India: High Court of Delhi granted interim injunction against unauthorised streaming of UEFA Champions League 2025–26 broadcasts in UEFA v. Livetv.sx & Ors. (CS(COMM) 106/2026)

On 5 February 2026, the High Court of Delhi issued an interim ruling in case CS(COMM) 106/2026 granting an ex parte ad interim injunction following a lawsuit filed by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The lawsuit was brought against 54 defendants, including unauthorised streaming websites, domain name registrars, internet service providers, and telecommunications service providers. The court found a prima facie case of unauthorised communication to the public of copyright-protected UEFA Champions League broadcasts for the 2025–26 season. The court prohibited the unauthorised streaming websites from hosting, streaming, screening or disseminating the broadcasts on digital platforms. The domain name registrars were ordered to lock and suspend the 79 domain names listed in paragraph 35 of the order, and the internet service providers were directed to block access to these domains. The Department of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology were instructed to issue the necessary blocking directions to internet service providers. The order also permits the blocking of additional infringing websites if they are identified and notified by the plaintiff during the proceedings.