Supreme Court quashes copyright case against Sujoy | Indian Movie News
In a vital aid for filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh, the Supreme Court of India has set apart legal proceedings initiated against him in a copyright infringement case linked to his 2016 movie Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh.
According to a report by Bar and Bench, a Bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe noticed that the criticism lacked substance and failed to set up even a basic comparability between the 2 works in query. The court famous that the allegations have been imprecise and unsupported, with no clear indication of how the movie resembled the complainant’s script.
The case stemmed from a criticism filed by Umesh Prasad Mehta, who alleged that his script titled Sabak had been copied for the movie. He claimed to have shared his work with Ghosh in 2015. Acting on this criticism, a Justice of the Peace court in Hazaribagh had issued summons in 2018 under provisions of the Copyright Act. Later, the Jharkhand High Court declined to quash the case, stating that the matter warranted trial.
Ghosh subsequently moved the apex court, where his counsel, Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave, argued that the criticism didn’t present any materials evidence demonstrating similarity between the scripts and that the proceedings have been a misuse of legal course of.
The Supreme Court agreed with these submissions, mentioning that both the Justice of the Peace’s summoning order and the High Court’s determination confirmed a lack of correct judicial consideration. It also highlighted that witness statements offered by the complainant didn’t set up that any half of the script had been copied.
A key issue in the ruling was the discovering of the Screen Writers Association’s Dispute Settlement Committee, which had earlier concluded that there was no resemblance between the 2 works. The court famous that this essential element had not been disclosed to the Justice of the Peace at the time of issuing summons.
Additionally, the Bench underscored that Ghosh’s script for Kahaani 2 had been registered effectively before the complainant’s script was created, making the allegation of infringement untenable.
Reiterating that courts must guard against frivolous or malicious litigation, the apex court emphasised the need to look at surrounding circumstances in such instances to forestall misuse of legal law. It finally set apart both the summoning order and the High Court’s ruling, bringing an end to the proceedings pending before the trial court.
The case was argued on behalf of Sujoy Ghosh by Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave, assisted by a staff of advocates. As for Ghosh’s 2016 thriller Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh, it’s a Vidya Balan-led movie that revolves around a girl dwelling under an assumed identification while defending a baby, unfolding into a layered narrative of crime, abuse, and hidden pasts. Also starring Arjun Rampal and Jugal Hansraj in key roles, the movie was anticipated to be a religious sequel to the 2012 blockbuster Kahaani.
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