S.J.Suryah v. Tamil Film Producers Council

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.11.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR S.J.Suryah ..

Plaintiff

Versus

1.Tamil Film Producers' Council Registered under Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 1975 Rep. By its Honorary Secretary Film Chamber Compound 606, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 006.

2.Film Employees' Federation of South India Jawaharlal Nehru Road (100 ft Road) Vadapalani, Chennai - 600 026.

Rep. By its President 3.The South Indian Film Chamber Rep. By its Honorary Secretary Film Chamber Compound 606, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 006.

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4.The Chennai Chengalpattu Kanchipuram Thiruvallur District Film Distributors Association Rep. By its Secretary No.32, Old No.23, Meeran Sahib Street, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

5.Mr.K.E.Gnanavel Raja Proprietor Studio Green Block No.140, Door No.13/6, 2nd Floor, Thanikachalam Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

6.T.Mannan ..

Defendants PRAYER: Plaint filed under Order IV Rule 1 of the Original Side Rules read with Order VII Rule 1 of Civil Procedure Code praying for the judgment and decree against the defendants as follows:

(a) Restraining the 1st defendant herein by way of a permanent injunction in any manner entertaining or acting upon or mediating or adjudicating on the complaint dated 11.03.2021 given by the 5th defendant to the 1st defendant against the plaintiff;

(b) Grant a permanent injunction restraining the 1st defendant herein from in any manner preventing the 2nd defendant or the members of the 2nd defendant from working and rendering services in the films and web series where the plaintiff is acting, pursuant to the letter dated 11.03.2021 of the 1st defendant to the 2nd defendant or otherwise; (c) Grant a permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 4, their office bearers, men, servants, agents or anyone claiming under them from in any manner interfering with shooting of films, web series in which plaintiff is acting and from releasing of the films, web series in which the 2/5

plaintiff is involved as actor, director, producer, music director or otherwise on the basis of the complaint letter dated 11.03.2021 of the 5th defendant or otherwise at the instance of the 5th defendant; (d)Direct the defendants to pay the plaintiff the cost of the suit. For Plaintiff :

Mrs.A.L.Ganthimathi Senior Counsel for Mr.AR.Karthik Lakshmanan For Defendants 1, 2 and 6 :

Mr.B.Arvind Srevatsa For Defendant 4 :

Mr.P.Neethikumar for M/s.Waraon & Sairams For Defendant 5 :

Mr.Vijayan Subramanian

J U D G M E N T

Learned counsel for the plaintiff seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Civil Suit with liberty to file a fresh Suit. He has made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle and also filed a Memo dated 01.11.2023 in this regard. Recording the same, the Civil Suit is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file fresh Suit, if any fresh cause of action arises. No costs.

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LIST OF WITNESSES EXAMINED ON THE SIDE OF THE PLAINTIFF - NIL LIST OF WITNESSES EXAMINED ON THE SIDE OF THE DEFENDANTS - NIL 4/5

N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

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