HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7225/2026 Phonographic Performance Limited ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan & anr.

----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. R.N. Mathur, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Vijay Choudhary Mr. Ankur Sangal Mr. Ram Singh Gurjar Mr. Sauhard Alung Ms. Mani Mr. Harsh Parashar For Respondent(s) :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

Order

20/04/2026

1. The matter is admitted

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner has challenged the impugned circular dated 24.06.2025 issued by Additional Commissioner of Police, Jaipur and the impugned action dated 18.02.2026, whereby the Additional Commissioner of Police, withdrew the circular dated 24.06.2025, while incorrectly relying on the withdrawn circular of DPIIT dated 24.07.2023 and keeping the illegal circular dated 24.06.2025 active.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner owns and/or controls the public performance and has a repertoire which contains a number of international and domestic sound recordings, inter alia, literary, dramatic work, artists and other persons who are holding copyright qua the music albums, songs etc. It is submitted that vide im