KRISHNA KISHORE SINGH vs SARLA A SARAOGI & ORS. - 2023 Supreme(Online)(DEL) 5126

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J U D G M E N T

% 11.07.2023 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