GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI CASE: ANOTHER CASE ON POSTHUMOUS APPLICATION OF PRIVACY RIGHTS AND DEFAMATION
Anushree Rauta -1
In a case filed by Babuji Shah, purported son of Gangubai Kathiawadi seeking injunction against authors of the novel ‘The Mafia Queens of Mumbai’ to restrain them from publishing, selling or creating third party rights on their novel, as well as to injunct Bhansali Productions from producing the film...
T Series v. Dreamline Reality Movies – Personality Rights do not exist if you are NOT a celebrity.
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Introduction:
The Additional District Judge, Ludhiana had passed an order dated 23rd November,2023, whereby Dreamline Reality Movies (“Respondents / Dreamline”) were granted an order to restrain Super Cassette Industries Private Limited (“Appellant / T Series”) from producing, telecasting, selling or releasing the movie “Dear Jassi” until the final determination of...
MADRAS HIGH COURT REFUSES TO STAY RELEASE OF ALLEGED BIOPIC ON JAYALALITHA ‘QUEEN’ AND ‘THALAIVI’ [READ ORDER]
Anushree Rauta -
In the suit filed by Late AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa’s niece, Deepa Jayakumar, before the Madras High Court, seeking a stay on two in-production projects, allegedly based on the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s life –a film “Thalaivi” and a web series “Queen”- will tell the politician’s story, the Madras...
EX BANDIT MALKHAN SINGH AND JANDEL SINGH MOVE GWALIOR BENCH OF MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT AGAINST SONCHIRAIYA [READ ORDER]
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Ex Bandit Malkhan Singh who had unleashed a reign of terror in the Chambal valley in 1970s has filed a petition in the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court claiming that the feature film “Sonchiraiya” which has been released which is based on his life but same...
JAYALALITHAA’S ALLEGED BIOPIC “QUEEN” AND “THALAIVI” IN LEGAL TROUBLE – JAYALALITHAA’S NIECE DEEPA JAYAKUMAR MOVES THE MADRAS HIGH COURT AGAINST THE BIOPIC MAKERS
Anushree Rauta -
Late AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa’s niece, Deepa Jayakumar, has moved the Madras High Court, seeking a stay on two in-production projects, allegedly based on the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s life. Deepa Jayakumar is concerned about the honesty with which the two projects --a film “Thalaivi” and a web series...
The right to privacy as an independent and distinctive concept originated in the field of Tort law, under which a new cause of action for damages resulting from unlawful invasion of privacy was recognized. The Supreme Court of India while recognising Right to Privacy as a fundamental right in Justice K.S Puttaswamy (Retd.) v....