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2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 74887

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J
Arka Media Works Entertainment LLP – Appellant
Versus
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and 32 others – Respondent
C.S.(Comm Div) No.275 of 2025|OA Nos. 1017 & 1018 of 2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: S. Deepak
For the Respondents:

A suit is dismissed when the plaintiff's counsel provides an endorsement and submits a request to withdraw the proceedings.

Headnote:The plaintiff filed a suit under the Copyright Act, 1957, the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, and the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, seeking a permanent injunction to restrain various internet service providers and cable operators from infringing the copyright of the cinematographic film "BAAHUBALI THE EPIC". The plaintiff sought directions to block non-compliant websites and prevent unauthorized copying, transmission, or distribution of the work. The primary issue before the court was the continuation of the suit. The court observed that the learned counsel for the plaintiff had submitted an endorsement stating that they were instructed to withdraw the suit. Therefore, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs.

PRAYER:

Plaint filed under Order VII Rule I of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and Order IV Rule 1 of O.S, Rules 1956 read with Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 prays to grant a judgment and decree on the following terms:

a. judgment and decree on the following terms-A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 29 or any other person or such other websites which are discovered by the plaintiff after the release of the movie from infringing the cinematographic film BAAHUBALI THE EPIC and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages and future websites including their prefix and suffix and those Non-Compliant websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to Plaintiffs copyright protected cinematographic film BAAHUBALI THE EPIC in any manner, thereby restraining the unauthorised copying, transmission, communication or make available or display or release or show or upload or download or exhibit or play and/or in any manner communicate in and /or through their services immediate of receipt of details of such infringing websites/web pages in writing

b. A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 30 - 33 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film BAAHUBALI THE EPIC by themselves, their partners/proprietor/directors , heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or anyone claiming through them or under them from infringing the Plaintiffs copyrighted cinematographic film BAAHUBALI THE EPIC by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing cam-cording or allowing others to transmit, communicate or make available or distributing or duplicating or displaying or releasing or showing or uploading or downloading or exhibiting or playing and/or in any manner whatsoever from communicating the cinematographic film BAAHUBALI THE EPIC and said Work without a proper license from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the Plaintiffs copyrighted cinematographic film BAAHUBALI THE EPIC through different mediums including but not limited to CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, VCD, cable TV, Direct to home services, internet services, multimedia messaging services, pen drives, hard drives, tapes, DAS, satellite, Conditional Access Systems or in any other medium/manner whatsoever

c. for costs of the suit and

d. pass such further or other orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and thereby render justice.

For Plaintiff(s): Mr.S. Deepak

for M/s.P.K.Law Firm

JUDGMENT

Learned counsel for the plaintiff submits that he has been instructed to withdraw the suit. He has made an endorsement for that purpose. Therefore, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs. Consequently, connected applications are closed.

19-12-2025

Index:Yes/No

Speaking/Non-speaking order

Internet:Yes

Neutral Citation:Yes/No

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