SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PVT LTD v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited AND 32 OTHERS
C.S(COMM DIV)/57/2026 · 2026-06-09
K Kumaresh Babu
Transfer Petitionbody2026
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C.S(COMM DIV) No. 57 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 7 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU C.S(COMM. DIV.) No. 57 of 2026 and O.A.Nos.144 and 145 of 2026 Super Cassettes Industries Pvt.Ltd. Plot No.B-14, T-Towers, Opp. Citi Mall, New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 053. Also a branch office at No.101, Santhome High Road, Santhome, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600 004. Rep. By its Authorised Signatory, Mr.Manoj Dembla ..Plaintiff(s) Vs
1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur lane, Janpath, New Delhi -110 001. 2. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd., 5th Floor, Mahanagar Door Sanchar Sadan, 9, CGO Complex, LodhiRoad, New Delhi - 110003. 3. Bharti Airtel Limited Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, VasantKunj, Phase II, New Delhi - 110 070. 4. Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited 802, 8th floor, Interface-11, Link Road, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400 064
5. Tata Communication Limited Tower 4, 4th to 8th Floor, Equinox Business https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 57 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 7 Park, LBS Marg, Kurla West Mumbai –400070. 6. Vodafone India Limited, Suman Tower, Plot No.18, Sector-11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat – 382011. 7. Idea Cellular Limited Suman Tower, Plot No. 18, Sector 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 382 011. 8. Tata Teleservices Ltd, 10th Floor, Tower I, JeevanBharati, 124 Connaught Circus, New Delhi 110001. 9. GTPL Hathway Ltd 202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand Shopping Centre, Opp.Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad - 380004 10.Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited, Office 3A, 3rd Floor “Corpora”, LBS Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai - 400 078. 11.BG Broadband India Private Limited, Plot No. 54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area, Off. AndheriKurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 059. 12.Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor, ‘TIDEL PARK’, No. 4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai - 600 113. 13.Siti Broadband Services Pvt,Ltd B - 10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West DL 110033 IN 14.You Broadband and Cable India Ltd, 2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan-Hazaria Road, Surat - 395009 15.Asianet Satellite Communications, 2A, II floor, Leela, Infopark, Technopark https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 57 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 7 Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695581. 16.Data Infosys Limited, Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur - 302018. 17.Readylink internet Services Limited, Galaxy, Plot no 7, Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore - 641006.
18.Nettlinx Limited, 5-9-22, 3rd floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004 19.City Online Services Limited, 701, 7th Floor, Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500 038. 20.Pioneer eLabs Limited, Pioneer Towers, 17th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad- 500080 21.AT and T Global Network Service India Pvt Ltd, 13th floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi-110 001. 22.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited, Flat No. A3, 3rd floor, Office Block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004 23.Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited 9th Floor Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai -400021. 24.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor 156, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010 25.RS Broadband Service India Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor, Old 156, New 205, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 57 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 7 Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600010. 26.Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. 21-22, 3rd Floor UdyogVihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon - 122 015. 27.Essel Shyam Communications Ltd 1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor, 89 Nehru Place New Delhi-110019 India 28.Five Network Solution (I) Ltd A/301-303, Everest Grande, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri East, Mumbai - 400 093. 29.Atria Convergence Technologies Limited No. 17 / 68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street, New Colony, T. Nagar Chennai- 600017. 30.Action Lane No 16, No 1A Kalpana Apartments, 1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board Adyar, Chennai – 600020. 31.Jak Communications Pvt Ltd No 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai – 600102. 32.C32 Cable Net Pvt Ltd old No. 284, New No. 204, ShanmugamSalai, Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014. 33.Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd No 9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop, Chetpet, Chennai - 600031. ..Defendants(s) 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 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 57 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 7 of the Commercial Courts Act 2015 seeking the following reliefs: a) 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 “ASSI” 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 “ASSI” 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 to 33 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film “ASSI” 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 Plaintiff’s copyrighted cinematographic
“ASSI” by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing camcording 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 “ASSI” and said Work without a proper license from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the Plaintiff’s copyrighted cinematographic film “ASSI” 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; https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 57 of 2026 __________ Page6 of 7 c) for costs of the suit. For Plaintiff(s): Mr.S.Deepak for M/s.P.K.Law Firm For Defendant(s): Mr.AM.Amutha Ganesh for D8, Mr.R.Babu for D33, Mr.P.J.Rishikesh for D3, No appearance for D1, D2, D4 to 7, D9 to D32
JUDGMENT The learned counsel for the plaintiff had made an endorsement in the suit that the issue involved in the lis, no longer requires adjudication and seeks withdrawal of the suit.
2. The said endorsement made by the learned counsel for the plaintiff is taken on record.
3. Accordingly, the suit stands dismissed as withdrawn. The parties are entitled to refund of Court fee as per the extant Rules. Consequently the connected applications in O.A.Nos.144 and 145 of 2026 are also dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. 09-06-2026 Index: Yes/No Neutral Citation: Yes/No rap https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 57 of 2026 __________ Page7 of 7 K.KUMARESH BABU, J. rap C.S(COMM DIV) No. 57 of 2026 09-06-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis