Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited v. M/S Vikas Cable Network

RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW, J. AUGUST 17, 2016 "bs"..

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 17th August, 2016 + CS(COMM) 775/2016, IAs No.7785/2016 (u/O 39 R-1&2 CPC) & 7787/2016 (u/s 151 CPC for permission to file on record a CD) SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. ..... Plaintiff Through: Mr. Anunaya Mehta & Mr. K.K. Khetan, Advs. Versus M/S GOLDY DISH ANTENNA ..... Defendant Through: None. + CS(COMM) 777/2016, IA Nos.7794/2016 (u/O 39 R-1&2 CPC) & 7796/2016 (u/s 151 CPC for permission to file on record a CD) SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. ..... Plaintiff Through: Mr. Anunaya Mehta & Mr. K.K. Khetan, Advs. Versus M/S J.J. CABLE NETWORK ..... Defendant Through: None. + CS(COMM) 779/2016, IA Nos.7802/2016 (u/O 39 R-1&2 CPC) & 7804/2016 (u/s 151 CPC for permission to file on record a CD) SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. ..... Plaintiff Through: Mr. Anunaya Mehta & Mr. K.K. Khetan, Advs. Versus M/S SHARDA CABLE/DIGI NEWS ..... Defendant Through: None. + CS(COMM) 783/2016, IA Nos.7814/2016 (u/O 39 R-1&2 CPC) & 7816/2016 (u/s 151 CPC for permission to file on record a CD) SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. ..... Plaintiff Through: Mr. Anunaya Mehta & Mr. K.K. Khetan, Advs. Versus M/S CTV CABLE NETWORK ..... Defendant Through: None. + CS(COMM) 785/2016, IA Nos.7820/2016 (u/O 39 R-1&2 CPC) & 7822/2016 (u/s 151 CPC for permission to file on record a CD) SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. ..... Plaintiff Through: Mr. Anunaya Mehta & Mr. K.K. Khetan, Advs. Versus M/S VIKAS CABLE NETWORK ..... Defendant Through: None. + CS(COMM) 787/2016, IA Nos.7831/2016 (u/O 39 R-1&2 CPC) & 7833/2016 (u/s 151 CPC for permission to file on record a CD) SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. ..... Plaintiff Through: Mr. Anunaya Mehta & Mr. K.K. Khetan, Advs. Versus DHARAMVIR DIGITAL NETWORK ..... Defendant Through: None. + CS(COMM) 789/2016, IA Nos.7837/2016 (u/O 39 R-1&2 CPC) & 7839/2016 (u/s 151 CPC for permission to file on record a CD) SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. ..... Plaintiff Through: Mr. Anunaya Mehta & Mr. K.K. Khetan, Advs. Versus M/S JAI NARSINGH CABLE NETWORK ..... Defendant Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW 1. The plaintiff Super Cassettes Industries Pvt. Ltd. has filed these suits to restrain the defendant in each of the suits from broadcasting or otherwise communicating to the public cinematograph films, sound recordings, literary works (lyrics) and musical works (musical composition) owned by the plaintiff and in which the plaintiff claims a copyright and for ancillary reliefs. 2. Each of the suits is valued for the purposes of court fees and jurisdiction at (i) Rs.200/- for the relief of permanent injunction; (ii) Rs.200/- for the relief of rendition of accounts; (iii) Rs.200/- for the relief of mandatory injunction; and, (iv) Rs.25,01,000/- for the relief of recovery of damages i.e. for a total of Rs.25,01,000/- and on which court fees of Rs.26,753/- has been paid. 3. It is further the case of the plaintiff that the dispute subject matter of each of the suits is a commercial dispute within the meaning of Section 2(1)(c)(xvii) of the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015 (Commercial Courts Act) i.e. a dispute arising out of intellectual property rights relating to registered or unregistered trademarks, copyrights, designs etc. 4. Per Section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, suits relating to commercial dispute of a "specified value" only are to be tried and disposed of by the Commercial Division of the High Court. "Specified Value", as per clause (i) of Section 2(1) of the Commercial Courts Act has been defined as the value of the subject matter in respect of a suit as determined in accordance with Section 12 which shall not be less than Rs.1 crore. Per Section 12(1)(d), where the relief claimed in a suit relates to any other intangible right (other than recovery of money or other moveable property or immovable property dealt with in Clauses (a), (b) and (c) o