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Madras High CourtA/3128/2021ordered

M/S.Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited v. Spm Arts Llp And 5 Others

2021-09-09Honourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran10 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

(ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION) THURSDAY, THE 09TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021 THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN A.No.3128 of 2021 in C.S.No.35 of 2021 SPM Arts LLP Represented by its Designated Partner, Sanjay Kumar Lalwani, Having its Office at No.66B Seeyalam, 1st Street, F1, 1st Floor, Villivakkam, Chennai 600 049 ... Plaintiff -Versus1.Chakri Chigurupati, Sri Kanaka Durga Chalana Chitra, Having Office at:

No.8-3-973/1, Sri Durga Splendor, 1st Floor Srinagar Colony, Hyderabad - 500 073.

2.B.Kumar, Bangalore Kumar Films, Having Office at 7/8, T N Somanna Complex, 2nd Cross, Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore - 560 009.

Also at:

No.9/41, 57th Street, 10th Sector, KK Nagar, Chennai 600 078.

3.Mohandas Pai, Dheeraj Enterprises, No.245, 5th Cross, 5th Block, 3rd Phase, BSK 3rd Stage, Bangalore - 560 085.

4.Qube Cinema Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

No.1034, Dr.Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar 4th Block, Bangalore - 560 010.

5.Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, Represented by its Director, Having Regional Office at No.39, 3rd Floor, United Mansions, MG Road, Bangalore - 560 001.

6. Aditya Music (India) Private Limited, Represented by its Director, Having Registered Office at 3-5-1091/7, Venkateshwara Colony, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 029.

... Defendants A.No.3128 of 2021:- M/s.Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, Represented by its Director, Having Regional Office at No.39, 3rd Floor, United Mansions, MG Road, Bangalore - 560 001.

...Applicants/ 5th Defendant -Versus1.SPM Arts LLP Represented by its Designated Partner, Sanjay Kumar Lalwani,

Having its Office at No.66B Seeyalam, 1st Street, F1, 1st Floor, Villivakkam, Chennai 600 049 ... 1st Respondent/ Plaintiff 2.Chakri Chigurupati, Sri Kanaka Durga Chalana Chitra, Having Office at:

No.8-3-973/1, Sri Durga Splendor, 1st Floor Srinagar Colony, Hyderabad - 500 073.

...2nd Respondent/1st Defendant 3.B.Kumar, Bangalore Kumar Films, Having Office at 7/8, T N Somanna Complex, 2nd Cross, Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore - 560 009.

Also at:

No.9/41, 57th Street, 10th Sector, KK Nagar, Chennai 600 078.

...3rd Respondent/2nd Defendant 4.Mohandas Pai, Dheeraj Enterprises, No.245, 5th Cross, 5th Block, 3rd Phase, BSK 3rd Stage, Bangalore - 560 085.

...4th Respondent/3rd Defendant 5.Qube Cinema Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

No.1034, Dr.Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar 4th Block, Bangalore - 560 010.

...5th Respondent/4th Defendant

6. Aditya Music (India) Private Limited, Represented by its Director,

Having Registered Office at 3-5-1091/7, Venkateshwara Colony, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 029.

... 6th Respondent/6th Defendants Application praying that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to Condone the delay of 3 days in filing Written Statement by the 5th Defendant in the instant suit.

This Application coming on this day before this Court for hearing in the presence of M/s.Lilly Francis for M/s King and Partridge, Advocates for the applicant herein, and Mr.A.V.Lakshmi Narayanan, Advocate for the 1st Respondent herein, and Mr.S.Sivaraman, Advocate for 2nd Respondent herein, and the 4th Respondent herein not appearing in person or by advocate, and upon reading the Judges summons and the Verifying Affidavit of Dhanya Nandakumar filed herein, it is ordered as follows: That the applicant/5th defendant herein shall pay a sum of Rs.1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) as costs to the 1st Respondent/Plaintiff herein, on or before 23.09.2021.

2. That on subject to the condition as mentioned in Clause (I) Supra, the delay of 3 days in filing Written Statement by the 5th Defendant herein, be and is hereby condoned and the written statement shall be taken on file.

