Sun Tv Network Ltd v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Page1 of 7 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20.04.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY A Nos. 1579, 1580 and 1716 of 2026 in C.S(COMM DIV) No. 81 of 2021 Sun TV Network Ltd Murasoli Maran Towers 73, MRC Nagar Main RoadMRC Nagar, Chennai - 600 028Tamil Nadu, India Represented by its Authorised Signatory Mr. M. JyothiBasu ..Applicant in all applications Vs

¶1Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001.

¶2Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd 5th Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan,9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

¶3Bharti Airtel Limited Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi 110 070

¶4Aircel Cellular Limited 5th Floor, Spencer Plaza, 769 Anna Salai, Chennai 600002

¶5Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited 4th floor, Rahejas Main Avenue, Santacruz W, Mumbai 400 054

¶6Excitel Broadband Pvt Ltd O-2, 2nd floor, Lajpat Nagar II, New Delhi 110024

¶7Vodafone India Limited Peninsula, Corporate Park,Ganpatrao Kadam Marg,Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013 Page2 of 7

¶8Idea Cellular Limited Suman Tower, Plot No. 18, Sector 11, Gandhinagar,Gujarat 382 011

¶9Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Navi Mumbai 400709

¶10Tata Teleservices Ltd 2A, Old Ishwar Nagar, Main Mathura Road,New Delhi 110065

¶11Syscon Infoway Pvt Ltd 402, Fourth floor, skyline icon,Andheri Kurla Road, Behind Mittal Ind. Estate, Andheri East, Mumbai 400059

¶12GTPL Hathway Ltd 202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand Shopping Center, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad 380004

¶13Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited 202, 2nd floor, Sahajanand Shopping Center,Opp.Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad 380004

¶14BG Broadband India Private Limited Plot No. 54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area, Off. Andheri Kurla Road,Andheri East, Mumbai 400 059

¶15Sify Technologies Limited 2nd Floor, TIDEL PARK, No. 4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai 600 113

¶16Siti Broadband Services Pvt Ltd B - 10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West, Delhi 110035

¶17You Broadband and Cable India Ltd 2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre,Near Gujarat Gas Circle,Adajan-Hazaria Road, Surat 395009 Page3 of 7

¶18Asianet Satellite Communications 2A, II Floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695581

¶19Data Infosys Limited Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 30

¶20Readylink internet Services Limited Galaxy, Plot no 7, Sakhthi Colony,RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore - 641006

¶21Opto Network Private Limited B-86, Sector-14, Noida-201301 Uttar Pradesh, India

¶22Nettlinx Limited 5-9-22, 3rd floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza,Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004

¶23City Online Services Limited 701, 7th Floor, Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet,Hyderabad-500 038

¶24Pioneer eLabs Limited Pioneer Towers, 7th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64,Software Unit Layout,APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur,Hyderabad 500080

¶25AT and T Global Network Service India Pvt Ltd 13th Floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi-110 001

¶26Nextgen Communications Limited Thachil Complex, No 10, 3rd Floor, Raja Annamalai Road, Saibaba Mission Post,Coimbatore 641011

¶27Virgo Global Media Limited 101, Achyuth Mazar, H.No.7-1-621/48,S.R.Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500038 Page4 of 7

¶28Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited Flat No. A3, 3rd floor, Office Block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004

¶29MyNet Services India Private Limited 12, I Floor, IV Cross,Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam Erode-638006

¶30Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd 9th Floor, Maker Chambers IV,222, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021

¶31Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited Doshi Towers, First Floor 156, Poonamalle High Road,Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010

¶32RS Broadband Service India Private Limited No.18/7, First Floor, Postal Colony 2nd Street, West Mambalam, Chennai 600033

¶33Spectra ISP Networks Pvt Ltd Plot No. 21-22, 3rd Floor Udyog Vihar, Phase IV,Gurgaon 122 015

¶34Pulse Telesystems Private Limited 51/52, Real Towers, 3rd Floor Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004

¶35Essel Shyam Communications Ltd 1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor, 89 Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019

¶36Five Network Solution I Ltd 22/2, Plot No 275-B, Gurunanak School Compound, Sion West, Mumbai 400022

¶37Atria Convergence Technologies Private Limited Indian Express Building,No.1, 2nd floor, Queens Road, Bengaluru 560 001, Karnataka Page5 of 7 Also at No. 17 / 68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street New Colony, T. Nagar, Chennai 600017

¶38Action Lane No 16, No 1A Kalpana Apartments, 1st Street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board Adyar, Chennai - 600020

¶39JAK Communications Pvt Ltd No 4 J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai - 600102

¶40C32 Cable Net Pvt Ltd Old No. 284, New No. 204, Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai 600 014

¶41Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd No 9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop,Chetpet, Chennai - 600031

¶42Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision Pvt Ltd No 149/80 Vijaya Theatre Complex, Behind Kasi Theatre, PillaiyarKoil Street, Jafferkhanpet, Chennai 600083 ..Respondents in all applications Applications filed under Order XIV Rule 8 of O.S. Rules read with Order XVIII Rule 17 and Section 151 of C.P.C. (i) to reopen the evidence of P.W.1, (ii) to recall the witness of P.W.1 for marking further documents and (iii) to permit the applicant to file the additional documents as mentioned in the judge's summons respectively. For Applicant: Ms.Nandhini Murali for Mr.Madhan Babu in all applications For Respondents: No appearance Page6 of 7 SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY J. mmi ORDER By order dated 09.02.2026, all the defendants except defendants 4, 11, 26 and 27 who were given up by the plaintiff, were set ex parte. Thereafter, the plaintiff recorded ex parte evidence.

¶2Learned counsel for the plaintiff submits that the defendants have continued to commit acts of infringement through mirror websites and that evidence has been gathered in this regard. Consequently, the plaintiff has applied to re-open the evidence of P.W.1 and permit the plaintiff to file additional documents mentioned in the Judge's summons of A.No.1716 of 2026.

¶3Upon examining the additional documents mentioned in the Judge's summons of A.No.1716 of 2026, it appears that the plaintiff has gathered evidence of continuing infringement. Consequently, these applications are liable to be and are hereby allowed as prayed for.

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