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2026 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 14959

THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
M/S VIACOM 18 MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
KANNADA FILM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION – Respondent
CRP 120/2022



CRP No. 120 of 2022 HC-KAR AND 3 OTHERS IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO. 378 OF 2021 (IPR)

C/W CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO. 377 OF 2021 (IPR), CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO. 120 OF 2022 , CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO. 122 OF 2022 (IO)

CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO. 215 OF 2022 (IPR), CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO. 218 OF 2022 (IPR), IN CRP No. 378/2021 BETWEEN:

STAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (STAR SUVARNA KANNADA CHANNEL)

HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT URMI ESTATE, Di gitally GANPATRAO KADAM MARG, signed by RAILWAY COLONY, LOWER PAREL, CHANDANA MUMBAI – 400 013 B M Location: ALSO AT High Court CHERRY HILLS, GROUND FLOOR, of Karnataka EMBASSY GOLF LINKS, BUSINESS PARK, INTEMEDIATE RING ROAD, DOMLUR, BENGALURU – 560 011.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. S. S. NAGANAND, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. VIKRAM UNNI RAJAGOPAL, SRI. SUDARSHANA M.J. AND SMT. GITANJALI M. MATHEW, ADVOCATES)

CRP No. 120 of 2022 HC-KAR AND 3 OTHERS AND:

1. KANNADA FILM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO. 1023/138, S.V. TOWERS, 28TH MAIN ROAD, 5TH BLOCK, WOC ROAD BENGALURU – 560 010 THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT MR. D.K. RAMAKRISHNA

2. M/S VIACOM18 MEDIA PRIVATE LIMTED COLORS KANNADA (EARLIER ETV) AND ALL ITS SISTERS CONCERNS RELATED TO KANNADA ENTERTAINMENT ADDRESS: JP TECHNO PARK, 3/2, 5TH FLOOR, MILLERS RD, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 052 REPRESENTED BY SUDHANSHUVATS, MANAGING DIRECTOR

3. ZEE TV KANNADA (ZEE ENTERTAINMENT CO. NETWORK)

AND ALL ITS SISTERS CONCERNS RELATED TO KANNADA ENTERTAINMENT REGIONAL OFFICE, NO. 39, UNITED MANSIONS, 3RD FLOOR M.G. ROAD, BENGLAURU – 560 001 CORPORATE AND REGISTERED OFFICE

18TH FLOOR, A – WING, MARATHON FUTUREX LOWER PAREL, MUMBAI REPRESENTED BY SUBHASH CHANDRA, CHAIRMAN

4. SUVARNA T V (ASIANET EARLIER)

AND ALL ITS SISTER CONCERNS RELATED TO KANNADA ENTERTAINMENT REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 36, SHIVANANDA CIRCLE, OPP: MALLIGE HOSPITAL, CRESCENT ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001 CRP No. 120 of 2022 HC-KAR AND 3 OTHERS RERPESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR / CHAIRMAN 5. KASTHURI MEDIA PVT. LTD.

AND ALL ITS SISTER CONCERNS RELATED TO KANNADA ENTERTAINMENT ADDRESS: KASTURBA ROAD, SHANTHALA NAGAR, SAMPANGIRAMA NAGAR, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA – 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ANITHA KUMARASWAMY, DIRECTOR

6. PUBLIC MOVIES PUBLIC TV WRITEMEN MEDIA PVT. LTD.

AND ALL ITS SISTERS CONCERNS RELATED TO KANNADA ENTERTAINMENT

4TH FLOOR, TTMC BMTC BUILDING, YESHWANTHPUR CIRCLE, YESHWANTHPURA, BENGALURU – 560 022 REPRESENTED BY H R RANGANATH, CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

7. PUBLIC TV / PUBLIC MOVIES M/S WRITMEN MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED AND ALL ITS SISTERS CONCERNS RELATED TO KANNADA ENTERTAINMNET

4TH FLOOR, TTMC BMTC BUILDING, YESHWANTHPUR CIRCLE, YESHWANTHPUR BENGLAURU – 560 022 RERPESENTED BY H R RANGANATH CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

8. SIRI KANNADA NO. 1031, ABOVE SIDVIN HOSPITAL

20TH MAIN ROAD, 5TH BLOCK JEDARAHALLI, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU – 560 010 MANAGING DIRECTOR / CHAIRMAN CRP No. 120 of 2022 HC-KAR AND 3 OTHERS

9. JIO MOVIES RMZ ICON, CUNNINGHAM ROD, BANGLAORE – 560 052 REPRESENTED BY HITAL R. MESWANI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

10. AIRTEL EXTREAM M/S BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED UNITED WORLD CYBER PARK, SECTOR – 39, TOWER A, 4TH FLOOR, GURGOAN – 122 001, HARYANA, DELHI AND NCR, BENGALURU OFFICE NO.2 A, 1ST FLOOR, PRESTIGE TECHNOLOGY PARK, JUPITER BLOCK, MARATHAHALLI OUTER RING ROAD, KADUBEESANAHALLI, BELLANDUR, BANGALORE – 560 103, REPRESENTED BY MR. SUNIL BHARTI MITTAL, CHAIRMAN

11. M/S TATA SKY LTD., UNIT 301 TO 305, 3RD FLOOR, WINDSOR OFF, C S T ROAD, KALINA, SANTACRUZ (EAST)

MUMBAI – 400 098 REPRESENTED BY BHARATH VASANI, DIRECTOR

12. YOU TUBE LLC GOOGLE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

4TH FLOOR, TOWER E, RMZ INFINITY, NO.3, SWAMI VIVEKANANDA RD, SADANANDANAGAR, BENNIGANA HALLI, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA – 560 016, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR / CHAIRMAN

13. FACE BOOK INDIA ONE BKC, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX, BANDRA (E), MUMBAI, INDIA – 400 051, FACEBOOK HYDERABAD OFFICE BUILDING NO.20, RAHEJ

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