I.A. 14237/2025 (Exemption from pre-litigation mediation)

1. Vide the present application under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), the plaintiffs seek exemption from pre-litigation mediation.

2. Considering the averments made in the present application, as also since the plaintiffs are seeking ex parte ad interim injunction in an accompanying application, and in view of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Yamini Manohar v. T.K.D. Krithi 2024 (5) SCC 815, which has been followed by a Division Bench this Court in

Chandra Kishore Chaurasia v. R. A. Perfumery Works Private Limited 2022:DHC:4454-DB, the plaintiffs are exempted from instituting pre-litigation mediation.

3. Accordingly, the present application stands disposed of.

I.A. 14240/2025 (Section 149 CPC)

4. Vide the present application, plaintiff seek time of 30 days for filing the requisite Court fee and one-time process fee.

5. The learned counsel for the plaintiff is granted two days to file the requisite Court fee and one-time process fee.

6. The application stands disposed of.

I.A. 14236/2025 (Additional Document)

7. Vide the present application under Order XI Rule 1(4) read with Section 151 of the CPC, the plaintiffs seek leave of this Court to file additional documents.

8. The plaintiffs shall be at liberty to file additional documents at a later stage, albeit, after initiating appropriate steps, strictly as per the provisions of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 read with Section 151 of the CPC and the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018.

9. Accordingly, the present application stands disposed of.

I.A. 14239/2025 (Seeking exemption from issuing notice to D-46 to 47)

10. Vide the present application filed under Section 80, read with Section 151 of the CPC, the plaintiffs seek exemption from the requirement of advance service upon the defendant nos.46 and 47, namely Department of Telecommunications (‘DoT’) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (‘MEITY’) respectively, on the ground that no formal remedy/ relief as prescribed under the Copyright Act, 1957

(‘Act of 1957’), is being claimed against them, as also since they are only being arrayed to ensure compliance with any orders that may be passed by this Court.

11. For the reasons stated in the present application, as also taking into account the aforesaid factors, and since it would be in the interest of justice, the plaintiffs are granted exemption from effecting advance service upon the aforesaid defendant nos.46 and 47.

12. Accordingly, the present application stands disposed of.

I.A. 14238/2025 (Seeking leave to file videos in a pen drive)

13. Vide the present application under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the plaintiffs seek permission to file videos in a pen drive.

14. In terms of Rule 24 of Chapter XI of the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules 2018, let the electronic record by way of an encrypted pen drive medium with a hash value in a non-edited form be filed before the Registry within a period of four weeks.

15. Let the same accordingly form a part of the record of the present suit by way of an electronic folder in such a manner that it can be opened to view by this Court as and when required. Also let the hash value be kept separately by the Registry on the file.

16. Accordingly, the present application stands disposed of

CS(COMM) 578/2025

17. The plaintiffs, by way of the present plaint, seeks permanent injunction, passing off, violation of common law rights, misappropriation of personality, publicity rights, damages, rendition of accounts, etc, as also appropriate directions to the arrayed authorities.

18. Let the plaint be registered as a suit.

19. Upon filing of the process fee, issue summons of the suit to the defendants through all permissible modes returnable before the learned Joint Registrar on 03.09.2025.

20. The summons shall state that the written stat