Cult.fit’s ‘Jaa Simran Jaa’ advertisement taken down from Youtube after it was flagged for copyright infringement by Yash Raj Films
Cult.fit’s latest advertisement which reenacted the train scene from the Shahrukh Khan and Kajol starrer Dilwale Dulhania le Jayenge has been taken down from Youtube. This was done because it...
Allahabad High Court refuses to stay the release of the film ‘Chehre’.
The Allahabad High Court refused to stay the release of the Amitabh Bachchan starrer film 'Chehre' in an appeal filed by Writer Uday Prakash alleging copyright infringement. Justice JJ Munir refused to grant any interim relief against the...
Madras High Court takes prima facie view: Says coercive application of IT Rules against Intermediaries violates Article 19(1)(a)
Certain petitions including a Public Interest Litigation were filed before the Madras High Court by acclaimed Carnatic musician TM Krishna, Digital news Publishers Association as well as journalist Mukund Padmanabhan.
The Hon’ble High...
Bombay High Court refuses to stay release of film ‘Mumbai Saga’
The Bombay High Court on 18th March, 2021 refused to stay release of the film ‘Mumbai Saga’ which is allegedly based on lives of gangsters, Ravi Mallesh Bohra, known in Mumbai’s underworld as DK Rao, late Amar Naik and...
Gangubai Kathiawadi: Bombay High Court stays defamation proceedings against producers, authors and actor
The Bombay High Court continued the stay on summons issued by a Mumbai Court in a criminal defamation complaint against the producers, actress and author of the film Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Earlier this year, summons were issued against...
HT Media’s SHINE Trademark gets protection from unauthorized use
The Delhi High Court restrained 8 rogue websites/entities from unauthorizedly using the trademark ‘SHINE’, ‘shine learning’ and copyright of the website belonging to HT Media. The order came from the plea filed by the company alleging targeting of innocent people by...
PIL Filed Against SS Rajamouli’s 'RRR' At Telangana High Court
A Public Interest Petition (PIL) was filed by Alluri Soumya a student hailing from West Godavari district in the Telangana High Court seeking not to issue a Censor Certificate and restrain the producer of 'Roudram Ranam and Rudiram' (RRR) to...
MUMBAI COURT ISSUES SUMMONS TO AUTHORS OF MAFIA QUEENS OF MUMBAI, PRODUCERS OF GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI, AND ALIA BHATT IN A CRIMINAL DEFAMATION COMPLAINT
A Metropolitan Magistrate at Mumbai has issued summons to the authors of the book, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, the producers of Gangubai Kathiawadi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and...
(These highlights have been contributed by Harshil Dureja, Ujjawal Bhargava and Sudarshan Mohta)
TANDAV CASE: AMAZON PRIME VIDEO CONTENT HEAD APARNA PUROHIT GRANTED PROTECTION FROM ARREST BY SUPREME COURT; SC EXPRESSES DISSATISFACTION OVER IT RULES 2021
The Supreme Court on March 5 granted protection from arrest to India Head of Amazon...
Kashmir Files receive green signal from Bombay High Court for its theatrical release
The Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta dismissed a PIL seeking to stall the release of the movie, “The Kashmir Files”. The PIL alleged that the movie hurt religious sentiments of the Muslim community and inflaming...
