# STAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED vs 1XBETCOM & ORS.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-01-15
Citation: CS(COMM)-175/2025 2026:DHC:657
Petitioner: STAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Respondent: 1XBETCOM & ORS.

[Official PDF on Delhi High Court website](https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showFileJudgment/JIS15012026SC1752025_185439.pdf)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 15th January, 2026 CS(COMM) 175/2025 & I.As. 5288/2025, 5290/2025 STAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED .....Plaintiff Through: Ms. Ishi Singh, Advocate. versus 1XBETCOM & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Ms. Rukhmini Bobde, CGSC for D-42 and 43. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH JUDGEMENT JYOTI SINGH, J. (ORAL) 1. This suit is instituted by the Plaintiff seeking permanent injunction restraining Defendants No. 1 to 24 from infringing Plaintiff’s exclusive broadcasting and reproduction rights, amongst other reliefs. 2. Subject matter of the present suit is ‘ICC Champions Trophy 2025’ (‘Event’). The matches under the Event were scheduled from 19.02.2025 till 09.03.2025 and included 12 matches, 2 semi finals and a final and were held in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. 3. As per the case set up in the plaint, Plaintiff is an entertainment and media company in India engaged, inter alia in production of popular content broadcasted on its channels. Along with its affiliates, Plaintiff is the owner of an extensive portfolio of more than 100 channels in over 10 languages, including channels like Star Movies, Colors Infinity, Sports18, 

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