Arb Appln No. 1339 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 19-01-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Arb Appln No. 1339 of 2025 1. TSR Films Private Limited Rep.by its Authorized Signatory Mr.D.Teddy Joshua, No 2 Old No 29 Lake Area First Cross Street Nungambakkam Chennai 600 034. Applicant(s) Vs Durgalaxmi Multiplex Vidya Nagar,Miraj Road, Near Durga Hotel, Athani, Belagavi, Karnataka 591 304. Respondent(s) PRAYER Pass an order appointing an Advocate Commissioner to visit the Respondents premises, Theatres, Auditorium, Screens, Projector Room and any other premises of the Respondent along with local Police protection to break open if necessary and to seize and take custody of the Applicants equipment specifically described in the Schedule to the Judges Summons and hand them over to the Applicant, pending final adjudication of the disputes between parties through Arbitration. For Applicant(s): Mr.Yashwant Hariharan R for M/s.D.R.Law Chambers https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Arb Appln No. 1339 of 2025 ORDER This application has been filed for appointment of an Advocate Commissioner to seize the equipments from the premises of the respondent and if required, with police protection. 2. The case of the applicant is that they had agreed to provide the equipments to the respondent and accordingly, entered into an agreement dated 11.12.2024 with the respondent. Accordingly, the equipments were handed over to the respondent and the same was installed in the premises of the respondent. 3. The grievance of the applicant is that the respondent had de-installed the equipments provided by the applicant without any prior intimation and had also installed from another 3rd party entity. Thereafter, various discussions / meetings were held but the parties failed to reach any settlement. 4. It is under these circumstances, the present application has been filed for appointment of an Advocate Commissioner to seize the equipments. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Arb Appln No. 1339 of 2025 5. Notice was ordered to the respondent and the respondent refused to receive the notice. Accordingly, on 05.01.2026, the following order came to be passed by this Court:- When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the private notice sent to the respondent has been returned with an endorsement “refused”. Hence, there is a deemed service of notice on the respondent. 2.Registry is directed to print the name of the respondent in the cause list and post this application for hearing on 07.01.2026. 6. Pursuant to the above order, the name of the respondent has been printed in the cause list and there is no appearance either in person or through counsel. 7. Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and carefully perused the materials available on record. 8. It is quite evident that the respondent has received the equipments from the applicant and the respondent is neither using the equipments nor returning back the equipments to the applicant and as a result, the applicant apprehends that there is an eminent risk of damage to the equipments. The applicant has also issued the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Arb Appln No. 1339 of 2025 trigger notice under Section 21 of the Act on 29.01.2025. 9. In view of the above, Mr.D.Teddy Joshua, is appointed as the receiver and the receiver is permitted to seize the equipments from the respondent or wherever it is found and by breaking open the premises, if required with police assistance. 10. This application is disposed of accordingly. No costs. 19-01-2026 rka Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Arb Appln No. 1339 of 2025 To 1.Durgalaxmi Multiplex Vidya Nagar,Miraj Road, Near Durga Hotel, Athani, Belagavi, Karnataka 591 304. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Arb Appln No. 1339 of 2025 N.ANAND VENKATESH J. rka Arb Appln No. 1339 of 2025 19-01-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis