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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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To Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and 25 others Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001

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C.S(COMM DIV) No. 259 of 2026

P.B.BALAJI, J. SR C.S(COMM DIV) No. 259 of 2026 13.10.2026

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