O.A.No.747 of 2022

in C.S.(Comm.Div)No.231 of 2022

O.A.No.747 of 2022

in

C.S.(Comm.Div)No.231 of 2022

M.SUNDAR.J.,

The parties in this application are referred to by their

respective ranks in the main suit for the sake of convenience and clarity.

The applicants 1 and 2 in this application are plaintiffs 1 and 2 in the

main suit and 5 respondents herein are defendants 34 to 38 in the main

suit.

2. Plaintiffs have taken out this application claiming that

Plaintiff No.1 has the exclusive license to broadcast various versions and

seasons of the program titled 'Bigg Boss' in India. Plaintiff No.1 has been

granted exclusive production rights, broadcast rights and other associated

rights for 'Bigg Boss Hindi Season-16' (BBH-16), 'Bigg Boss Marathi

Season-4' (BBM-4) and 'Bigg Boss Kannada Season-9' (BBK-9), jointly

referred to as 'Bigg Boss 2022/Programs' for the territory of India and

Big Boss 2022/Programs are aired on Plaintiff No.1's channels including

Colors channels and its regional variants. It is further averred that Bigg

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O.A.No.747 of 2022

in C.S.(Comm.Div)No.231 of 2022

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