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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
ALOK ARADHE, M.S.KARNIK
Sanjay S/o. Girish Kumar Singh – Appellant
Versus
Karan Johar also known as Rahul Johar – Respondent
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JUDGMENT :
M.S.KARNIK, J.
1. The Appellant/original defendant No.2 in this Appeal under Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 challenges the order dated 7th March 2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court. Before the learned Single Judge the present Respondent No.1 – original plaintiff filed an Interim Application seeking interim injunction restraining the Appellant and Respondent Nos.2 and 3, the original defendants from using the name of the Respondent No.1 – plaintiff - “Karan Johar” together, or in parts and from using the attributes of the personality of the Respondent No.1 in the title of the cinematographic film “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar”/”Shaadi Ke Director Karan Johar” (“said film” for short), in the trailers annexed with the Plaint and in any other promotional materials including that which is posted on social media platforms, website of the Appellant, hoardings/advertisements in public places. The said film is co- produced by Appellant No.1 and Respondent
The enforceability of personality and publicity rights protects against unauthorized commercial exploitation of a public figure's name, affirming that such names can constitute intellectual property.
The judgment established the importance of an existing work for claiming copyright, the limitations on assignment of copyright, and the conditions for commercial exploitation of privacy rights under ....
Interim injunctions in defamation suits must balance free speech and reputation, requiring clear evidence of harm; mere allegations are insufficient for relief.
The judgment emphasizes the inherent nature of the right to privacy as a common law right and its relationship with the Constitution of India. It highlights the balance between the right to privacy a....
The Court emphasized that the Plaintiff's gross delay in seeking relief precluded equity, and found no substantial similarity or evidence proving copyright infringement or passing off.
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