Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Rogue Websites Illegally Streaming Star India's content

The Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction in favour of Star India Pvt. Ltd., restraining defendants, particularly IPTV Smarter Pro from illegally streaming copyrighted content owned by Star India.

Court emphasised that the plaintiff has demonstrated a prima facie case and balance of convenience, for an injunction. In case, no ex-parte ad interim injunction is granted, the plaintiff will suffer an irreparable loss.

The court ordered service providers to block websites like starshare.live, xtv.ooo, opplex.live, smart4k.cc. and to disclose the registration and payment details.

The court proceeded to ask the Department of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ( MeitY) to issue notifications to internet service providers to block access to their domains.