JUDGEMENT
HARISH TANDON,J. -
(1.) AT the time of completion of the hearing of both the revisional applications, this Court directed these matters to be listed under the
heading "For Judgment" today. But due to inadvertence, the matter did not
appear for judgment today. The learned Advocates appearing for the
respective parties who are present today submit that there is no
impediment in delivering the judgment by this Court. By consent of
parties, these revisional applications are treated as on day's list and this
Court delivers the following judgments.
(2.) THESE two revisional applications are at the instance of the common petitioner against the common opposite parties challenging the orders
dated January 14, 2013 and February 13, 2013 respectively passed by
Additional District and Session Judge, 4th Court, Barasat in Miscellaneous
Appeal No. 9 of 2012, extending the ad-interim order of injunction dated
September 26, 2012 as modified by order dated January 9, 2013 in C.O.
No. 4125 4126 of 2012 by this Court.
The Miscellaneous Appeal No. 140 of 2012 which was re-numbered
as Miscellaneous Appeal No. 9 of 2012 was filed by the plaintiff/opposite
party no. 1 against an order refusing to pass an ex parte order of
injunction.
Challenging the show cause notice dated August 30, 2012 apparently issued by the Registrar of Copyrights and Director (BP & CR) upon the
opposite party nos. 3 & 4, the opposite party no.1 filed the Title Suit No.
194 of 2012 in the 2nd Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division), Barasat. By the said show cause notice, the Registrar of copyrights in the very opening
word indicates that it is forwarding a complaint dated August 9, 2012
received by the Ministry of Human Resource Development relating to the
illegalities in administration of the opposite party no.4 and invited the
reply on the alleged point of illegalities within ten days from the date of
receipt thereof.
(3.) ADMITTEDLY , the said notice is neither addressed nor issued to the plaintiff/opposite party no.1 but the challenge is thrown on the assertion
that the said show cause notice is an outcome of the collusion between the
petitioner and the opposite party nos. 2 to 4. It further averred that the
petitioner has no locus standi being neither the owner of any copyright in
respect of musical works or literary works and sound recording nor would
be effected by any agreement between the opposite party nos.3 & 4 and
with Select Media Holding Pvt. Ltd. It is further stated that the said show
cause notice which has originated from the complaint of the petitioner who
is acting in collusion and connivance with the opposite party nos.3 & 4, is
illegal, ultravires, bad-in-law and without jurisdiction.;
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