Madras High Court
C.S(COMM DIV)/259/2026 of M/s.R S Infotainment Private Limited Vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and 25 others on 13 October 2026
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 259 of 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. 259 of 2026
and O.A. Nos.954 and 955 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA012178092026}
M/s.R S Infotainment Private Limited
Rep by its Authorized Signatory,
Mr.V.Manikandan
Having office at Flat No.5,
Good Villa Court, 16, Bhagavanatham
Street,T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and 25 others Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001
2. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
5th Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan, 9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110
3. Bharti Airtel Limited,
Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi 110 070
4. Vodafone Idea Limited formerly Idea Cellular Limited, Suman Tower, Plot no. 18, Sector 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382 011
5. Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited, 3A, 3rd Floor, Corpora, L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup West, Mumbai 400 078
6. You Broadband Cable India Limited
Plot No. 54, Marol Co-operative Industrial Estate, Makwana, Andheri East, Mumbai 400
( Uploaded on: 15/10/2026 04:22:45 pm )
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 259 of 2026
7. Rail Tel Corporation of India Ltd
6th Floor, Block III, Delhi Technology Park, Shastri Park, Delhi 110 053
8. Shyam Spectra Pvt Ltd
A-60, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase -I, New Delhi 110 028
9. Sify Technologies Limited
2nd Floor, Tidel Park, No. 4, Canal Road, Taramani, Chennai 600 113
10.AT T Global Network Service India Pvt Ltd 13th Floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi 110 001
11.Peak Air Pvt Ltd
No. 36/567 G, Ananthapuri Building, P.F.
Road, Kaloor, Cochin 682 017
12.Knet Solutions Pvt Ltd Cherrinet
No.141, Prakash Towers, Ground Floor, OMR, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai 600 041
13.Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited No. 18/7, 1st Floor, Postal Colony, III Street, West Mambalam, Chennai 600 033
14.Raaj Internet I Private Limited
Old No. 12, New No. 27, Singanna Chetty
Street, Chintadripet, Chennai 600 002
15.Joister Infoserve Private Limited
Shop No. 4 Borivali Neelkamalco, Daulat
Nagar, RD No. 10, Borivali East, Mumbai 400
16.Ready Link Internet Service Limited
Galaxy, Plot No. 7, Sakthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganapathy, Coimbatore 641 006
( Uploaded on: 15/10/2026 04:22:45 pm )
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 259 of 2026
17.Nettlinx Limited
5-9-22, 3rdFloor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad 500 004
18.Excitel Broadband Private Limited
Plot No. 48, 2nd Floor, Okhla Industrial Estates, Phase III, New Delhi 110 020
19.Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited, Flat No. A3, 3rd Floor, Office Block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad 500 004
20.Dawn Supports Private Limited
39/4916/D3, Divans Tower, Karimpatta Cross Road, Pallimukku, Kochi, Ernakulam 682 016
21.Thalainagar Digital Cables p Ltd
No. 16, South Park Street, Venkatapuram, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 053
22.Cable cast New Media Pvt Ltd
26/1, 1st Floor, 3rd Cross Street,Kasturibai Nagar, Adyar,Chennai - 600 020
23.C32 Cable Net Pvt.ltd
Old No. 284, New No. 204,Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014
24.Team 5 Network
13 M, Block AM Garden,Mandaveli, Chennai - 600 028
25.SND Satellite Vision
New No. 40/83/1, Muttiah Street
Vellala,Teynampet, Chennai - 600 086
26.Star vision Cable TV Network
Krishnapriya Buildings, Kidangoor South, Kottayam - 686 583
..Respondent(s)
a) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 20 and
( Uploaded on: 15/10/2026 04:22:45 pm )
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 259 of 2026
other known and unknown persons/ entities from infringing the cinematographic film MANDAADI and said work by blocking all websites/
web pages mentioned in schedule hosting contents that related to the plaintiffs copyright protected cinematographic film MANDAADI in any manner there by 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 and further direct the defendants 1 -20 to block mirror, alphanumeric , redirecting and proxy version of the infringing websites b) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 21 to 26 from infringing the cinematographic film MANDAADI by themselves their partners/ proprietor. heirs....
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.Guru Prasad
Citations and Judicial Treatment
Cited by
0
Decisions in the index citing it
Cites
0
Decisions referred to
In this index
0
Of the decisions it cites
Overruled / Questioned
0
No negative treatment found
Loading the citing and cited decisions…
This judgment in the centre: on the left the decisions it cites, on the right the decisions citing it. Colour is the treatment; choose a decision to open it.
JUDGMENT
Learned counsel for the plaintiff seeks permission to withdraw the john doe action. Accordingly, C.S.(COMM DIV) No.259 of 2026 is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, OA Nos..954 and 955 of 2026 are also dismissed. 13-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No SR
( Uploaded on: 15/10/2026 04:22:45 pm )
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 259 of 2026
To Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and 25 others Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001
( Uploaded on: 15/10/2026 04:22:45 pm )
C.S(COMM DIV) No. 259 of 2026
P.B.BALAJI, J. SR C.S(COMM DIV) No. 259 of 2026 13.10.2026
( Uploaded on: 15/10/2026 04:22:45 pm )