Punjab and Haryana High Court Refuses To Interfere With Facebook's Removal Of Song After Copyright Complaint

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently declined to intervene in Meta's removal of a song from a Facebook page. The court noted that the song had been uploaded without the copyright owner's consent. It also found that the page owner had not placed any material on record to dispute that position. Justice Jagmohan Bansal observed that the Facebook page owner had been informed that the song was removed because it was uploaded without the copyright owner's consent. The court further found...

Madras High Court Temporarily Restrains Telugu Dub Release Of Drishyam 3 On OTT Platforms

The Madras High Court has restrained the makers of malayalam movie “Drishyam 3” from releasing the Telugu dubbed version of the movie in OTT platforms. Justice K Kumaresh Babu made the interim order on a plea moved by film production company Rajkumar Theatre Pvt Ltd. The company had approached the Madras High Court seeking to restrain the producers and director and their agents, employees, assignees, licensees, and everyone claiming through them from infringing the company's exclusive copyright...

Delhi High Court Refers Zee-Zivore Copyright Dispute Over Instagram Music To Mediation

The Delhi High Court on 29 May referred a copyright dispute between Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and Zivore Apparel Private Limited to mediation after Zivore undertook not to use Zee's repertoire pending adjudication of the injunction application. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela noted that music available in Instagram's licensed music library cannot, prima facie, be used for commercial purposes and referred the parties to the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre and requested...

Delhi HC Directs IndiaMart To Take Down MJ Talk Tools Listings Over Alleged Copying Of SpeechGear's Products

The Delhi High Court has recently directed IndiaMart to take down specified listings of MJ Talk Tools before the next date of hearing. The direction came in a suit filed by SpeechGears India Pvt Ltd, which alleges infringement of its copyrights, trade dress and the shape of tools used in kits designed for children with autism and speech impairment. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29 while hearing an application seeking ex-parte ad-interim relief. "The images of the...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Fake IndiaMart Websites, Blocks WhatsApp Accounts

The Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction in favour of IndiaMart Intermesh Limited against unidentified persons allegedly operating fake websites, WhatsApp accounts, and bank accounts using the company's INDIAMART marks. The Court also directed the takedown of specified URLs and blocking of identified WhatsApp accounts. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the order on May 26 while dealing with a suit filed by IndiaMart. The company alleged that unidentified persons were operating fake...

Supreme Court Permits Sale Of ₹40 Crore ELITO Battery Inventory, Partly Modifies Exide Trade Dress Injunction

The Supreme Court has partly modified a Calcutta High Court injunction granted in favor of Exide Industries Ltd in its trade dress dispute with Amara Raja Energy and Mobility Ltd., allowing the sale of ELITO-branded batteries already lying with distributors, franchisees, and retailers. The injunction granted by a single judge bench had been upheld by a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on April 2, 2026. The Supreme Court also directed destruction of unused cartons bearing the impugned...

Bengaluru Court Dismisses US Non-Profit Pathways Foundation's ₹2 Crore Copyright Suit Against App Developer

A Bengaluru commercial court has dismissed a copyright infringement suit filed by Chicago-based non-profit Pathways Foundation against Indian app developer Arpit Roy. The court held that the foundation failed to prove infringement of its copyrighted resources and videos and rejected its claim for ₹2 crore in punitive damages. Judge Arjun S. Mallur passed the order on June 1 while dismissing the suit with costs. "There is no hesitation to hold that the plaintiff has utterly failed to prove...

Delhi HC Temporarily Restrains 'MicroTV', 'ReelTV' Platforms From Streaming StoryTV Micro-Drama Content

On 29 May, the Delhi High Court granted an ad interim injunction in favour of Greenhorn Wellness Private Limited, the company behind the short drama platform “StoryTV”, and restrained rogue websites and Telegram channels from hosting and distributing its copyrighted micro-drama content without authorisation. Justice Jyoti Singh granted the relief after holding that StoryTV made out a prima facie case and that the balance of convenience lay in its favour. She noted that StoryTV would suffer...

Delhi High Court Grants Zee Temporary Injunction Against Illegal Streaming Of FIFA World Cup 2026

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted a temporary injunction in favour of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. The court restrained rogue websites from illegally streaming FIFA World Cup 2026 content and directed internet service providers to block access to them in real time. Zee holds exclusive media rights for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in India across cable, satellite, terrestrial, IPTV, broadband, and mobile transmission platforms. The tournament is scheduled to take place from June 11 to...

Bombay High Court Refuses Urgent Plea Against Release Of Varun Dhawan-Starrer 'Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai'

The Bombay High Court has recently declined to entertain an urgent plea seeking reliefs against the release of the Varun Dhawan starrer film "Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai" and two songs featured in it, observing that Puja Entertainment (India) Ltd. had already approached a court in Bihar seeking similar reliefs and had failed to satisfactorily explain why it had not secured permission to withdraw those proceedings. Justice Farhan P. Dubash passed the order on June 3, two days before the film's...

Mumbai Court Refuses To Stay OTT Release of 'Dhurandhar 2' In Writer's Suit Alleging Plagiarism

A Mumbai civil court on Thursday has rejected the ad-interim relief sought by a writer who alleged that filmmaker Aditya Dhar and others had copied his story and script. The court declined to restrain the film's release on an OTT platform after finding that the plaintiff had failed to establish similarity between the competing works and had not impleaded the OTT platform as a party.Santosh Kumar R.S. filed a suit for a declaration and an injunction, alleging that the defendants, including...

Delhi High Court Revokes Gujarat Pesticides' ZOOOK Copyright Registration Over Flawed Search Certificate

The Delhi High Court has recently revoked a copyright registration granted to Gujarat Pesticides for an artistic work titled "ZOOOK", after finding procedural flaws in the process that led to its grant. The court noted that the registration was founded on a Trade Marks Search Certificate that was contrary to the Trade Marks Register. It also found that the registered proprietor of the ZOOOK mark was not notified despite having an interest in the subject matter. Justice Jyoti Singh, in a...