JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: This Application is filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 praying to grant an order of interim injunction restraining the Respondent by themselves or by their Partners or successors of business, servants, agents, representatives, assignees and all other persons from releasing the film ''JAIL'' through direct theatrical release or in any OTT platforms or through any satellite TV, pending disposal of the Arbitration.)

1. In this Application under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996(the Arbitration Act), the Applicant seeks to prevent the Respondent from directly or indirectly releasing the movie ''JAIL'' either through direct theatrical release or through OTT platforms or through satellite TV pending arbitral proceedings.

2. The Applicant states that an agreement styled as ''JAIL'' - Film Assignment Deed dated 24.10.2021(the Agreement) was entered into between the Applicant and the Respondent. According to the Applicant, the Respondent assigned all the Assigned Rights, as defined in the Agreement, to the Applicant. The Applicant asserts that the Assigned Rights include the copyright in the movie and all other intellec