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Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction to Tips Films Limited Against 56 Rogue Websites

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction to Tips Films Limited Against 56 Rogue Websites

In a significant order dated July 11, 2025, the Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction in favor of Tips Films Limited, restraining 56 websites from unauthorized streaming of the plaintiff’s upcoming films “MAALIK” and “SARBALAJI”.

Tips Films Limited, a listed company and key player in the Indian market and media industry, filed a suit seeking permanent injunction against 56 websites that are engaged in unauthorized streaming of pirated and unlicensed content. The plaintiff apprehended that these websites would stream their exclusive cinematographic works without authorization.

The two films in question are:

  • “MAALIK” starring Rajkumar Rao, Manushi Chillar and others, directed by Pulkit, scheduled for theatrical release on July 11, 2025
  • “SARBALAJI” starring Ammy Virk, Gippy Grewal and Sargun, directed by Mandeep Kumar, scheduled for theatrical release on July 18, 2025

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amit Bansal, noting that the majority of the defendant websites are anonymous in nature with incomplete or incorrect information in the public domain regarding their ownership, found that a prima facie case was made out in favor of the plaintiff. The Court also observed that the balance of convenience was in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants, and that irreparable harm would be caused to the plaintiff if an interim injunction was not granted.

Relying on the decision in UTV Software Communication Ltd. & Anr. v. 1337x.to and Ors. (CS(COMM) 724 of 2017 dated April 10, 2019), the Court issued the following interim directions until the next date of hearing:

  1. The 56 defendant websites, their owners, partners, proprietors, officers, servants, employees, and all others acting on their behalf are restrained from communicating, hosting, streaming, and/or making available for viewing and downloading the plaintiff’s works.
  2. The Domain Name Registrars (defendants no. 57 to 80) are directed to lock and suspend the domain name registration of the 56 defendant websites.
  3. The Domain Name Registrars are directed to disclose complete details of the defendant websites and payment information used for registration.
  4. Internet Service Providers (defendants no. 81 to 89) are directed to block access to the 56 defendant websites.
  5. The Department of Telecommunications (defendant no. 90) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (defendant no. 91) are directed to issue notifications calling upon various internet and telecom service providers to block access to the rogue websites.
  6. If during the pendency of the suit, any further websites are discovered by the plaintiff which are illegally streaming the infringing content, the plaintiff is granted liberty to communicate the details to DoT and MEITY for issuance of blocking orders.
  7. If any website which is not primarily an infringing site is blocked pursuant to the order, they shall be permitted to approach the Court by giving an undertaking that they do not intend to engage in any unauthorized streaming of content over which the plaintiff has rights.

Tips Films Limited was represented by counsel Mr. Harsh Kaushik, and the team at ANM Global Ms. Anushree Rauta, Mr. Deepank Singhal, and Mr. Gaurav Dhingra, Advocates.

The case is titled “Tips Films Limited v. Https//0gomovies.com.tr/ & Ors.” (CS(COMM) 690/2025).

This order represents another significant step in the ongoing battle against digital piracy in India, particularly in the context of protecting the rights of content creators in the film industry.