thirty (30) days from today, and it shall do so strictly as per the provisions of the Commercial Courts Act and the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018 (‘DHC Rules’).

9. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed.

10. Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

I.A. 30664/2025 (seeking exemption from issuing statutory notice)

11. This is an application filed under Section 80 read with Section 151 of CPC seeking exemption from issuing notice.

12. Issue notice to defendant nos. 28, 31, 36 and 37 through all modes.

13. Keeping in view the fact that Defendant Nos. 28, 31, 36 and 37 are proforma Defendants, the exemption as sought is hereby granted.

14. The application stand disposed of.

CS(COMM) 1306/2025

15. Let the plaint be registered as a suit.

16. Summons be issued to defendant nos. 1 to 9, which are identified as the infringing defendants by e-mode on filing of process fee. Affidavit of service be filed within two (2) weeks.

17. The summons shall indicate that the written statement(s) must be filed within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the summons. The defendants shall also file affidavit(s) of admission/denial of the documents filed by the plaintiffs, failing which the written statement(s) shall not be taken on record.

18. The plaintiffs are at liberty to file replication(s) thereto within thirty (30) days after filing of the written statement(s). The replication(s) shall be accompanied by affidavit(s) of admission/denial in respect of the documents filed by defendants, failing which the replication(s) shall not be taken on record.

19. It is made clear that any unjustified denial of documents may lead to an order of costs against the concerned party.

20. Any party seeking inspection of documents may do so in accordance with the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018.

21. After Plaintiffs have received Basic Subscriber Information [‘BSI’] details from the proforma Defendants with respect to Defendant Nos. 1 to 9, it shall file an amended memo of parties within two (2) weeks from the receipt of the information and thereafter fresh summons will be issued to the said entities by