Krishna Kishore Singh vs Sarla A Saraogi

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2023 Supreme(Del) 3373

C. HARI SHANKAR
Krishna Kishore Singh – Appellant
Versus
Sarla A Saraogi – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr.Varun Singh, Mr.Akshay Dev, Mr.Ytharth Kumar, Ms. Alankriti Diwedi, Ms. Parul Sharma, Mr. Atif, Mr. Himanshu Yadav, Ms.Kajal Gupta and Ms.Smriti Wadhwa, Advs., for the Plaintiff.
Mr. Chander M. Lall, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Bhushan M. Oza and Mr. Anand Mishra, Advs. for D-1 & 2.
Mr. C.M. Lall, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Vedanta Vurma, Mr. Akhil Kumar and Ms. Ananya, Advs. for D-3.
Mr. Vibhor Kush, Adv. for D-4.

JUDGMENT

C. Hari Shankar, J.

I.A. 10551/2021 (under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the CPC)

FACILITATIVE INDEX

S.No.	Content	Para Nos.
1	Facts	1 - 13
2	Extent to which judgement dt 10 June 2021 of learned Single Judge in IA 5697/2021 is required to be taken into account	14 - 14.10
3	Rival Contentions,
4	Opening submissions of Mr Varun Singh	15 - 15.9
5	Submissions by Mr Lall in reply	16 - 16.10
6	Submissions of Mr Varun Singh in rejoinder	17 - 17.1
7	Analysis,
8	Is the movie actually a re-enactient of SSR`s life and history - Value of disclaimer	18 - 18.11
9	Rights of privacy, publicity and personality	19
10	R. Rajagopal	19.4 - 19.4.9
11	Khushwant Singh	19.5 - 19.5.4
12	Titan Industries	19.6 - 19.6.4
13	I.C.C. Development	19.7
14	Deepa Jayakumar	19.8 - 19.8.7
15	The Takeaway	20
16	Applying the law to the facts	21.1 - 21.5
17	A few remaining points	22
18	Celebrity rights	22.1 - 22.1.4
19	Right to free trial	22.2
20	Passing off	22.3
21	Conclusion	23 - 25

Facts

1. The plaintiff is the father of Sushant Singh Rajput ('SSR', hereinafter), an actor who debuted in Bollywood in 2009 and met an untimely end on 14 June 2020. The circumstances in which SSR breathed his last remain murky, and the dust is still to settle.

2. In or around 19 March 2021, the pla

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2023 Supreme(Del) 3373

C. HARI SHANKARKrishna Kishore Singh – AppellantVersusSarla A Saraogi – Respondent

C. HARI SHANKAR
Krishna Kishore Singh – Appellant
Versus
Sarla A Saraogi – Respondent