Madras High Court
C.S(COMM DIV)/239/2026 of Aamir Khan Productions Pvt Ltd Vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited AND 32 OTHERS on 13 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 13-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.B. BALAJI
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 239 of 2026 and OA Nos.835 and 836 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA011902582026}
Aamir Khan Productions Pvt Ltd
Office Address 201-203, Prime Plaza, 38 A, S V
Road,Near Asha Parekh Hospital,Santacruz West, Mumbai - 400054Branch Office No 192, Ground Floor, Kurumuthu Nilayam,Anna Salai, Express Estate, Royapettah,Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002
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1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Office Address 201-203, Prime Plaza, 38 A, S V Road,Near Asha Parekh Hospital,Santacruz West, Mumbai - 400054Branch Office No 192, Ground Floor, Kurumuthu Nilayam,Anna Salai, Express Estate, Royapettah,Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002
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 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, LeelaInfopark, Technopark 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, 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. ..Respondent(s) The Plaintiff, therefore, prays that this Honble Court may be pleased to grant a judgment and decree on the following terms-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 BATWARA 1947 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 BATWARA 1947 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 writingb.A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 30 - 33 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film BATWARA 1947 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 Plaintiffs copyrighted cinematographic film BATWARA 1947 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 BATWARA 1947 and said Work without a proper license from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the Plaintiffs copyrighted cinematographic film BATWARA 1947 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 whatsoeverc.for costs of the suit andd.pass such further or other orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and thereby render justice For Petitioner(s): Mr.T.Pandiyan For M/s.P.K.Law Firm
JUDGMENT
Learned counsel for the plaintiff states that the plaintiff has instructed to the counsel to withdraw the suit which is a john doe action. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the court bundle.
2. Accordingly, CS No.239 of 2026 is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, OA Nos.835 and 836 of 2026 are also dismissed. 13-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No SR To Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Office Address 201-203, Prime Plaza, 38 A, S V Road,Near Asha Parekh Hospital,Santacruz West, Mumbai - 400054Branch Office No 192, Ground Floor, Kurumuthu Nilayam,Anna Salai, Express Estate, Royapettah,Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002
P.B.BALAJI, J. SR C.S(COMM DIV) No. 239 of 2026 13.10.2026