GAURAV GARG vs ALY MORANI & ORS

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* 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. Signature Not Verified CS(COMM) 200/2018 Page 1 of 26 Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:09.01.2026 18:59:54 FACTUAL BACKGROUND: 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 the understanding between the Plaintiff and Defendant Nos. 1 to 3, the said events were undertaken by Cineyug Signature, which was a special division of Defendant No. 3 created jointly by Defendant No. 3 and the Plaintiff. 3. From March 2008 to October 2009, the Plaintiff was engaged by Cineyug Signature. The Plaintiff was designated and presented to the clients of Defendant No. 3 as the Vice President, Cineyug Signature. One of the major assignments that Defendan