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2025 DAILYLAW 74716 (KAR)

JIOSTAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v. ZEE ENGERTAINMENT LIMITED

WP/19717/2025 · 2025-09-17

M Nagaprasanna

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37682 WP No. 19717 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 19717 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: JIOSTAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS STAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED) A COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT, STAR HOUSE, URMI ESTATE, 95 GANPATRAO KADAM MARG, LOWER PAREL (W), MUMBAI – 400 013 AND ITS CORPORATE OFFICE AT: 3/1, 5TH FLOOR, JP TECHNO PARK, MILLERS ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 052. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, MR. SUGHOSH S. NIGALE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.DHARMENDRA CHATUR, MISS. AYUSHI GOYAL AND SMT.SUPRAJA RAO, ADVOCATES) Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37682 WP No. 19717 of 2025 AND: 1. ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT, 18TH FLOOR, A WING MARATHON FUTUREX, NM JOSHI MARG, LOWER PAREL, MUMBAI – 400 013. HAVING CORPORATE OFFICE AT: 204, 2ND FLOOR, HM GENEVA HOUSE, 14, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 052. REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR EMAIL:shareservice@zee.com 2. MR. NATARAJ K., AGED MAJOR, RESIDING AT: DADADPURA VILLAGE, KIRAGAVALU HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK, VTC DUGGANAHAKKI PO, DUGGANAHALLI, MALAVALLI DISTRICT, MANDYA – 571 430, KARNATAKA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.CHINNAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1; SRI. SHARATH MULIA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN COM.O.S.NO.907/2025 PENDING ON FILE OF THE HON’BLE LXXXVIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (COMMERCIAL COURT) (CCH-89); SET ASIDE AND VACATE THE ORDER DTD. 01.07.2025 (ANNEXURE- A) IN COM.O.S.NO. 907/2025 PASSED BY THE HON’BLE LXXXIX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37682 WP No. 19717 of 2025 (COMMERCIAL COURT) (CCH-90) ACTING AS THE IN-CHARGE COURT FOR HON’BLE LXXXVIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (COMMERCIAL COURT) (CCH-89) GRANTING EX PARTE AD INTERIM ORDERS ON I.A.NOS. 2 AND 3. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Petitioner is before this Court calling in question an order dated 1.7.2025 passed in Com.O.S.No.907/2025 by the Hon'ble LXXXIX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (Commercial Court), granting ex parte injunction. 2. Heard Sri.Dharmendra Chatur, Miss Ayushi Goyal and Supraja Rao, learned counsels appearing for the petitioner, Sri.B.Chinnappa, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.1, Sri.Sharath Mulia, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition is rendered infructuous as the ex parte injunction that - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37682 WP No. 19717 of 2025 was granted itself is vacated and the application under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure is still pending. 4. In the light of the said circumstance, the petition stands disposed reserving liberty to the parties to urge all contentions in the application that is pending before the concerned Court under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of CPC. Ordered accordingly and Writ Petition is disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 114