STAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. vs STREAM2WATCH.PK & ORS.

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$~27 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 3rd March, 2025 + CS(COMM) 455/2024, I.A. 30677/2024 & I.A. 30679/2024 STAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Priyansh Kohli and Ms. Srishti Dhoundiyal, Advocates. versus STREAM2WATCH.PK & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Mrinal Ojha, Mr. Debarshi Dutta, Mr. Arjun Mookerjee, Mr. Yogesh Singh and Ms. Nikita Rathi, Advocates for D-20. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present suit has been filed seeking relief of permanent injunction restraining the defendants from illegally and unauthorizedly disseminating and broadcasting the plaintiffs’ works/ content through their rogue websites, along with other ancillary reliefs. CASE SETUP IN THE PLAINT 2. The plaintiff no.1 is an entertainment and media company that operates more than seventy (70) channels in over in eight languages, including channels such as Star World, Star Movies, Star Bharat, Movies Ok, Star Gold, Jalsha Movies, Star Sports I, Star Sports HOI, Star, Sports Select I, Star Sports Select HD 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CS(COMM) 455/2024 Page 1 of 7 By:AANCHAL TAGGAR Signing Date:08.03.2025 18:26:13 Hindi, Star Sports I Tamil, Maa Movies, Suvama Plus, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "STAR Channels"). Through its STAR channels, the plaintiff no.1 broadcasts various sporting events for which the plaintiff no.1 holds the exclusive license. 3. Plaintiff no.2 [Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.] is an affiliate company of plaintiff no.1. Plaintiff no.2 owns and operates the online video streaming platform/website ‘www.hotstar.com’ and the mobile application ‘Disney+ Hotstar’. On the aforesaid platforms, plaintiff no.2 streams