Authority: Supreme Court of India, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction
Order Date: 20 August 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (appellant), now renamed Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited, versus Videocon D2H Limited (respondent).
- Civil Appeal No. 3434/2023 arose from earlier disputes; several interim applications were filed, including IA No. 95594/2023 (ex‑parte stay), IA No. 95599/2023 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment), IA No. 97277/2023 and IA No. 97265/2023 (permission to file additional documents), and IA No. 246140/2026 (request for name change).
- On 07‑08‑2026 the parties executed a Settlement Agreement, which the Court accepted as the basis for dismissing the appeal.
- Counsel for the appellant: Ms. Ruby Singh Ahuja, Adv. Varun Khanna, Adv. Kritika Sachdeva, Adv. Varsha Himatsingka, Karanjawala & Co. (AOR). Counsel for the respondent: Mr. Tejveer Bhatia, Adv. Sudeep Chatterjee, Adv. Rohan Swarup, Adv. Prateek Bhatia, AOR Mr. Kunal Vets, Adv. Ranjeet Singh Sidhu, Adv. Swikriti Singhania (AOR).
- The bench comprised Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
Final Outcome
- The Court ordered the appellant’s name to be changed to Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (IA No. 246140/2026).
- The appeal was dismissed as withdrawn in accordance with the Settlement Agreement dated 07‑08‑2026; the settlement terms are binding on both parties.
- Questions of law raised in the appeal were left open for consideration in a future appropriate case.
- All pending applications, if any, were disposed of.
Topics: Legal Settlement, Corporate Name Change, Media Industry Litigation