3. That the A.No.3128 of 2021 in C.S.No.35 of 2021 be posted on 24.09.2021.

WITNESS THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIB BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE, HIGH COURT AT MADRAS AFORESAID, THIS THE 09th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021.

Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (Comm.Cases) //Certified to be true copy// Dated at Madras this the day of 2021. COURT OFFICER(O.S.) From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.

MU 20.09.2021 A.No.3128 of 2021 in C.S.No.35 of 2021

ORDER

DATED: 09.09.2021 THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN FOR APPROVAL: 20.09.2021 APPROVED ON : 21.09.2021

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

(ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION) THURSDAY, THE 09TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021 THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN A.No.3128 of 2021 in C.S.No.35 of 2021 SPM Arts LLP Represented by its Designated Partner, Sanjay Kumar Lalwani, Having its Office at No.66B Seeyalam, 1st Street, F1, 1st Floor, Villivakkam, Chennai 600 049 ... Plaintiff -Versus1.Chakri Chigurupati, Sri Kanaka Durga Chalana Chitra, Having Office at:

No.8-3-973/1, Sri Durga Splendor, 1st Floor Srinagar Colony, Hyderabad - 500 073.

2.B.Kumar, Bangalore Kumar Films, Having Office at 7/8, T N Somanna Complex, 2nd Cross, Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore - 560 009.

Also at:

No.9/41, 57th Street, 10th Sector, KK Nagar, Chennai 600 078.

3.Mohandas Pai, Dheeraj Enterprises, No.245, 5th Cross, 5th Block, 3rd Phase, BSK 3rd Stage, Bangalore - 560 085.

4.Qube Cinema Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

No.1034, Dr.Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar 4th Block, Bangalore - 560 010.

5.Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, Represented by its Director, Having Regional Office at No.39, 3rd Floor, United Mansions, MG Road, Bangalore - 560 001.

6. Aditya Music (India) Private Limited, Represented by its Director, Having Registered Office at 3-5-1091/7, Venkateshwara Colony, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 029.

... Defendants A.No.3128 of 2021:- M/s.Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, Represented by its Director, Having Regional Office at No.39, 3rd Floor, United Mansions, MG Road, Bangalore - 560 001.

...Applicants/ 5th Defendant -Versus1.SPM Arts LLP Represented by its Designated Partner, Sanjay Kumar Lalwani,

Having its Office at No.66B Seeyalam, 1st Street, F1, 1st Floor, Villivakkam, Chennai 600 049 ... 1st Respondent/ Plaintiff 2.Chakri Chigurupati, Sri Kanaka Durga Chalana Chitra, Having Office at:

No.8-3-973/1, Sri Durga Splendor, 1st Floor Srinagar Colony, Hyderabad - 500 073.

...2nd Respondent/1st Defendant 3.B.Kumar, Bangalore Kumar Films, Having Office at 7/8, T N Somanna Complex, 2nd Cross, Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore - 560 009.

Also at:

No.9/41, 57th Street, 10th Sector, KK Nagar, Chennai 600 078.

...3rd Respondent/2nd Defendant 4.Mohandas Pai, Dheeraj Enterprises, No.245, 5th Cross, 5th Block, 3rd Phase, BSK 3rd Stage, Bangalore - 560 085.

...4th Respondent/3rd Defendant 5.Qube Cinema Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

No.1034, Dr.Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar 4th Block, Bangalore - 560 010.

...5th Respondent/4th Defendant

6. Aditya Music (India) Private Limited, Represented by its Director,

Having Registered Office at 3-5-1091/7, Venkateshwara Colony, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 029.

... 6th Respondent/6th Defendants Application praying that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to Condone the delay of 3 days in filing Written Statement by the 5th Defendant in the instant suit.

This Application coming on this day before this Court for hearing, the Court made the following order:

The delay of 3 days in filing written statement by the 5th defendant is condoned on payment of cost of Rs.1000/- (Rupees one thousand only) payable to the plaintiff. On payment of cost, the written statement would be taken on file. The cost shall be paid on or before 23.09.2021. Call the matter on 24.09.2021.

Sd./-G.J.J.

09.09.2021 //Certified to be true copy// Dated at Madras this the day of 2021 COURT OFFICER(O.S.) From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.