IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Judgment Reserved on : 09.02.2021

Judgment delivered on : 16-04-2021

Coram:

The Honourable Mr. Justice R.Subbiah

and

The Honourable Mr.Justice Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup

O.S.A.No.75 of 2020

and

C.M.P.Nos.2945, 2946 and 9420 of 2020

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Deepa Jayakumar

... Appellant

Versus

1. A.L. Vijay

2. Vishnu Vardhan Induri

3. Gowtham Vasudev Menon

... Respondents

Original Side Appeal (O.S.A) filed under Order XXXVI Rule 1

of the Original Side Rules of Madras High Court, read with

Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated

12.12.2019 passed by the learned Single Judge, in O.A.No.1102 of

2019 in C.S. No. 697 of 2019 on the file of this Court.

Prayer in O.A.No.1102 of 2019:

Original Application praying that this Court be pleased to

grant ad-Interim Injunction restraining the Respondents 1 to

3/Defendants 1 to 3, their men, Servants, agents etc., from in

any manner what so ever making, releasing Publishing, exhibiting

Publicity or privately selling promoting or advertising or

entering into film festival or otherwise producing in any format

any film, drama, serial tele serial, web serial or any other

literary or artistic expression in respect of the life of

Dr.J.Jayalalitha the Former Chief Minister of TamilNadu and/or

her family members and their direct descendants without the

consent of the Applicant/Plaintiff pending disposal of the above

suit.

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Prayer in CS No.697 of 2019:

(a) For a declaration declaring that the defendants do not

have any legal right power or authority to make release to

publish exhibit publicly or privately sell enter into film

festival promote, advertise or produce in any formate or

medium wholly or partially the film or any teleserial or web

serial in the name of Dr.J.Jayalalitha the Former Chief

Minister of Tamil Nadu or otherwise drama serial or any other

literary or artistic expression in respect of the life

Dr.J.Jayalalitha and/or her family members and their direct

descendants without the consent of the plaintiff.

b)For a Permanent injunction restraining the defendants,

their men, agents, servants, etc., from in any manner whatsoever

making, releasing publishing, exhibiting publicly or privately

selling promoting or advertising or entering into film festival

or otherwise producing in any format any film, drama, serial,

teleserial, web serial or any other literary or artistic

expression in respect of the life of Dr.J.Jayalalitha, the

Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and/or her family members

and their direct descendants without the consent of the

Plaintiff;

c) Costs of the suit; and

d)grant such further or other relief or reliefs as this

Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of

the case and thus render justis.

For appellant

: Mr.Arun C.Mohan for Mr. P. Saikumaran

For respondents: Mr. P.S. Raman, Senior Counsel for

Mr.Vijaya Subramanian for R1 & R2

Mr. Satish Parasaran, Senior Counsel

for Mr. A.K. Raghavulu for R3

JUDGMENT

R.SUBBIAH, J

This Original Side Appeal (O.S.A) has been filed as against

the order dated 12.12.2019 made in O.A.No.1102 of 2019 in

C.S.No.697 of 2019 by the learned Single Judge dismissing the

Original Application filed by the appellant herein for interim

injunction to restrain the respondents 1 to 3 from in any manner

making, releasing, publishing, exhibiting publicly or privately

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selling, promoting or advertising or entering into film festival

or otherwise producing in any format, any film, drama, serial,

tele-serial, web serial or any other literary or artistic

expression in respect of the life of Dr.J.Jayalalitha, the

former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and/or her family members

and their direct descendants without the consent of the

ap