GAURAV GARG vs ALY MORANI & ORS

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 09.01.2026 CS(COMM) 200/2018 GAURAV GARG .....Plaintiff Versus ALY MORANI & ORS .....Defendants Advocates who appeared in this case For the Plaintiff : Ms. Sonal Chhablani and Mr. Yashwardhan Singh, Advocates. For the Defendants : Mr. Shivek Trehan and Mr. Ishaan Kumar, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. The present Suit has been filed seeking a decree of permanent injunction restraining the Defendants from infringing the Author’s special right under Section 57 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (“Act”) and from conducting and / or broadcasting or permitting the broadcast of the event, “IPL Awards” (“Event”) and relief of punitive damages and rendition of accounts of profits and the costs. 2. In February 2008, the Plaintiff met Defendant No. 1, Mr. Aly Morani and Defendant No. 2, Mr. Mohomed Morani with a view to exploring the possibility of working together in mutual interest for the business of Defendant No. 3, M/s Cineyug Films Pvt. Ltd. of undertaking large scale and sustainable events such as IPL Awards, 2010 Commonwealth Games and DLF IPL Opening / Closing Ceremonies. As per t