IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 02.04.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY A.No.1750 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div)No.54 of 2024 HICE TELEMEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, Represented by is Authorised Signatory, Sivayogen AP, 33, 1st floor, Tiny Sector, Thiru-vi-ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai-600 032. ... Applicant/8th defendant vs. 1. M/s.Evergreen Media P. Limited, Represented by its Authorised Signatory, Mr.J.Anto Joel, No.11/19, Vengeeswarar Nagar First Main Road, Vadapalani, Chennai – 600 026. ... 1st Respondent/Plaintiff 2. M/s. O.K.Films, Represented by its Proprietrix, Smt. K.Uma Rani. 3. M/s. Ho Ho Films, Represented by its Proprietrix, Smt. K. Uma Rani. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 4.M/s.Ding Dong Bell Films, Represented by its Proprietrix, Smt. K. Uma Rani. (Respondents 2 to 4 having office at No. 829, Anna Salai, Airlines buildings, Chennai-600 002. 5. M/s. P.A. Art Productions, Represented by its Authorised Signatory, P.AR.Subramaniam, No.24, Bhagirathi Ammal Street, T.Nagar, Chennai-600 017. 6. John Doe/s @ Ashok Kumar 7. M/s. AP International, Represented by its Partner, Mr.Sanjay A Wadhwa, Old No.80, New No.4, New Avadi Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010. 8. M/s. Sreedevi Video Corporation, Represented by its Partner, Mr.Ghanshyam Hemdev, No.5/3, Muktha Garden, Spurtank Road, Chetpet, Chennai-600 031. 9. T.J. Ashok 10. M/s. Wide Angle Media Pvt. Ltd., Represented by its Director Mr.Aneesh Arjun Dev, No.1401, DLH Park, S.V.Road, Gurgaon (West), Mumbai-400 062. ... Respondents 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Prayer:Application is filed under Order XIV Rule 8 of Original Side Rules Read With Order I Rule 10(2) of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, to implead the applicant/defendant as one of the respondents in O.A.No.173 of 2024 in C.S(Comm.Div)No.54 of 2024 pending on the file of this Court. For Applicant : Mr.T.R.Sundaram For R1/Plaintiff : Mr.K.Ravi, Senior Advocate for M/s.Rugan & Arya For R5/D4 : Mr.S.Karthikei Balan For R7/D6 : Mr.R.Sathishkumar For R8/D7 : Mr.C.Ramesh For R9/D9 : Mr.M.V.Swaroop ORDER By this application, the 8th defendant seeks to be impleaded in O.A.No.173 of 2024. Earlier, the 8th defendant was impleaded in the suit. 2. Learned counsel for the plaintiff has no objection to the 8th defendant being impleaded as the 10th respondent in the Original Application. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J. Kj 3. Upon considering the averments in the affidavit in support of this application, the 8th defendant appears to be at least a proper party. Therefore, this application is allowed as prayed for. Consequently, the plaintiff is directed to carry out the amendments in the application on or before 09.04.2025 and serve a copy of the amended application on the other parties. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits, on instructions, that the written statement of the 8th defendant may be treated as the counter in the Original Application. 02.04.2025 (1/2) Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Neutral Citation: Yes / No kj A.No.1750 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div)No.54 of 2024 (1/2) 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis