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A. No.6299 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.295 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17.12.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY A. No.6299 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.295 of 2025 R.Ayubkhan .. Applicant vs 1.Dr.Ilaiyaraaja 2.John Doe Ashok Kumar 3.Amazon.in represented by its Managing Director, Plot No.40, S P Infocity, 3rd Floor, MGR Salai, Veeranam Road, Perungudi, Chennai – 600 096. 4.Saavn Media Ltd., represented by its Managing Director, 8th Floor, Innov8 by OYO, 1181, 1182, Solitaire Corporate Park, Cardinal Gracious Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400 093. 5.Youtube (Google LLC) represented by its Managing Director, Signature Towers III, Tower B SIGD, Silokhera, Sector – 15, Part 2, Gurugram, Haryana – 122 002, India. 6.Gaana.Com Entertainment Network India Ltd, represented by its Managing Director, FC-6, Film City, Sector 16A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh – 201 301, India. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
A. No.6299 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.295 of 2025 7.Apple Music Co Inc represented by its Managing Director, 13th Floor, Prestige Minsk Square, Municipal No.6, Cubbon Road, Bengaluru – 560 001, Karnataka. 8.M/s.Five Star Audio represented by its Partner Mr.Kalyana Sundaram, No.3/66, 7th Street, Sree Sayee Nagar, Virugambakkam, Chennai – 600 092. 9.Sun TV Network Limited (Corporate Office) represented by its Vice President (Programming), Murasoli Maran Towers, 73, MRC Nagar Main Road, MRC Nagar, Chennai – 600 028, Tamil Nadu, India. 10.M/s.Music Master Audio Video LLP represented by its Designated Partner Mr.Ganshyam Hemdev, No.5/3, Muktha Garden, Spurtank Road, Chetpet, Chennai – 600 031. 11.Star Vijay TV Channel represented by its Channel Head 25A, South Phase, Ambedkar Nagar, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032, Tamil Nadu. 12.M/s.Indian Record Manufacturing Co. Ltd., represented by its Managing Director TNK House, 4th Floor, No.48, Mount Road, Chennai – 600 002. 13.Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited represented by its Managing Director, Olympia Platina, No.33b, 2nd Floor, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
A. No.6299 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.295 of 2025 14.Meta Platforms Inc represented by its Managing Director, DLF ATRIA, Gulmohar Marg, DLF Phase 2, Sector 25, Gurugram, Haryana – 122 002. 15.M/s.Sony Music Entertainment India Private Ltd., represented by its Managing Director, 2nd Floor, First International Financial Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex Road, Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra – 400 098. ..
Respondents For Applicant : Ms.S.Gayathri For Respondents : Mr.A.Saravanan for R1 Mr.A.R.Pradeep for R4 Mr.M.Narendran for M/s.King and Patridge for R6 Mr.Rahul Balaji for R9 Mr.K.Harishankar for R10 Mr.T.Sai Krishnan for R11 Mr.Abishek Jenasenan for R15
ORDER A third party has filed this application for being impleaded as a respondent in O.A.No.1091 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.295 of
2025. It is stated that the applicant acquired copyrights in the sound recording and underlying musical and other works in the cinematograph films Azhagi, Peranbum Perungobamum and Mayakannadi for worldwide territories. Therefore, the applicant seeks to be impleaded. 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
A. No.6299 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.295 of 2025
2. Without prejudice to the contentions made in the plaint,
learned counsel for the plaintiff submits that he has no serious objection to the applicant being impleaded. 3. Upon examining the averments in the affidavit and being satisfied that the applicant is atleast a proper party to the application/suit, this application is allowed. Consequently, the plaintiff is directed to carry out amendment in the application by impleading the applicant as 15th respondent in O.A.No.1091 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.295 of 2025. 17.12.2025 mmi To 1.Dr.Ilaiyaraaja 2.John Doe Ashok Kumar 3.Amazon.in represented by its Managing Director, Plot No.40, S P Infocity, 3rd Floor, MGR Salai, Veeranam Road, Perungudi, Chennai – 600 096. 4.Saavn Media Ltd., represented by its Managing Director, 8th Floor, Innov8 by OYO, 1181, 1182, Solitaire Corporate Park, Cardinal Gracious Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400 093. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
A. No.6299 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.295 of 2025 5.Youtube (Google LLC) represented by its Managing Director, Signature Towers III, Tower B SIGD, Silokhera, Sector – 15, Part 2, Gurugram, Haryana – 122 002, India. 6.Gaana.Com Entertainment Network India Ltd, represented by its Managing Director, FC-6, Film City, Sector 16A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh – 201 301, India. 7.Apple Music Co Inc represented by its Managing Director, 13th Floor, Prestige Minsk Square, Municipal No.6, Cubbon Road, Bengaluru – 560 001, Karnataka. 8.M/s.Five Star Audio represented by its Partner Mr.Kalyana Sundaram, No.3/66, 7th Street, Sree Sayee Nagar, Virugambakkam, Chennai – 600 092. 9.Sun TV Network Limited (Corporate Office) represented by its Vice President (Programming), Murasoli Maran Towers, 73, MRC Nagar Main Road, MRC Nagar, Chennai – 600 028, Tamil Nadu, India. 10.M/s.Music Master Audio Video LLP represented by its Designated Partner Mr.Ganshyam Hemdev, No.5/3, Muktha Garden, Spurtank Road, Chetpet, Chennai – 600 031. 11.Star Vijay TV Channel represented by its Channel Head 25A, South Phase, Ambedkar Nagar, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032, Tamil Nadu. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
A. No.6299 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.295 of 2025 SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J. mmi 12.M/s.Indian Record Manufacturing Co. Ltd., represented by its Managing Director TNK House, 4th Floor, No.48, Mount Road, Chennai – 600 002. 13.Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited represented by its Managing Director, Olympia Platina, No.33b, 2nd Floor, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032. 14.Meta Platforms Inc represented by its Managing Director, DLF ATRIA, Gulmohar Marg, DLF Phase 2, Sector 25, Gurugram, Haryana – 122 002.
15.M/s.Sony Music Entertainment India Private Ltd., represented by its Managing Director, 2nd Floor, First International Financial Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex Road, Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra – 400 098. A. No.6299 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.295 of 2025 17.12.2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis