John Doe order in R.K. Productions Pvt. Ltd. V.BSNL,MTNL, Bharti and Ors. (movie 3)

In the High Court of Judicature at Madras
(Ordinary Original Jurisdiction)
Thursday, The 29th Day of March 2012
The Hon’ble Ms Justice K.B.K. Vasuki
O.A. No. 230 of 2012
in
C.S No. 208 of 2012

M/s R K Productions Private Limited,
16/5, Rajamannar Street,
T. Nagar, Chennai – 600017                                                  …….. Applicant/Plaintiff

Versus

1.    Bharath Sanchar Nigam Limited
Bharat Sanchar Bhawan
Harish Chandra Mathur Lane,
Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001
2.    Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited,
Jeevan Bharti Tower-I
124, Connaught Circus,
New Delhi – 110 001
3.    Bharati Airtel Limited,
Bharti Crescent,
1, Nelson Mandela Road,
Vasant Kunj, Phase II,
New Delhi – 110 070
4.    Aircel Cellular Limited
5th Floor, Spencer Plaza,
769, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002
5.    Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited,
4th Floor, “Rahejas”
Main Avenue, Sanatacruz(W),
Mumbai – 400 054
6.    Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited
MTS Tower, 3, Amrapali Circle,
Vaishalinagar, Jaipur – 302 021
7.    Vodafone India Limited
Peninsula Corporate Park
Ganpatrao Kadam Marg,
Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013
8.    Idea Cellular Limited
Suman Tower, Plot No. 18,
Sector – II,  Gandhinagar,
Gujrat – 382 011




9.    Reliance Communications Limited
Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City,
Navi Mumbai – 400 709
10.    Tata Teleservices Limited
Jeevan Bharati Tower I,
10th Floor, 124, Connuaght Circus,
New Delhi – 110 001
11.    Tata Teleservices Limited
2A, Old Ishwar Nagar,
Main Mathura Road,
New Delhi – 110 065
12.    O-Zone Networks Private Limited
Ground Floor, C-45,
Green Park, New Delhi – 110 016
13.    Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited,
3A, 3rd Floor, ‘Corpora’, L.B.S. Marg,
Bhandup(West), Mumbai – 400 078
14.    BG Broadband, India Private Limited
Plot No. 54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area,
Off Andheri Kurla Road,
Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 059
15.    Sify Technologies Limited,
2nd Floor, “TIDEL PARK”,
No.4, Canal Bank Road,
Chennai – 600 113
16.    Ashok Kumar
Unknown Person, India
17.    Ashok Kumar
Unknown Person, India
18.    Ashok Kumar
Unknown Person, India
19.    Ashok Kumar
Unknown Person, India
20.    Ashok Kumar
Unknown Person, India                                           ………. Respondents/Defendants


Original Application praying that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to grant an order of temporary, Interim, ad-interim, injunction restraining the respondents/ defendants and other unknown persons  by themselves, their partners/proprietor, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents or any one claiming through them from in any manner infringing the applicant’s copyright in the cinematographic film/motion picture “3” by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing camcording or Communicating or allowing others to communicate or making available or distributing or duplicating or displaying or releasing or showing or uploading or downloading or exhibiting or playing and/or in any manner communicating the applicant’s movie “3” in any manner without a proper license from the applicant or in any other manner which would violate/infringe the applicant’s copyright in the said cinematographic film “3” through different mediums including CD,DVD, Blu-ray disc, VCD, cable TV, Direct to home services, internet services, multimedia messaging services, pen drives, hard drives, tapes, conditional access systems or in any other like manner whatsoever pending disposal of the suit.

This original application coming on this day before this court for hearing in the presence of Mr. A. A. Mohan, Advocate for the applicant herein, and upon reading the Judges summons and the affidavit of L H Harish Ram, filed herein and the plaint, it is ordered as follows:-

That 1. Bharath Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, 2. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, Jeevan Bharti Tower – 1, 3. Bharti Airtel limited, Bharti Crescemt, 4. Aircel Cellular Limited, 5. Hathway cable & Datacom Limited, 6. Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited, 7. Vodafone India Limited, 8. Idea Cellular Limited, 9. Reliance Communications limited, 10. Tata Teleservices Limited, Jeevan Bharati Tower – 1, 11. Tata Teleservices Limited, 12. O-Zone Networks Private Limited, 13. Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited, 14. BG Broadbank India Private Limited, 15. Sify Technologies Limited, 16.Ashok Kumar, 17. Ashok Kumar 18. Ashok Kumar 19. Ashok Kumar, 20. Ashok Kumar the respondents/defendants herein, and other unknown persons by themselves, their partners/proprietor, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns distributors, agents or any one claiming through them be and are hereby restrained by an order of interim injunction until further orders of this court from in any manner infringing the applicant’s copyright in the cinematographic film/motion picture “3” by coping, recording, reproducing or allowing camcording or communicating or allowing others to communicate or making available or distributing or duplicating or displaying or releasing or showing or uploading or downloading or exhibiting or playing and /or in any manner communicating the applicant’s movie “3” in any manner without a proper license from the applicant or in any other manner which would violate/infringe the applicant’s copyright in the said cinematographic film “3” through different mediums including CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, VCD, cable TV, Direct to home services, internet services, multimedia messaging services, pen drives, hard drives, tapes, conditional access systems or in any other like manner whatsoever.

2. That the private notice of this original application is ordered to the respondents for the hearing on 18.04.2012.

3. That the applicant/plaintiff herein, be and is hereby permitted to publish the John Doe injunction order passed today, in the newspapers both Tamil and English having wide circulation so as to make all the concerned aware of this order.

4. That this O.A. No. 230 of 2012 be posted on 18.04.2012.

Witness the Hon’ble Thiru M. Yusuf Eqbal, The Chief Justice, High Court At Madras Aforesaid, This The 29th Day of March 2012.

Order Dated – 29.03.2012

The HON’BLE MS.JUSTICE
K.B.K. VASUKI

Approved On – 29.03.2012